Lovers Lane
In The Flesh

Archive for February, 2021

Media: March 2021

Media: March 2021

| February 28, 2021 | 0 Comments

  Bob Sirott has been part of the Chicago media landscape now for a half-century. “Geez, don’t remind me,” he says. “Yeah, that’s true. 1971 was the first year on the air at WBBM-FM. First, it was just doing weekends, and fill-ins, and summer stuff, and at the end of the summer, they either rewarded […]

Continue Reading

Cover Story: The Pretty Reckless

Cover Story: The Pretty Reckless

| February 28, 2021 | 0 Comments

You’ve got to hand it to perfectionist Pretty Reckless anchor Taylor Momsen. Aesthetically, the 27-year-old knows exactly what she wants, down to the smallest accent — the minute, meticulous attention to detail you rarely experience these haphazard, slapdash days. To summarize her quartet’s mortality-themed new album (now #1 on Billboard‘s Album Chart) Death By Rock and […]

Continue Reading

Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz February 23rd – February 28th

Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz February 23rd – February 28th

| February 23, 2021 | 0 Comments

  Todd Rundgren continues his virtual tour, “Clearly Human,” playing his 1989 album Nearly Human in full, along with choice cuts from his catalog. This week includes shows from Detroit (Feb. 23), Indiana (Feb. 25), Chicago (Feb. 26), Milwaukee (Feb. 28), and Minneapolis (Mar. 1).  Buy tickets here. Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen’s side project and the […]

Continue Reading

The Lockdown Interviews: Steven Van Zandt

The Lockdown Interviews: Steven Van Zandt

| February 18, 2021 | 0 Comments

As anyone familiar with his anecdote-spiked DJ sets on his retro-rocking Underground Garage Sirius XM station can attest, Little Steve — AKA E Street Band and Asbury Jukes guitarist Miami Steve Van Zandt — has got stories. LOTS of serpentining stories, probably more than Aesop, Uncle Remus, and Grandpa Simpson combined. So naturally, all the […]

Continue Reading

Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz February 16th-20th

Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz February 16th-20th

| February 16, 2021 | 0 Comments

  Todd Rundgren embarks on his virtual tour, “Clearly Human,” playing his 1989 album Nearly Human in full along with choice cuts from his catalog. This week includes shows from New York (Feb. 16 and 17), Virginia (Feb. 19), Pittsburgh (Feb. 20), and Ohio (Feb. 22). Buy tickets here. The Tibet House “U.S. 34th Annual […]

Continue Reading

Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz February 11th – 14th

Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz February 11th – 14th

| February 9, 2021 | 0 Comments

Hideout Chicago presents “A Very Special Valentine’s Day,” a benefit for Chicago community jail support this Thursday with Ohmme, NNAMDĂŹ, AJ Marroquin, Parker Callahan, Monogamy, Maggie Winters, Bone Reader, Meg Indurti, Grace, Freud, Julia Shiplett, and more. The show streams on February 11th at 7 PM. Tickets are on sale now. Tributosaurus members Chris Neville […]

Continue Reading

Featured: Most Anticipated New Albums of 2021

Featured: Most Anticipated New Albums of 2021

| February 9, 2021 | 0 Comments

After what has proven to be a pandemic-induced drought for new music around the holidays, we finally have some new music coming from some of the industry’s biggest names. Here are the most anticipated new albums for 2021: Pale Waves – Who Am I? (February 12) One of the most buzz-worthy bands of 2018 and this […]

Continue Reading

CinemaScopes: February 2021

CinemaScopes: February 2021

| February 5, 2021 | 0 Comments

CinemaScopes – Dinner & A Movie Month! February is traditionally the month for relationship movies, given Valentine’s Day is on the 14th and dinner and a movie is a perfect date night for many couples. Theaters in the Chicago area are open, but with most of us still avoiding public places, streaming and VOD releases […]

Continue Reading

Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz February 3rd – February 6th

Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz February 3rd – February 6th

| February 1, 2021 | 0 Comments

Arlo Parks celebrates the release of her highly anticipated debut album, Collapsed in Sunbeams, with an intimate livestream performance and Q+A on Wednesday, February 3rd at 5 PM. To get access, pre-order the album via Amoeba Records. Umphrey’s McGee’s “Wrapped Around Nashville” livestream series continues this week, featuring both a fan-voted setlist and a setlist […]

Continue Reading