Walls of Sound in the Windy City: Chicago’s Best Upcoming Slowcore, Noise Pop, and Shoegaze

Chicago's underground is about to get incredibly loud and beautifully blurred this week. Kick things off on Tuesday at the Bottom Lounge, where South Korean cult icon Asian Glow brings a masterclass in bedroom-engineered shoegaze and melancholic slowcore. Known for translating introspective, lo-fi recordings into towering, feedback-laden live epics, Asian Glow’s set promises a crushing physical experience, especially with the emotional weight of support from Summer 2000’s Midwest-tinted textures.