http://www.redeyechicago.com/entertainment/music/?track=rss Headlines from redeyechicago.com en ©2013, redeyechicago.com Wed, 22 May 2013 10:19:00 -0500 By Adam Lukach, @lucheezy http://www.redeyechicago.com/entertainment/music/redeye-track-review-kanye-west-new-slaves-black-skinhead-20130522,0,4658931.story?track=rss New Slaves: ***1/2 (out of 4) Wed, 22 May 2013 10:19:00 CDT By Matt Pais http://www.redeyechicago.com/entertainment/music/redeye-new-chicago-concerts-on-sale-ryan-leslie-dan-savage-thao-and-the-get-down-stay-down-20130521,0,2402297.story?track=rss  *** = Recommended shows Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 CDT By Matt Pais http://www.redeyechicago.com/entertainment/music/redeye-rising-chicago-bands-get-boost-at-summerfest-20130521,0,5027198.story?track=rss Well, we're happy to say we told you so. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 CDT By Kyle Kramer http://www.redeyechicago.com/entertainment/music/redeye-french-montana-excuse-my-french-review-20130520,0,112221.story?track=rss ***1/2 (out of four) Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 CDT By Kyle Kramer http://www.redeyechicago.com/entertainment/music/redeye-daft-punk-random-access-memories-review-20130520,0,6136919.story?track=rss ***1/2 (out of four) Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 CDT By Kyle Kramer http://www.redeyechicago.com/entertainment/music/redeye-the-national-trouble-will-find-me-review-20130520,0,7912060.story?track=rss  **1/2 (out of four) Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 CDT By Kyle Kramer http://www.redeyechicago.com/entertainment/music/redeye-darius-rucker-true-believers-review-20130520,0,6286623.story?track=rss  *** (out of four) Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 CDT By Jessica Galliart, Brian Moore, Matt Pais, Ernest Wilkins http://www.redeyechicago.com/entertainment/music/redeye-12-reasons-to-get-excited-for-riot-fest-2013-20130516,0,6077821.story?track=rss Immediately when the Riot Fest lineup was announced Wednesday night, many noted how this year's bash (Sept. 13-15 in Humboldt Park) ranks among the summer's best music fests. It's easily better than the underwhelming Lolla lineup and deserves to be discussed against an unusually strong Pitchfork roster. Here are 15 reasons (in alphabetical order) this year's Riot Fest roster, well, rocks. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 CDT By Andy Downing http://www.redeyechicago.com/entertainment/music/redeye-qa-charli-xcx-20130508,0,3476963.story?track=rss British singer Charli XCX tends to have a dark view of relationships. On her debut studio album, “True Romance,” she compares being in love to being trapped in a prison cell, getting poisoned and surviving a nuclear winter. Thu, 9 May 2013 00:00:00 CDT http://www.redeyechicago.com/entertainment/music/redeye-new-chicago-concerts-on-sale-michael-buble-robert-plant-fun-iron-and-wine-20130514,0,687925.story?track=rss  *** = Recommended shows Tue, 14 May 2013 12:31:00 CDT