Lovers Lane
ATT Internet 75

Recent Articles

Photo Gallery: Riot Fest 2023 • Day One • Douglass Park • Chicago

Photo Gallery: Riot Fest 2023 • Day One • Douglass Park • Chicago

| September 18, 2023 | 0 Comments

Riot Fest 2023 Day One Douglass Park September 17, 2023 Chicago, IL  Recap and photos by Curt Baran As the 2023 festival season draws to a close and summer winds down, Riot Fest takes its annual shot at pushing the sun up into the sky one last time. The punk-centric gathering of the tribes may […]

Continue Reading

Photo Gallery: Riot Fest 2023 • Day Two • Douglass Park • Chicago

Photo Gallery: Riot Fest 2023 • Day Two • Douglass Park • Chicago

| September 18, 2023 | 0 Comments

Riot Fest 2023 Day Two Douglass Park September 16, 2023 Chicago, IL  Douglass Park greeted attendees of the second day of Riot Fest with open arms. The open spaces on Chicago’s West side were eventually packed with bodies on another ideal late summer day. Fans queued up early at the Roots stage to watch Queens […]

Continue Reading

Photo Gallery: Riot Fest 2023 • Day Three • Douglass Park • Chicago

Photo Gallery: Riot Fest 2023 • Day Three • Douglass Park • Chicago

| September 18, 2023 | 0 Comments

Riot Fest 2023 Day One Douglass Park September 17, 2023 Chicago, IL  Recap and photo gallery by Curt Baran Heavy rain in Chicago and its suburbs delayed Riot Fest’s opening for 2 hours on its final day bringing back memories of “Riot Fest weather” from its days when the festival was held in Humboldt Park […]

Continue Reading

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 […]

Continue Reading

Spins: Repentance • The Process of Human Demise

Spins: Repentance • The Process of Human Demise

| September 12, 2023 | 0 Comments

Repentance The Process of Human Demise (Nobel Demon) Local metal journeyman Shaun Glass (Sindrome, Soil, The Bloodline, Dirge Within, Broken Hope) has been an integral and crucial part of the Chicago metal scene for decades. With his “new” band Repentance, Glass has been highly prolific since its 2018 formation by releasing an EP and two […]

Continue Reading

Stage Buzz: Hozier, Supernatural, Time Zone, SWAK, Riot Fest, Smashing Pumpkins

Stage Buzz: Hozier, Supernatural, Time Zone, SWAK, Riot Fest, Smashing Pumpkins

| September 11, 2023 | 0 Comments

  Irish singer-songwriter Hozier, may be known for his groundbreaking single “Take Me to Church,” but that was just the beginning. He comes to Chicago’s Huntington Bank Pavilion on Tuesday, September 12, after a triumphant pop-up show at Metro in June. AKA Andrew Hozier-Byrne’s third album Unreal Unearth dropped in August – he proves himself to […]

Continue Reading

Advertiser Message: Time Zone at City Winery Chicago • Monday, September 18

Advertiser Message: Time Zone at City Winery Chicago • Monday, September 18

| September 11, 2023 | 0 Comments

Time Zone Monday, September 18 City Winery Chicago, IL Listen to new TIME ZONE music – there are 3 tunes here in their original pre-mixed and pre-mastered status that will end up on the group’s debut album, with the working title “Stereopticon.”  Time Zone makes its debut this month at City Winery Chicago on Monday, […]

Continue Reading

Advertiser Message: Direct TV • Choice Package: $79.99

Advertiser Message: Direct TV • Choice Package: $79.99

| September 4, 2023 | 0 Comments

Continue Reading

Stage Buzz: Pearl Jam, Taste of Chicago, Cake

Stage Buzz: Pearl Jam, Taste of Chicago, Cake

| September 4, 2023 | 0 Comments

  Pearl Jam is one of the most acclaimed and outspoken survivors from Seattle’s grunge rock era. With songs dealing with difficult topics, such as loss, self-harm, depression, and loneliness, their music continues to reach listeners far and wide. The iconic band will perform hits spanning their wide catalog during their two-night stint at the […]

Continue Reading

I Want My ’80s Tour: Rick Springfield, The Hooters, Paul Young, Tommy Tutone: River Edge • Aurora

I Want My ’80s Tour: Rick Springfield, The Hooters, Paul Young, Tommy Tutone: River Edge • Aurora

| September 3, 2023 | 0 Comments

I Want My ’80s Tour River Edge Aurora, IL Thursday, August 31, 2023 Recap (David Gedge) and Photo Gallery by Edward Spinelli Nostalgia sells, and it was proven at River Edge Aurora on Thursday by a sold-out crowd featuring some of the bigger and more acclaimed acts from the heyday of MTV. Rick Springfield, ’80s […]

Continue Reading

Photo Gallery: Pixies and Modest Mouse • August 30, 2023 • Chicago

Photo Gallery: Pixies and Modest Mouse • August 30, 2023 • Chicago

| September 3, 2023 | 0 Comments

Pixies and Modest Mouse The Salt Shed Chicago, IL August 30, 2023 Recap and photos by Curt Baran Two heavyweights of the late ’80s and ’90s Alt-Rock music scenes joined forces for one of this summer’s more intriguing tours. Hailing from opposite coasts of the country, Pixies (East) and Modest Mouse (West) seemingly have very […]

Continue Reading

Media: September 2023 • More Stories From The Heartland

Media: September 2023 • More Stories From The Heartland

| August 31, 2023 | 0 Comments

Max Armstrong spent a lifetime in broadcasting, both in radio and television, but he is also an author. In fact, now he’s an author for the second time. His first book was called Stories from the Heartland. Can you guess what the second one is called? “It’s called More Stories from the Heartland,” Armstrong says […]

Continue Reading

Stage Buzz: Corey Taylor, Duran Duran, North Coast Fest, Last Fling

Stage Buzz: Corey Taylor, Duran Duran, North Coast Fest, Last Fling

| August 29, 2023 | 0 Comments

  Corey Taylor is best known as the crazed masked leader of Slipknot, but lately, he’s been pulling double duty, performing with the Masked Nine, and breaking out on his own for a new solo career. Taylor returns this year with his second album, CMF2. Hear cuts from his upcoming album and from his previous […]

Continue Reading

Photo Gallery: The Offspring, Sum 41, Simple Plan at Credit 1 Amphitheatre

Photo Gallery: The Offspring, Sum 41, Simple Plan at Credit 1 Amphitheatre

| August 29, 2023 | 0 Comments

The Offspring Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL August 26, 2023 Words and photos by Curt Baran Perhaps it was the perfect convergence of a lingering, post-COVID thirst for live music and an absolutely beautiful summer evening. Of course, a triple bill of pop-punk featuring The Offspring, Sum 41, and Simple Plan might have […]

Continue Reading

Photo Gallery: Arctic Monkeys, Fontaines D.C. at United Center • Chicago

Photo Gallery: Arctic Monkeys, Fontaines D.C. at United Center • Chicago

| August 29, 2023 | 0 Comments

Arctic Monkeys United Center Chicago, IL August 27, 2023 Recap and photos by Curt Baran Alex Turner was in full-on Elvis mode this Sunday at United Center. Fortunately, for all concerned parties, he was channeling the earliest version and not the bloated, coked-out, sequined model that would ultimately lead to the icon’s demise. It’s unusual […]

Continue Reading