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Eddie Vedder live!
Dark and depressing are rarely, if ever, words that get appropriated when referring to the ukulele. The fragile instrument usually stirs visions of grass skirts and Hawaiian sunsets. But on his first, non-soundtrack solo effort (Ukulele Songs) Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder searches the shadows beyond the palm trees, finding surprising sadness in the twine […]
Hello, My Name Is Dolly
Q&A with Dolly Parton IE: What advice would you pass on to a 20-year-old Dolly? Dolly Parton: One of my favorite sayings of all time is that to thine ownself be true. I think that says so much.
Caught In A Mosh: July 2011
. . . And Justice For All In Use Your Illusion II‘s “Get In The Ring,” Axl Rose called out a number of rock journalists and editors, but famously referred to Mick Wall as the “punk in the press who wants to start shit by printing lies instead of the things we say.” There was […]
Harley Boot Camp!
Have you ever dreamed of riding a motorcycle? If you have, we’re excited to announce a special event with our friends from Fox River Harley-Davidson.
Pinned down
Banging around for several years, both Times New Viking and White Denim have resisted convention in the rapidly conforming world of indie rock. Both are in town this week. Also this week: The Singleman Affair and Small Sur.
Peter Gabriel at United Center!
There’s never been a way to predict Peter Gabriel’s career and, at 61-years-old, chances are most wouldn’t have bet on a release covering everyone from Arcade Fire, Radiohead, Bon Iver, and Elbow to David Bowie, Paul Simon, Randy Newman, and Lou Reed. Not only is the track listing from last year’s Scratch My Back (Real […]
Robert Plant live!
Anyone hoping to hear Robert Plant revisiting Led Zeppelin’s greatest hits on his latest solo tour probably hasn’t been following the luminary’s last few albums.
New pics online!
Visit our photo page for new shots of Grace Potter & The Nocturnals at House Of Blues and Panic At The Disco at the Riviera!
Cover Story: Dispatch
Stop Making Sense Even serious music fans pass through life without ever hearing certain pivotal artists. Usually it’s a lack of awareness; often it’s willful, but always unfortunate. Appearing: Tuesday, June 7th at Pritzker Pavilion (50 S. Michigan Ave.) and Wednesday the 8th at UIC Pavilion (1130 W. Halsted) in Chicago.
Interview: Sam Roberts Band
Here Comes A Regular Sam Roberts always wanted to be Norm Peterson. Not in the portly beer-chugging, barfly kind of way that George Wendt so eloquently portrayed on “Cheers,” but the Canadian singer/songwriter long fancied walking into an establishment to the sounds of a familiar greeting and being seated to find a plate of “the […]
Interview: Interpol
Welcome To The Enormodome Scoring an opening-act slot on the highest-grossing tour of all time might seem like the perfect opportunity for mainstream domination, but in the case of Interpol riding shotgun on U2’s 360 juggernaut, it’s just another natural step in the group’s ascendance from indie obscurity.
Interview: Matt & Kim
The Crush Of Love Constantly in the company of his girlfriend/bandmate, one might think Matt Johnson would relish the chance to tell his story: She abuses me. I can’t take it anymore. Appearing: Saturday, June 25th and Sunday the 26th at Vic Theatre in Chicago.
File: June 2011
June Buggin’ As if Middle Easterners don’t have enough problems in this country, the term “Arab Spring” will become the opposite of “Indian Summer” and signify a relentless, wintry malaise. (You say it means revolution, well, you know . . . ) But at last it’s June, and you can smash that icy lake breeze […]
Hello, My Name Is Cathy
Q&A With Cathy Richardson IE: What led you to forming your new group, Macrodots? Cathy Richardson: I met Zack [Smith, also of Scandal fame] when I was living in San Francisco and we started writing together. He’s a very prolific writer and producer and he had a lot of great tracks without lyrics or vocals. The […]
We made it!
Chicago Craft Beer Week closes today, and with it comes our final beer/music pairing. It’s been a stammering, waistline-expanding ride and we’ll finish by equating some of the newer concotions we sampled with some newer artists.
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