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Live Review and Photo Gallery: The Claudettes at SPACE ⢠Evanston
The Claudettes SPACE, Evanston, IL Saturday, December 10, 2022 Review by Jeff Elbel. Photos by Timothy Hiatt. Chicagoâs genre-hurdling quartet The Claudettes concluded a busy year of touring with a show at Evanstonâs SPACE on Saturday. The air of a special event drifted through the evening from beginning to end. Before welcoming his bandmates onto […]
Stage Buzz: Enforced, Freddie Gibbs, Stephen Pearcy, Psychostick
Richmond, Virginiaâs Enforced quickly become the next metal band to watch thanks to their 2021 album Kill Grid, which blends classic thrash/crossover metal with punk, death metal, and hardcore for their own volatile sound. Now, you can catch them at Beat Kitchen supporting Undeath and 200 Stab Woundâs co-headlining tour alongside Phobophilic on Thursday, December […]
Feature: X-Mas Tidings with Exene Cervenka
Itâs not like Exene Cervenka has suddenly been transformed â through the charming stop-motion animation process of Rankin-Bass â into a warm, fuzzy feel-good protagonist this year. But the formerly feisty X firebrand has chilled out, post-pandemic, and actually become one Humble new Bumble as her four-decade-old combo heads out on its annual X-Mas Tour […]
Stage Buzz: The Soft Moon, Jack White, The 1975
Luis Vasquezâs project, The Soft Moon, started as an outlet for him to work through personal issues and learn more about himself, which never meant seeing the light of day. 12 years later, his music connects millions of people around the world. Touring in support of his latest album, Exister, The Soft Moon will […]
ELP Legacy at Arcada Theatre ⢠St. Charles
ELP Legacy Arcada Theatre Thursday, December 1, 2022 St. Charles, IL Ed Spinelli captured Carl Palmer’s version of ELP at Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, complete with footage of Greg Lake and Keith Emerson in tow. The audience enjoyed a classic night of ELP and a worthy dedication to Palmer’s former bandmates.
Live Review and Photo Gallery: The Smile at the Riviera Theatre ⢠Chicago
The Smile Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL Thursday, December 1, 2022 Review by Jeff Elbel, photos by Curt Baran The Smile has earned praise as the most satisfying among Radioheadâs side projects by many fans, a status that benefits from inclusion of Radioheadâs creative engine. Singer Thom Yorke is joined by multi-instrumentalists Jonny Greenwood and Sons […]
Advertiser Message: Taylor Guitars Find Your Fit at Tobias Music ⢠Downers Grove
Itâs back! Taylor Guitars Find Your Fit returns to Tobias Music Friday, December 2nd, from 7-9 pm – if youâre in the market for a quality acoustic guitar, donât miss this event. Special once-a-year pricing will be offeredâŚan all-day Find Your Fit event follows on Saturday… Taylor Guitars Holiday âFind Your Fitâ Sales Event Weekend. […]
Cover Story: 40 Years of W.A.S.P.
When youâve been consistently composing rabble-rousing metal anthems for several decades â like brainy W.A.S.P. bandleader Blackie Lawless has, to the point where heâs currently on a prestigious 40th Anniversary Tour â it helps to set your standards impeccably high. Which, for this Staten-Island-bred shock-rocker â whoâs not claiming his method would work […]
Media : December 2022 ⢠Baby Onions – Itâs Chuck Swirsky
Chuck Swirsky is in the midst of his 25th season as an NBA play-by-play man, and his 15th year doing radio play-by-play for the Bulls. Next month heâll do his 2000th game. âIf everything goes according to plan,â he says, âit will happen on January 13, a Friday night, against Oklahoma City.â Thatâs a […]
Live Review and Photo Gallery: Suede and Manic Street Preachers at Auditorium Theatre ⢠Chicago
Suede and Manic Street Preachers Wednesday, November 16, 2022 Auditorium Theatre Chicago, Il Review by Jeff Elbel. Photos by Curt Baran. Despite careers spanning decades and ample respect among music fans in the know, British glam-rock innovators Suede and sociopolitical firebrands Manic Street Preachers are not household names in the United States. These facts were […]
Q&A and Photo Gallery: Steve Vai at Copernicus Center November 16 ⢠Chicago
Hey, Chicago: guitar extraordinaire Steve Vai wants to make it up to you for canceling his concert in March of this year at the Copernicus Center. Due to personal injuries (undergoing two serious surgeries), his Inviolate Tour 2022 was postponed and rescheduled to the new date of Wednesday, November 16. As Steve explains, he couldnât […]
Stage Buzz: AFI, MĂĽneskin. Lorna Shore
Though theyâve been around for 30 years, punk rock icons AFI know how to keep things fresh. Not ones to shy away from reinvention, their sound spans multiple genres from gothic punk to dance electronic and, of course, good ol punk rock. After previously postponing the tour due to COVID, AFI is finally bringing […]
Stage Buzz Q &A: John Petrucci at the Vic Theatre ⢠Chicago
Grammy Award-winning Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci has stepped out on his own with his first-ever headlining solo tour. Performing material from his recently released solo album, Terminal Velocity, as well as songs from his widely acclaimed debut release, *Suspended Animation*, Petrucci has embarked on a 36-date tour, including a show at the Vic Theatre on […]
Mercyful Fate at Hard Rock Casino ⢠Gary, IN
Mercyful Fate with Kreator and Midnight Hard Rock Casino Gary IN Nov 3, 2022 Photo Gallery by Edward Spinelli Danish black metal legends Mercyful Fate returned to the Chicago area – this time at Hard Rock Casino in Gary after a 20 year hiatus to a near-capacity crowd with support in Kreator and Cleveland-based metal stalwarts […]
Stage Buzz: Jake Scott, Loathe, Big Suit, Blackpink, Paramore
After a five-year hiatus, iconic alt-rock stalwarts Paramore are back with a vengeance. The band has embarked on their first tour since 2018 in preparation for their upcoming 6th studio album, This is Why. The albumâs September released title track suggests a defiant clap-back thematically reminiscent of their pop-punk roots with a modern groove. […]
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