Many artists expect some sort of insulation when being signed to a major label, but that is not always the case, and actually had the opposite effect for Nashville rockers Icon For Hire, who filed ...

I have some bad news for Icon For Hire, the Decatur band which returns home Sunday to play Decatur Celebration in advance of the Aug. 23 release of its debut album “Scripted.” I really like the album.

A few years ago, I was part of a small crowd at the Chicago music club the Beat Kitchen. How small was the crowd? Small enough that the featured performer literally walked around the room introducing ...