Tauk Stories

Rocktober Ticket Giveaways [Head for the Hills, Jackie Greene, TAUK]

Hear that? Its the calendar page turning to our favorite month of Chicago music: Rocktober.While some of the bigger tours this fall will bypass the city, there are plenty of intimate shows at some of Chicagos finest venues that we think you should check out.In fact, we really think you should check em...

These Are My Jams, Volume Seven

This is the seventh edition of the The Barns These Are My Jams series, one of the ways we like to showcase artists not yet featured on the site. To see what this is all about, check out Volume One and for more jams, check out Volume Two, Volume Three,Volume Four,Volume Five, and...

Old Shoe's Family: CD Preview and Release Party Ticket Giveaway

As an unabashed Simpsons fan, one of my favorite pop-cultural catch phrases is the the jubilant "Everything's Coming Up Milhouse!"Originally uttered by Bart's nerdy blue-haired buddy, it's just the perfect thing to say when you feel like everything is coming together and working out perfectly.I'm happy to report that everything has been "coming...

The Barn's Best Of The (First Half) of 2013

Since we didn't publish our Best of 2012 list until February of 2013, I'm pleased as punch to get a jump on this post prior to July 31st -- it's our list of our best albums of the first half of the year...Many thanks to @WeirScrewed for contributing this list which I (Steve - @thebarnpresents) will...