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Stage Buzz: Barenaked Ladies, Bonobo, Taste of Randolph

Stage Buzz: Barenaked Ladies, Bonobo, Taste of Randolph

| June 8, 2025 | 0 Comments

I’m It’s been more than one week since we’ve seen the Barenaked Ladies, but fear not! The beloved Canadian rock band is returning this year with their Last Summer On Earth Tour. Featuring special guests Guster and Fastball, it’s sure to be a night of groovy tunes, non-stop fun, and lots of dancing. Barenaked Ladies […]

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Media: June 2025 • Swany Leaves 101.9FM The Mix

Media: June 2025 • Swany Leaves 101.9FM The Mix

| May 31, 2025 | 0 Comments

WTMX (The Mix) recently announced that midday personality Lisa Allen was leaving the station. The announcement added “along with three other staffers.” When I read that, I had a bad feeling, so I called my old friend John “Swany” Swanson, my co-author of The Radio Producer’s Handbook, and asked him if he was one of […]

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Stage Buzz: Push Puppets, Do Division Fest, The Weekend

Stage Buzz: Push Puppets, Do Division Fest, The Weekend

| May 28, 2025 | 0 Comments

The Weeknd may have built his career off hit songs like “I Can’t Feel My Face,” “Starboy,” “The Hills,” and “Save Your Tears,” but over the years, he’s proven himself to be a visual artist as well. With innovative technology, stunning light shows, high concepts, and striking costumes, The Weeknd’s performances are indeed a spectacle […]

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Live Review and Photo Gallery: AC/DC with The Pretty Reckless at Soldier Field • Chicago

Live Review and Photo Gallery: AC/DC with The Pretty Reckless at Soldier Field • Chicago

| May 26, 2025 | 0 Comments

AC/DC with The Pretty Reckless  Soldier Field Chicago, IL May 24, 2025 Live Review by Justice Petersen, Photo Gallery by Edward Spinelli Rock legends AC/DC made their return to Chicago’s Soldier Field Saturday, proving that they can still deliver their signature concoction of gritty yet anthemic rock ‘n’ roll with high energy after nearly 50 […]

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Live Review: Paul Simon at Symphony Center • Chicago

Live Review: Paul Simon at Symphony Center • Chicago

| May 23, 2025 | 0 Comments

Paul Simon Symphony Center Chicago Wednesday, May 22, 2025 Review by Jeff Elbel Paul Simon’s appearance in Chicago seven years ago at United Center wasn’t quite the farewell it was purported to be at the time. Those who arrived on Wednesday for the first of Simon’s three-night stand at the comparatively intimate Symphony Center, however, […]

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Stage Buzz: AC/DC, Post Malone, Youth Code

Stage Buzz: AC/DC, Post Malone, Youth Code

| May 22, 2025 | 0 Comments

Is Post Malone a rapper? Country superstar? A sensitive rocker? He’s all of the above. From hip hop to hard rock, Post Malone has spanned multiple genres and shows no sign of stopping. Refusing to be pigeonholed, he breaks the rules of genre to create music that’s soul-bearing, heartfelt, and provocative. Post Malone will perform […]

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Photo Gallery: Larkin Poe at The Vic Theatre • Chicago

Photo Gallery: Larkin Poe at The Vic Theatre • Chicago

| May 19, 2025 | 0 Comments

Larkin Poe The Vic Theatre May 17th, 2025 Chicago, IL Recap and photos by Curt Baran If you’re a musician with hereditary links to the dark poet Edgar Allen Poe, it would be safe to assume your music would have gothic leanings. Well, the music the Lovell sisters create certainly has DNA lineage, but it’s […]

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Live Review: Benmont Tench at Garcia’s • Chicago

Live Review: Benmont Tench at Garcia’s • Chicago

| May 17, 2025 | 0 Comments

  Benmont Tench Garcia’s Chicago Thursday, May 15, 2025 Review by Jeff Elbel. Photos by Jim Snyder. To say Benmont Tench made a rare visit to Chicago on Thursday would be inaccurate. The keyboardist and songwriter has been here practically countless times in his pivotal role with American rock and roll band Tom Petty and […]

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Live Review: Ministry at the Riviera Theatre • Chicago

Live Review: Ministry at the Riviera Theatre • Chicago

| May 13, 2025 | 0 Comments

  Ministry  Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL May 9, 2025 Live Review by Ashley Perez Hollingsworth “Are you guys ready to take a trip down memory lane? Get in a hot tub time machine and forget there’s all this turmoil?” asked Ministry’s Al Jourgensen decked out in an oversized fuzzy hat, heart-shaped glasses, and glittery blazer. […]

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Stage Buzz: Mayday Parade, Ice Nine Kills, BeyoncĂŠ,

Stage Buzz: Mayday Parade, Ice Nine Kills, BeyoncĂŠ,

| May 12, 2025 | 0 Comments

BeyoncĂŠ has dominated pop, soul, and R&B. Now, she’s taking over country music. Showing that she can’t be boxed in, BeyoncĂŠ is charting new territory with her latest album COWBOY CARTER. Now, the singer is bringing the chart topping record to Chicago for a three-night stint at Soldier Field. Catch the “Texas Hold ’Em” singer […]

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Photo Gallery: Amyl and the Sniffers in Chicago

Photo Gallery: Amyl and the Sniffers in Chicago

| May 11, 2025 | 0 Comments

Amyl and the Sniffers The Salt Shed Chicago, IL May 8, 2025 Recap and photos by Curt Baran “If someone gets knocked down, you pick them back up! We look out for each other!” Amy Taylor usually exclaims these words before every Amyl & The Sniffers show. It has come to represent a sort of […]

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Stage Buzz: Ministry, Cradle of Filth, Brigette Calls Me Baby,

Stage Buzz: Ministry, Cradle of Filth, Brigette Calls Me Baby,

| May 5, 2025 | 0 Comments

  Ministry frontman Al Jourgensen has spent the past three decades rallying against the band’s debut album, With Sympathy. He hated it so much that he even refused to sign copies of it unless someone coughed up $1000. Now, the unthinkable has happened. Jourgensen and crew are celebrating the album and Ministry’s early works on […]

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CinemaScopes: UHF 35th Anniversary Edition

CinemaScopes: UHF 35th Anniversary Edition

| May 2, 2025 | 0 Comments

UHF 35th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) Review by Jeff Elbel It’s been 35 years since we were introduced to the Twinkie-wiener sandwich, and fans everywhere were encouraged to grab life by the lips and yank. Shout! Factory invites us once again to “turn up the volume, and yank of the knob.” All of that yanking […]

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Photo Gallery: Japanese Breakfast

Photo Gallery: Japanese Breakfast

| May 2, 2025 | 0 Comments

Japanese Breakfast The Salt Shed Chicago, IL April 30, 2025 Recap and photos by Curt Baran While not exactly the equivalent of securing an EGOT, at the very least, Michelle Zauner has established herself as a multi-hyphenate. Singer-songwriter-best-selling author is now her title to claim. Her book Crying In H Mart, a devastatingly emotional account […]

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Live Review: Trivium with Bullet For My Valentine • Aragon Ballroom • Chicago

Live Review: Trivium with Bullet For My Valentine • Aragon Ballroom • Chicago

| May 1, 2025 | 0 Comments

Trivium/Bullet For My Valentine Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL April 26, 2025 Live Review by Ashley Perez Hollingsworth Metal titans Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine delivered a night of chaos, nostalgia, and good fucking music to a sold-out Aragon Ballroom on Saturday night (April 26). Their co-headlining “The Poisoned Ascendancy Tour” celebrates two landmark albums, […]

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