October 15

Chicago was blessed with new tunes last Wednesday (10/8), when Mumford and Sons brought the Rushmere Tour to the United Center.

Camaron Marvel Ochs aka Cam studied psychology at UC Davis, where she sang in an a cappella group before learning guitar during a study-abroad program in Holland. After college she moved to Nashville, to pursue songwriting and performing, eventually signing with Sony Music.Before her own solo breakthrough, Cam wrote for several big stars. She co-wrote “Maybe You’re Right” for Miley Cyrus’s 2013 album Bangerz and most recently contributed five songs to Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter. She also collaborated with Avicii, Jack Antonoff, and Sam Smith on her own material.

Thirty years ago yesterday Quentin Tarantino's breakthrough film Pulp Fiction hit the movie screens. Which means 30 years ago today hoards of people rushed to the record stores to buy the music that helped make the movie so compelling.

Don Toliver kicked off his Psycho Tour last week in the pacific northwest, but it might have been one of the supporting acts on the bill who has gained the most attention online so far.