This past Friday, Mick and I ventured forth to Chicago's Cobra Lounge, one of the city's truly great, unheralded venues, for one o...

This past weekend, comrade Durf and I were lucky enough to catch Salt Lake City's own SubRosa as they were playing the very last show ...

In the time we've done Brutalitopia, we've had the opportunity to conduct some pretty cool interviews with some of our favorite ...

Cult of Luna has been one of those bands I've loved but never gotten to see; the last time they were in Chicago, I was on a family tri...

Last year, the first annual Chicago Open Air Festival arrived, featuring mainstream metal bands like Rammstein, Disturbed, Korn, Five Fin...

This past Sunday, Durf and I moseyed on down to Reggie's in Chicago's South Loop to check out a concert of the heaviest order. Bo...

This past Saturday, Mick and I were fortunate enough to sit down with Bruce Lamont, he of many other bands but currently of Brain Tentacle...

 Last Thursday, I had the incredible opportunity to see Akron, OH's instrumental post-metal masters If These Trees Could Talk live a...

On any given day, I have a lot of thoughts, most of which are incoherent nonsense like "Who picks up more chicks/dudes: killer whale...

My my, it's great to be back.  After a winter of isolation due to a multitude of mitigating factors, this past Friday I found myself ...

  There's something about growing up with a popular band, hearing their singles on the radio, watching as their lead singer bec...

The other night, Mick and I were able to sit down with Steve Von Till, singer and guitarist for music legends Neurosis.  It's been a...

Monday night saw the official start of summer, and for my money, that means two things: softball, and bar patios.  While we didn't ge...

Last Thursday, I was fortunate enough to sit down and talk with Taka Goto, founding member of the legendary Japanese instrumental outfit ...

Since we had achieved the unimaginable by interviewing Steven Wilson in-person just over two years ago, Durf and I were determined to no...

Sometime in the past few weeks (my perspective on time is supremely  disjointed right now), Mick and I headed down to Chicago's House...

It was with great pleasure that Durf and myself moseyed our way to down to Chicago's Thalia Hall this past Tuesday evening to talk ...

It's been a long time coming, but I finally got around to interviewing Stavros from Chicago's very own Atlas Moth. Coming off of ...

<rant> This past Friday, I ventured to one of my favorite venues in the city of Chicago, Bottom Lounge, to check out San Fran...

Let me first apologize for our recent inactivity here on Brutalitopia. Despite any excuses I could come up with, I can say we'll back...