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Stage Buzz: Livestreams April 14 – April 18, 2021
Watch Elle King performs live from Nashville’s Brooklyn Bowl on Twitch Wednesday, April 14 at 8 PM. Tune in for free on Twitch. “Little Kids Rock” benefit show streams live this Wednesday and features appearances from James Hetfield of Metallica, Brian Hardgroove of Public Enemy, Jack Black, Todd Rundgren, Carlos Santana, Jade Bird, and […]
Spins • Cheap Trick: “In Another World”
Cheap Trick In Another World (BMG) Cheap Trick’s 20thstudio album packs what fans need from one of Illinois’ most reliably satisfying institutions. “The Summer Looks Good on You” offers stacked harmonies led by Robin Zander, who once again earns his position in the upper reaches of any list of rock’s premier vocalists. The song […]
Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz April 6th – April 11th
Rufus Wainwright returns to the stage during his “Ah! Live Again” shows at City Winery NYC on April 6th and 7th at 6 PM. Tickets available here. Shane Told of Silverstein (via his Lead Singer Syndrome Podcast) interviews Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach on Twitch on Tuesday, April 6 at 2 PM CDT. “Rock the […]
Media: April 2021
It’s hard to describe everything Jon Hansen brings to Chicago media. He’s really a Jon-of-all-trades, able to shift from television to radio to just about anything else that requires a microphone. First and foremost, he’s one of the stars of the nightly gabfest (6-7 pm), The Jam on WCIU-TV. “It’s your Twitter feed on […]
CinemaScopes: April 2021
New film releases are finally starting to pick up, with more cinemas opening around the country (specifically on the West Coast). The backlog of film debuts begins this month as we lead up to the summer season. Here are some top picks for April. Concrete CowboyDirected by Ricky StaubRated RApril 2nd on Netflix Inspired by […]
Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz March 30th – April 4th
Pandora celebrates Women’s History Month with the “Pandora Live Powered By Women” stream featuring Gwen Stefani and Jazmine Sullivan. Tune in Tuesday, March 30th at 8 PM. Watch for free on Pandora Live. Maroon 5 headlines the “American Express 2021 UNSTAGED” concert this Tuesday, March 30th. The band will take fans on a “visually […]
Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz March 25 – March 28
Julien Baker performs an intimate set at Analog in Nashville as part of Audiotree’s “STAGED” livestream series. Watch the show Thursday, March 25th at 8 PM. Find tickets here. Bandsintown Plus presents an exclusive set from Peach Pit this Thursday, March 25th, at 8 PM. Subscribe to watch. U2 kick off their new “U2: The Virtual […]
Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz March 16th-March 21st
The virtual edition of SXSW starts this week. This year’s musical lineup includes Iceage, Black Country New Road, A Place to Bury Strangers, No Joy, Sorry, Braids, Squid, Holy Fuck, Holy Wave, Penelope Isles, The Chats, Chubby, and the Gang, Altin Gun, Phony Ppl, Kinky, Hachiku, Just Mustard, Nadia Reid, Otoboke Beaver, Golden Dawn […]
Stagebuzz: Livestream Buzz March 9th – 14th
Todd Rundgren’s virtual tour, “Clearly Human,” continues this week with shows from Austin (March 10), Denver (March 12), Salt Lake City (March 13), and San Diego (March 16). Buy tickets here. Patti Smith pays tribute to Robert Mapplethorpe with a “NY PopsUp” performance this Tuesday, March 9th, at 11:30 AM at Brooklyn Museum. You can […]
Spins: Paul McCartney • McCartney III
Paul McCartney III (Capitol) III is compelling and worthwhile, even if that’s more because of what the album represents as an artifact of its time and Paul McCartney’s artistic resilience than it is for the songs themselves. The album was built upon the back of its most fully-realized song, a lovely chestnut from the vault […]
Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz March 2nd-March 7th
Gerard Way and Julian Baker perform and join a panel discussion on mental health benefits during the “Unwound & Unplugged” livestream on Tuesday, March 2nd at 7 PM on Facebook. Join Liz Phair for her first livestream event, “Liz Phair: I was Almost There.” Phair will perform new songs along with classic hits with […]
Stage Buzz Review and Photo Gallery: Todd Rundgren Clearly Human Livestream from Chicago
Todd Rundgren Clearly Human Virtual Tour Private Venue, Chicago, IL Friday, February 26, 2021 Review by Jeff Elbel Photos by Jim Snyder Celebrated innovator and musical polymath Todd Rundgren is conducting his 25-date “Clearly Human” tour entirely from an unnamed theater in Chicago. Each show has featured all of the songs from 1989’s Nearly […]
Media: March 2021
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 […]
Cover Story: The Pretty Reckless
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 […]
Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz February 23rd – February 28th
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 […]
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