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Media • February 2024 • Remembering the Early Loop

Media • February 2024 • Remembering the Early Loop

| January 31, 2024 | 0 Comments

  One of the great advantages of writing an oral history like I recently wrote about WLUP Radio (The Loop Files) is the opportunity to hear the stories right from the horse’s mouth. I interviewed over a hundred of those horses (Loop employees). Since the book came out a few months ago, I’ve heard from […]

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Live Review and Photo Gallery: Black Pumas at Salt Shed • Chicago

Live Review and Photo Gallery: Black Pumas at Salt Shed • Chicago

| January 29, 2024 | 0 Comments

Black Pumas The Salt Shed, Chicago, IL Saturday, January 27, 2024 Review by Jeff Elbel. Photos by Philamonjaro. Austin, Texas-based psychedelic soul duo Black Pumas crowned a triumphant three-night run in Chicago with Saturday night’s sold-out performance at the Salt Shed. Singer Eric Burton and former Grupo Fantasma guitarist Adrian Quesada led a sharp six-piece backing […]

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Spins: Beastie Boys • Hello Nasty 25th anniversary 4xLP box

Spins: Beastie Boys • Hello Nasty 25th anniversary 4xLP box

| January 17, 2024 | 0 Comments

Beastie Boys Hello Nasty 25th anniversary 4xLP box (UMe) By 1998, Beastie Boys ruled radio and MTV thanks to a steady stream of brash and catchy singles, beginning with 1986 noise-fest “Fight for Your Right” from the trio’s debut and continuing with tracks including “Hey Ladies,” “So What’cha Want,” and “Sabotage” from ensuing albums. After […]

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Stage Buzz: Tomorrow Never Knows (TNK) Festival

Stage Buzz: Tomorrow Never Knows (TNK) Festival

| January 17, 2024 | 0 Comments

Chicago’s premiere festival showcasing the best indie acts, both locally and internationally, Tomorrow Never Knows (TNK) returns this week. Over the course of five days, Lincoln Hall, Schubas, GMan Tavern, and Sleeping Village will feature performances from must-hear indie artists spanning various genres. This year’s lineup includes Aisha Burns, Alice Longyu Gao, Maneaters, Daybreaker, Sluice, […]

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Spins • The Rolling Stones • Hackney Diamonds – Live Edition

Spins • The Rolling Stones • Hackney Diamonds – Live Edition

| January 8, 2024 | 0 Comments

    The Rolling Stones Hackney Diamonds Live Edition (Polydor/Interscope/Geffen/A&M) It isn’t the backhanded compliment it sounds like to say that Hackney Diamonds is a better album than many Stones fans might have anticipated. Giving away the ending: This is strong work that earns its spot on many 2023 year-end lists, and it’s not unfair […]

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Cover Story: John 5 • Immersed In Music

Cover Story: John 5 • Immersed In Music

| December 31, 2023 | 0 Comments

When it comes to musical diversity and performing genre-hopping styles, guitarist John William Lowery (aka John 5) is one of the most prolific.  Whether he’s creating rock, industrial metal, funk, EDM, progressive, or bluegrass compositions, the lethal six-string slinger is guaranteed to shred all over it.  With a musical resume that includes such diverse artists […]

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Stage Buzz: Local H, Umphrey’s McGee, Patti Smith

Stage Buzz: Local H, Umphrey’s McGee, Patti Smith

| December 27, 2023 | 0 Comments

Patti Smith is one of the most influential figures of the New York City punk rock movement. Her fusion of punk rock and poetry earned her the title of Punk poet laureate. With groundbreaking albums like Horses, Gone Again, and Peace and Noise, she remains an inspiration to creatives today. Just days before her birthday, […]

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Live Review: Geddy Lee at Auditorium Theatre • Chicago

Live Review: Geddy Lee at Auditorium Theatre • Chicago

| December 5, 2023 | 0 Comments

  My Effin’ Life in Conversation Book Tour Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL Sunday, December 3, 2023 Review by Jeff Elbel. Rush frontman Geddy Lee has performed in Chicago concert halls, including the Auditorium Theatre, many times during the last five decades, but never like he did on Sunday when appearing on his speaking tour for […]

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Live Review and Photo Gallery: The Rick Holmstrom Band at SPACE • Evanston

Live Review and Photo Gallery: The Rick Holmstrom Band at SPACE • Evanston

| December 1, 2023 | 0 Comments

The Rick Holmstrom Band Thursday, November 30, 2023 SPACE, Evanston, IL Review and photos by Jeff Elbel. For music fans with boundary-bypassing tastes running through jazz, blues, roots, soul, folk, swamp-rock, R&B and gospel, Evanston’s SPACE was the place to be on a drizzly Thursday evening. California guitarist Rick Holmstrom brought his expert rhythm section […]

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Cover Story: Trans-Siberian Orchestra • A Quarter Century of Christmas

Cover Story: Trans-Siberian Orchestra • A Quarter Century of Christmas

| November 30, 2023 | 0 Comments

  If you still haven’t experienced the Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s annual winter holiday show, you should seriously consider adding it to your bucket list. The TSO traveling holiday rock opera is a multimillion-dollar act that has grown exponentially since the band’s inception, making it one of the biggest-grossing concert bands in the US. In true holiday-giving […]

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Live Review and Photo Gallery: The Tubes at Arcada Theatre • St. Charles

Live Review and Photo Gallery: The Tubes at Arcada Theatre • St. Charles

| November 30, 2023 | 0 Comments

    The Tubes Arcada Theatre St. Charles, IL November 29, 2023 Review by Jeff Elbel. Photos by Ed Spinelli. Veteran art rockers the Tubes made their third visit to the Arcada Theatre on Wednesday night, playing a set that touched on popular favorites and deep tracks alike. The show began with a run through […]

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Hello My Name is… Geddy Lee of Rush – talks about his “Effin’ Life”

Hello My Name is… Geddy Lee of Rush – talks about his “Effin’ Life”

| November 21, 2023 | 0 Comments

Rush bassist and frontman Geddy Lee makes it clear that the word “retirement” has no place in his vocabulary. Rush may be finished (or is it?), but Lee is a whirlwind of activity. His series for Paramount+, Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bass Players Human Too?, premieres on December 5 as an outgrowth of his best-selling […]

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Stage Buzz: Beauty School Dropout, Jackyl, Off Broadway, Baroness, Orianthi

Stage Buzz: Beauty School Dropout, Jackyl, Off Broadway, Baroness, Orianthi

| November 14, 2023 | 0 Comments

    When Beauty School Dropout formed, they could’ve never imagined touring with one of their idols, Mark Hoppus of blink-182. Fast forward to 2022, and the band is traveling with the band and being mentored by Hoppus, who signed them to new record label Verswire. After spending the first half of the year opening […]

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IE Record Store Day Black Friday Guide 2023

IE Record Store Day Black Friday Guide 2023

| November 11, 2023 | 0 Comments

Record Store Black Friday is Fri., November 24. Our guide includes complete RSD listings, previews, album reviews, local RSD lists, and advertisements from your favorite local stores. READ IT HERE

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Live Review and Photo Gallery: Marvelous 3 at House of Blues • Chicago

Live Review and Photo Gallery: Marvelous 3 at House of Blues • Chicago

| November 5, 2023 | 0 Comments

  Marvelous 3 House of Blues Chicago, IL Friday, November 3, 2023 Review and photos by Jeff Elbel The energy, musicianship, and production of Friday’s concert at House of Blues by the Marvelous 3 did not seem like the work of a band playing a mere five gigs after 22 years apart (aside from a […]

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