The Cab @ House of Blues - Chicago, IL
June 12th 2026: The Cab, CARR, and Paradise Fears @ House of Blues Chicago - Chicago, IL
The Cab - Photos Courtesy of: Emily Nava
On Friday, June 12th 2026, The Cab brought their 'Back From The Dead' Tour to a packed House of Blues Chicago with Paradise Fears and CARR. This tour follows the April release of their latest full-length album in over 10 years—Chasing Crowns.
CARR opened the show with a fierce and energetic set that got the crowd moving. Paradise Fears kept the show's momentum going with a performance full of singalong moments for their fans. The band also mentioned this was their first tour in over 10 years.
The Cab walked on stage and began their set with "Locked and Loaded," the first track from their latest album, after absorbing the crowd's palpable energy and excitement to see a band that hasn't toured in over a decade. The night was full of nostalgic moments, ranging from lead singer Alex DeLeon sharing stories of his teenage self writing "Vegas Skies" from the first The Cab album, Whisper War, to the band covering a few early 2000s pop hits. Although the show was very high-energy and featured songs across the band's discography, The Cab still welcomed intimate moments. They played stripped-down snippets of songs from their first album, and even created a mash-up of their song "One of THOSE Nights" with a cover of Justin Bieber's "YUKON". While asking for a show of hands from those who had seen them live before, DeLeon mentioned that regardless of how attendees discovered them or how long they had listened to The Cab, the band was grateful they had come to the show. The Cab will continue their tour across the United States through the rest of the month.
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Armor For Sleep @ House of Blues - Chicago
March 13th, 2025: Armor For Sleep @ House of Blues - Chicago, IL
Armor For Sleep | Photos Courtesy of: Jetzi Calvin
Chicago was in good spirits last week—unseasonably warm and heading into a Full Moon weekend. The elder emos were out in full force, making their way to River North for Armor for Sleep’s anniversary tour stop. We gathered at the House of Blues, one of frontman Ben Jorgensen’s favorite venues, to celebrate 20 years of What to Do When You Are Dead—an album that became a rite of passage for any early 2000s kid who knew what it meant to drown in their sorrow.
A concept album that wrestles with the transition between life and death, What to Do When You Are Dead encapsulates the rawest depths of heartache and the sort of perpetual grief that lingers like a ghost, even after crossing over to the other side. Midway through the set, Ben pauses to reflect on what he was going through while writing the album, a time in life when he didn’t want to be here anymore. The crowd, a sea of nostalgia and lived experience responds by singing every lyric back to him, word for word.
Voices echo through the room, and the iconic House of Blues floor does what it’s famous for—bouncing beneath us, just enough to make your stomach drop for a split second. In that moment, time folds in on itself. The same fans who once clutched this album like a lifeline now stand together, older and wiser but just as connected to the songs that once saved them.
SUECO @ House of Blues - Chicago
October 18th, 2024: SUECO @ House of Blues - Chicago, IL
SUECO | Photos Courtesy of: Allie Loven
On October 18th, Sueco, the LA singer/songwriter and rapper, stopped at the iconic House of Blues—Chicago. The artist has been touring North America in honor of the summer release of Attempted Lover, his third full-length album.
The tour has been doing very well with many sold-out, or almost sold-out shows.
It’s fair to say Sueco’s traction from the start on social media to constantly doing tours is phenomenal. Not only did Sueco start independently online, but Attempted Lover is his first independent record. Comparing the artist’s past shows to now, his energy is up, and so are his fans’ [and his venue capacities].
Throughout the night he engaged with fans, even having the crowd “tipping” himself and his supporting band members to “strip” after reading a fan’s sign, bringing a crowd member on stage, and getting into the crowd as well. With all of that said, beyond all the craziness within the crowd, good and bad, Sueco remained authentic and enthusiastic throughout the whole night. Something about his performances has a way of capturing his audience not only with music but personal connection as well.
He played a good mixture of his catalog, but, for clear reasons, leaned heavy on the AttemptedLover tracks. Support from Sueco fans could be felt through the movements in the floorboards. By the end of the night shouts for an encore filled the room, and as always, Sueco delivered.
