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Spins: Buck Curran • One Evening and Other Folk Songs

Spins: Buck Curran • One Evening and Other Folk Songs

| December 5, 2024 | 0 Comments

Buck Curran One Evening and Other Folk Songs (ESP-Disk’/Obsolete Recordings) Singer-songwriter Buck Curran offers the aptly named One Evening and Other Folk Songs as a snapshot of creative evolution since 2020’s No Love is Sorrow. Learned quickly and captured mostly in intuitive live takes in an Italian studio, these psychedelic folk songs find Curran and […]

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Spins: Thompson Twins •  Into the Gap 40th Anniversary LP

Spins: Thompson Twins • Into the Gap 40th Anniversary LP

| December 5, 2024 | 0 Comments

Thompson Twins Into the Gap 40th anniversary LP (BMG) Thompson Twins’ fourth album, Into the Gap, is one of the emblematic New Wave albums of the ‘80s. The album was a creative, cultural, and commercial smash that saturated radio and then-influential MTV. The album’s indelible singles include a song of reconciliation, “Hold Me Now,” the moody and amorous […]

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Spins: Neon Horse • Habit of Creature

Spins: Neon Horse • Habit of Creature

| December 5, 2024 | 0 Comments

  Neon Horse Habit of Creature (Velvet Blue) The originally clandestine gothic rockers Neon Horse released a second full-length album called Haunted Horse: Songs of Love, Defiance, and Delusion in 2009. Already about as underground as they come, the band went further underground. Fifteen years later, the disbanded band has re-banded to lob this Molotov […]

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Media: December 2024 • Chicago “Hearts” Billy Gardell

Media: December 2024 • Chicago “Hearts” Billy Gardell

| November 30, 2024 | 0 Comments

  Billy Gardell became a household name while co-starring with Melissa McCarthy in the (2010-2016) sitcom Mike & Molly, but he’s certainly not a one-hit-wonder. He followed that with another five-year sitcom hit, Bob (heart emoji) Abishola. If you’ve ever wondered how to pronounce that correctly, you’re not alone. “It’s not Bob loves,” Billy explains. […]

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Stage Buzz: Deacon Blues at Des Plaines Theatre

Stage Buzz: Deacon Blues at Des Plaines Theatre

| November 26, 2024 | 0 Comments

Deacon Blues Friday, November 29 Des Plaines Theatre Des Plaines, IL The acclaimed Chicago-based Steely Dan tribute Deacon Blues celebrates the holidays annually with a post Thanksgiving show at Arcada Theatre. The band is giving northwest-siders a treat this year by bringing the show to the Des Plaines Theatre Friday, November 29 to treat fans […]

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Advertiser Message: Experience Hendrix • March 21 at Chicago Theatre • Chicago

Advertiser Message: Experience Hendrix • March 21 at Chicago Theatre • Chicago

| November 12, 2024 | 0 Comments

Experience Hendrix is back Friday, March 21, at Chicago Theatre featuring Kenny Wayne Shepard, Marcus King, Eric Johnson & more!On sale tomorrow, Wednesday, Nov 13 10 am (use presale code STRAT70) https://www.ticketmaster.com/experience-hendrix-chicago-illinois-03-21-2025/event/07006155AE1E1CA0?utm_campaign=Adv-3032242&utm_source=illinois+entertainer&utm_medium=other_med_ln_digital The Experience Hendrix Tour evokes the era when artists treated each performance as a unique interaction with their audience. Jimi Hendrix called this […]

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Stage Buzz: Interpol, Modest Mouse Billie Eilish

Stage Buzz: Interpol, Modest Mouse Billie Eilish

| November 10, 2024 | 0 Comments

From “Bury a Friend” to “What Was I Made For?” Billie Eilish continues to captivate listeners with her haunting vocals, unique music approach, and confessional lyrics. In support of her latest album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, the singer will play the United Center across two nights with Nat & Alex Wolf. The shows occur […]

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Stage Buzz: Bear Hands, Cursive, Destroy Boys, Damaged Justice,

Stage Buzz: Bear Hands, Cursive, Destroy Boys, Damaged Justice,

| November 6, 2024 | 0 Comments

  Indie rockers Bear Hands surprised fans with the release of their first new single in five years, followed by their latest album, The Key to What. With a new record under their belt and re-signing with the newly reformed Contora Records, the band is ready to embark on the next chapter of their career. […]

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Live Review: BEAT at Copernicus Center • Chicago

Live Review: BEAT at Copernicus Center • Chicago

| November 4, 2024 | 0 Comments

  BEAT Copernicus Center Chicago, IL November 1, 2024 Review by Steven Kikoen. Photos from San Diego by Marc Glassman. Flashback to the Fall of 1981 when I was asked by friends to join them in attending a concert at the Park West Theatre in Chicago to catch the newest incarnation of one of the […]

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Cover Story: Steel Panther • Can’t Stop The Rock

Cover Story: Steel Panther • Can’t Stop The Rock

| October 31, 2024 | 0 Comments

When it comes to Steel Panther, no subject matter is off-limits. The Los Angeles “hair metal” revivalists don’t hold back — or sugarcoat anything — when creating the band’s humorous, tongue-in-cheek lyrics. Tracks such as “Asian Hooker,” “Fat Girl (Thar She Blows),” “Big Boobs,” “Weenie Ride,” “Glory Hole,” and many more prove that the band […]

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Media: November 2024 • Danny Mac’s Beloved Bears Book

Media: November 2024 • Danny Mac’s Beloved Bears Book

| October 31, 2024 | 0 Comments

  Dan McNeil was one of Chicago’s most controversial sports talk show hosts for decades. After long stints at the Score (670 AM) and ESPN (AM 1000), along with a few other stops on the radio dial (the Drive, the Loop), Dan has turned his talents to the written word. He has a new book […]

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Live Review: Richard Lloyd Trio with Ganser at The Hideout • Chicago

Live Review: Richard Lloyd Trio with Ganser at The Hideout • Chicago

| October 31, 2024 | 0 Comments

Richard Lloyd Trio with special guest Ganser The Hideout, Chicago, IL Sunday, October 27, 2024 Review and photos by Jeff Elbel Richard Lloyd brought a taste of the formative punk and art rock movements centered at the New York City club CBGB to the Hideout of Sunday Night. The founding television guitarist brought his Richard […]

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Live Review: Sixpence None Sixpence None the Richer at City Winery • Chicago

Live Review: Sixpence None Sixpence None the Richer at City Winery • Chicago

| October 30, 2024 | 0 Comments

  Sixpence None the Richer City Winery Chicago, IL Friday, October 25, 2024 Review and photos by Jeff Elbel   Sixpence None the Richer’s We Are Love tour is the band’s first extended road trip in over 20 years. The ambitious 50-date run stopped on Friday at Chicago’s City Winery for a sold-out show. The band’s […]

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Stage Buzz: B-52s, Beat, Steve Wonder, Usher

Stage Buzz: B-52s, Beat, Steve Wonder, Usher

| October 28, 2024 | 0 Comments

Multi-platinum R&B star Usher dazzled audiences with his unforgettable Super Bowl halftime performance earlier this year. Now, the megastar is bringing his slick moves and soulful voice to the United Center as part of his “Past Present Future” tour. The singer will perform his latest and greatest across three nights starting Monday, October 28th, through […]

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Photo Gallery: The The in Chicago

Photo Gallery: The The in Chicago

| October 28, 2024 | 0 Comments

The The Salt Shed Chicago, IL October 25th, 2024 Recap and photos by Curt Baran Deep into The The’s second music set at Chicago’s Salt Shed, listeners were reminded how bottomless this band’s catalog goes. Now entering their fourth decade, The The (the chosen moniker singer/songwriter Matt Johnson has used throughout his career) broke their […]

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