Special to the SentinelTwo of my favorite genres of music are garage rock and psychedelic garage rock. The heyday for both of these genres of music was in the 1960s, although there was a revival of ...

What exactly is garage rock? No, it’s not as simple as rock music recorded in someone’s garage. By definition, the genre can be described as raw rock and roll, particularly the type that became ...

Love garage rock? Need some solid tracks to pad that garage rock playlist? These four songs aren’t just iconic in the garage rock genre, but they’re also considered by many to be one-hit wonders.

I’ve always been transparent about the fact that the Secret History of Chicago Music relies on other people. I get leads from the musicians I write about, from my knowledgeable friends, and from ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

I got to chat on the phone today with Erika Wennerstrom, the lead singer and guitarist for the alt.country-garage rock band Heartless Bastards, which will play a show at Historic Turner Hall on ...