DOWN AT THE ROCK AND ROLL CLUB—At the start of last night’s raucous Amyl and the Sniffers show at a sold out Salt Shed in Chicago, the band, guffawing a bit, couldn’t stop themselves from commenting on an international incident: the selection of Pope Leo XIV, who happens to have been born and raised in Chicago. “Pretty weird!” Amy Taylor drawled onstage in her thick Australian accent. “The day we arrive in Chicago…!” Taylor, guitarist Declan Mehrtens, and bassist Gus Romer then each took to the ...
Published on May 09, 2025 15:31