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Spins: Green Day • Saviors

Spins: Green Day • Saviors

| February 12, 2024 | 0 Comments

Green Day Saviors (Reprise) Thirty years after sending punk to the top of the charts with breakthrough album Dookie, erstwhile upstarts Green Day return as power-pop elder statesmen with Saviors. With the band’s familiar friend and producer Rob Cavallo back at the helm for the first time in a decade, Saviors’ 15 tracks find frontman […]

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Spins: Paul McCartney & Wings • Band on the Run – 50th anniversary LP

Spins: Paul McCartney & Wings • Band on the Run – 50th anniversary LP

| January 29, 2024 | 0 Comments

Paul McCartney & Wings Band on the Run 50th anniversary LP (MPL/Apple/UMe) Paul McCartney scattered enduring pop singles across the seven albums made with post-Beatles group Wings, but few fans would dispute identifying Band on the Run as the band’s peak. Furthermore, Band on the Run is commonly cited as McCartney’s best overall work outside […]

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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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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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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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Live Review and Photo Gallery: Peter Gabriel at United Center • Chicago

Live Review and Photo Gallery: Peter Gabriel at United Center • Chicago

| October 2, 2023 | 0 Comments

Peter Gabriel  United Center Chicago, IL Saturday, September 30, 2023 Review by Jeff Elbel. Photos by Curt Baran. Peter Gabriel has publicly described a new album called i/o since the days soon following the release of 2002’s Up. The British singer/songwriter and activist even teased individual songs from the long-gestating project on prior trips to Chicago in 2012 […]

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Live Review: Honeymoon Suite with Aldo Nova at Arcada Theatre • St. Charles

Live Review: Honeymoon Suite with Aldo Nova at Arcada Theatre • St. Charles

| September 16, 2023 | 0 Comments

Honeymoon Suite, Aldo Nova The Arcada Theatre, St. Charles, IL Friday, September 15, 2023 Review by Jeff Elbel Fans of Canadian rock flocked to the Arcada Theatre on Friday for rare local appearances by ’80s hitmakers Honeymoon Suite and Aldo Nova.  Hailing from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Honeymoon Suite arrived to play a 65-minute opening set […]

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Spins: Pete Townshend • Empty Glass (Vinyl Remaster)

Spins: Pete Townshend • Empty Glass (Vinyl Remaster)

| July 25, 2023 | 0 Comments

The Who’s acclaimed, Rock Hall-of-Fame guitarist’s heralded second album (including breakout AOR single “Rough Boys”) gets a vinyl remaster.

Plus: Pete Townshend and Ronnie Lane’s “Rough Mix”

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Spins: Cowboys in the Campfire • Wronger

Spins: Cowboys in the Campfire • Wronger

| July 3, 2023 | 0 Comments

Tommy Stinson’s Cowboys in the Campfire Wronger (Cobraside) The longstanding friendship and musical partnership between Philly guitar-slinger Chip Roberts and Replacements bassist Tommy Stinson (also a veteran of Bash & Pop, Perfect, Guns N’ Roses, and Soul Asylum) has yielded the pair’s debut album as Cowboys in the Campfire. Stinson in particular, has roots in […]

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Spins: Flaming Lips: The EPs

Spins: Flaming Lips: The EPs

| June 12, 2023 | 0 Comments

  The Flaming Lips Hypnotist vinyl EP Fight Test vinyl EP Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell vinyl EP (Warner Records) Released in conjunction with the Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots 20th-anniversary campaign, these three EPs add to the picture of The Flaming Lips’ surging power during a period of peak creativity while simultaneously edging […]

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Live Review and Photo Gallery: Love and Rockets at Riviera Theatre • Chicago

Live Review and Photo Gallery: Love and Rockets at Riviera Theatre • Chicago

| June 8, 2023 | 0 Comments

Love and Rockets The Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL Tuesday, June 6, 2023 Review by Jeff Elbel. Photos by Curt Baran. Few would have begrudged the reason, but many festival ticketholders were crestfallen when singer Peter Murphy stepped away for rehabilitation treatment and pulled the plug on Bauhaus’ summer tour soon before last year’s scheduled date […]

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Live Review: Hoodoo Gurus at City Winery • Chicago

Live Review: Hoodoo Gurus at City Winery • Chicago

| May 15, 2023 | 0 Comments

Hoodoo Gurus City Winery Chicago Sunday, May 14, 2023 Review and photos by Jeff Elbel Australian garage rock legends Hoodoo Gurus made their first visit to Chicago since 2007 on Sunday, bringing potent new songs from the 2022 album Chariot of the Gods to a sold-out audience at City Winery. The band’s 40th-anniversary tour date was two years […]

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Live Review: The Church at Thalia Hall • Chicago

Live Review: The Church at Thalia Hall • Chicago

| March 28, 2023 | 0 Comments

    The Church Thalia Hall, Chicago, IL Sunday, March 26, 2023 Review by Jeff Elbel Australian psychedelic rockers The Church returned to Chicago following a five-year absence, playing to a full house at the Pilsen neighborhood’s Thalia Hall on Sunday. A selection of captivating new songs honored the band’s beloved sound while carrying it […]

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Live Review & Photo Gallery: Winery Dogs at Arcada Theatre • St. Charles`

Live Review & Photo Gallery: Winery Dogs at Arcada Theatre • St. Charles`

| March 12, 2023 | 0 Comments

The Winery Dogs The Arcada Theatre, St. Charles, IL Friday, March 10, 2023 Review by Jeff Elbel. Photos by Ed Spinelli. On Friday night, the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles welcomed a full house of faithful hard rockers. Fans were on their feet from the moment that supergroup The Winery Dogs walked onstage. The celebratory […]

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