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Stage Buzz: Dream Theater at The Chicago Theatre • Chicago
After a two-year COVID delayed hiatus, progressive metal greats Dream Theater arrive at the Chicago Theatre for their much-anticipated return on Sunday, February 20th. Their setlist will be a yolking of their best-known classic (“The Alien,” “Awaken The Master,” “Bridges in the Sky”), a few deep-cuts (“6:00”), and their pre-pandemic album A View From […]
Photo Gallery: Eddie Vedder at Auditorium Theatre • Chicago
Eddie Vedder Auditorium Theatre Chicago, IL February 9, 2022 Recap and photos by Curt Baran Considering the fandom that surrounds him, it’s surprising that it has taken this long for Eddie Vedder to release a “proper” solo record. Yeah, technically, it is the Pearl Jam frontman’s third outing on his own if you include a […]
Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz • February 8 – 14 • International Clash Day, Ziggy Marley’s Bob Marley Tribute • BRIT Awards, Umphey’s McGee, We Are Scientists
Watch the 2022 BRIT Awards live from London’s O2 Arena with performances from Doja Cat, Ed Sheeran, Holly Humberstone, Liam Gallagher, Dave, and Little Simz. The show will be streamed via The BRITs’ YouTube channel on Tuesday, February 8 at 2 PM Chicago time. Tuesday is International Clash Day, Join KEXP Seattle hosts Albina Cabrera, John […]
Live Review: Emmylou Harris and the Red Dirt Boys • Old Town School of Folk Music • Chicago
Emmylou Harris and the Red Dirt Boys Old Town School of Folk Music January 31, 2022 Review by Jeff Elbel The snow forecast for a Monday evening held off long enough to allow Emmylou Harris fans clear passage to and from the Old Town School of Folk Music in Lincoln Square. Inside Maurer Hall, the […]
Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz February 2- February 5 • Joss Stone, New Order, Patti Smith, Underoath, Sammy Hagar
Patti Smith is holding an exclusive streaming event for her Substack subscribers on Wednesday, February 2nd at 7 PM. Smith will perform with her longtime collaborators Lenny Kaye and Tony Shanahan as well as read from her books during the event. Want access? Be sure to sign up here. New Order fans can catch a […]
Media: February 2022 • “Call it a Comeback”
For many years Nick Digilio held down the overnight fort at WGN Radio (720 AM). In that slot, he developed an enthusiastic following. He thinks the daypart itself was part of the reason for that. “A lot of people who listened were at work,” Nick says, “and if you’re working overnights, you’re probably doing […]
Cover Story: Sarah Shook an the Disarmers • ” The Four Agreements”
Collectively, it’s relatively easy to look at the last couple of soul-trying pandemic years — wherein one entire political party in America continues to deny not only the science of climate change but the enactment of any constructive legislation that could thwart it or at least slow it down — and say that we, humanity, […]
Stage Buzz: Enuff Z’Nuff with Firehouse at The Arcada Theatre • St. Charles
Enuff Z’Nuff with Firehouse Arcada Theatre Saturday, February 5 St. Charles, IL There’s nothing like a hometown show… and a two-for-one to boot. Chicago’s power-pop rockers Enuff Z’Nuff will be playing back-to-back nights at LiveWire Lounge in Chicago on Friday, Feb. 4, and the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles the following night (February 5) with […]
Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz January 25-February 1 • The Smile (Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood), Built To Spill, Geoff Tate, MUNA, Courtney Barnett
Aurora presents “A Touch of the Divine: the Digital Experience,” which is described as “a conceptual digital masterpiece of The Gods We Can Touch” the new album from Aurora. The livestreams airs Tuesday, January 25 at 8 PM. Find tickets here. Join Switchfoot for their “Trio Days” livestream this Tuesday, January 25 at 7 […]
IE Rewind: Remembering Lin Brehmer: Media – September 2018
WXRT morning man Lin Brehmer is more than just a friendly voice on 93.1 FM every day, he is your “best friend in the whole world,” a moniker he has used now for several years. “But I usually say it in a pathetic ‘why don’t I have any friends at all’ whine,” he points out. […]
Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz • January 19 – January 23 • Lion Trod, The Vegabonds, Magic City Hippies, IMAX Virtual Modular, Melissa Etheridge
English psychedelic singer/songwriter Robyn Hitchcock’s performs another virtual concert this Wednesday, January 19 at 8 PM. Buy tickets here. Join Aolife O’Donovan for a first listen of her third album, Age of Apathy, followed by a live Q+A on Thursday, January 20th at 7 PM. Tickets on sale now. Spend your Friday night hanging out […]
Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz • January 11 – January 15 • The Radiators Reunion Shows, The Last Internationale, Kaleo Wassmann, Killswitch Engage
The Last Internationale will premiere the new video for “1984” followed by a live Q+A and acoustic performance. Watch the premiere on Tuesday, January 11 at 2 PM. Find tickets here. Legendary psychedelic singer/songwriter Robyn Hitchcock’s virtual concert is back – coming back this Wednesday, January 12 at 8 PM. Buy tickets here. City […]
Spins: The Beach Boys • Feel Flows: The Sunflower & Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971
The Beach Boys Feel Flows: The Sunflower & Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971 (UMe/Capitol) Sunflower and Surf’s Up were the Beach Boys’ 16th and 17th studio albums, released on August 30 of 1970 and 1971, respectively. Sunflower was the Beach Boys’ first album for Reprise Records after the band left Capitol Records ensconced as the most […]
Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz • January 4 – January 10 • All-Star Bowie Celebration, Béla Fleck
Umphrey’s McGee’s Jake Cinninger kicks off the new year with a virtual concert on Tuesday, January 4 at 7 PM. Tickets on sale here. A Celebration of Justin Townes Earle takes place on January 4 with Steve Earle & The Dukes and friends, live from the Ryman in Nashville. Tickets are $20, and you can […]
Media: January 2022 • Signal Stays Strong at MeTV FM
For the last few years, fans of MeTV FM (87.7FM) in Chicago have been bracing for their favorite station to be shut down by the FCC. Program director Rick O’Dell has good news for them if they haven’t heard it yet. “We reached a critical point last July where the FCC had imposed a […]
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