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Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz • August 10-15: Phish, Lil Wayne, Brandi Carlisle, Better Than Ezra
Phish’s “I Saw It Again” tour continues this week with two shows in Hershey, Pennsylvania August 10 and 11 and three shows in Atlantic City Beach, New Jersey starting Friday, August 13 – Sunday, August 15. Tickets are available here. Emery performs their second album, The Question, in its entirety during the “The Question Digital […]
Stage Buzz: Preview • Lindsey Stirling at Huntington Bank Pavilion
Lindsey Stirling August 10, 2021 Huntington Bank Pavilion, Chicago Like every other performer on the planet, Lindsey Stirling had to put all her touring plans on hold when COVID shut down live music. In the wake of vaccines and the window of opportunity that is still presenting itself as COVID vaccinations increase, the California […]
IE Promo: File • Deadheads Wanted Saturday August 7
Calling all Chicagoland Deadheads! Here’s a feel-good way to celebrate the life and music of Jerry Garcia during the days between.  Rex Foundation is looking for a few more volunteers to support Daze Of Service – a nationwide campaign for fans to give a few hours of their time to make a difference in their […]
Stage Buzz: Lollapalooza 2021 • Day One Photo Gallery
Live music has returned! Lollapalooza celebrated its 30th Anniversary by returning to Chicago’s front yard. There was, however, a palpable mix of emotions that filled Grant Park with the specter of COVID still very much lurking. Proof of vaccination and/or negative test results were required for entry. Those who couldn’t provide either were required to […]
Stage Buzz: Lollapalooza 2021 • Day Two Photo Gallery
Day Two of Lollapalooza 2021 was greeted with what was, arguably, the greatest weather the festival has ever seen. Overnight storms not only tramped the dust down but also shoved the previous day’s suffocating humidity to places unknown. This blank meteorological canvass got splashed by aural brushstrokes from Oston, Rookie, Mob Rich, Tai Verdes, Black […]
Stage Buzz: Lollapalooza 2021 • Day Three Photo Gallery
It’s Day Three, and Lolla keeps rolling on. Tonight’s total head-scratcher has Post Malone and Journey headlining on separate ends of Grant Park. Yep…not a typo. Let’s also toss in a recently revived Limp Bizkit to really keep it weird. But hey, there was no shortage of contemporaries like Cannons, Jessia, Porches, Michigander, Rence, BIA, […]
Stage Buzz: Lollapalooza 2021 • Day Four Photo Gallery
The curtains are now drawn closed on yet another Lollapalooza. Don’t call it a comeback. The final day featured great sets from The Aquadolls, Brooke Alexx, Sir Chloe, Sofia Valdes, RMR, Princess Nokia, Sarah Barrios, MXMTOON, Brittany Howard, The Front Bottoms, Rico Nasty, Modest Mouse, and Band of Horses. Until next summer… -Curt Baran […]
Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz August 3 – 8
Phish’s “I Saw It Again” virtual tour continues this week with shows from Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater (August 3 and 4) and Noblesville, Indiana (August 7 and 8). You can find tickets and details here. Verzuz presents The Lox vs. Dipset, live from Madison Square Garden in New York City on August 3. Watch the […]
Hello My Name is… John Doe of X
To calm, cool, and collected X anchor John Doe, it’s all about how you see the world these days. Some artists may have dreaded all that enforced 2020 lockdown time as a curse, but, homebound apart from his bandmates in Austin, he viewed it as a blessing, a creative windfall, even though X had […]
Media: August 2021 • “New Sports Radio Economy”
Jon Zaghloul, the host of the show Sports Talk Chicago (which airs locally on WCKG, AM 1530), was born and raised in Tinley Park, is a graduate of Andrew High School, and currently attends the University of Chicago. You read that correctly. Currently attends. He’s 21 years old. He was born in the 21stcentury “I’m […]
Cover Story: Chvrches • “Screen Team”
On the surface, Todd Strauss-Schulson’s 2015 horror-comedy The Final Girls was a prescient showcase for then-young acting talent, like Vera Farmiga’s sister, Taissa, future Silicon Valley star Thomas Middleditch, and the always-hilarious Adam DeVine, along with the relatively veteran Malin Akerman – all working overtime to sell the surreal plot, wherein Farmiga’s Max Cartwright character is […]
Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz July 27 – Aug 1 • Lollapalooza on Hulu, Phish, Joan Jett, Liam Payne, Switchfoot
The Black Angels will perform live in support of their first album in four years, Death Song, on Tuesday, July 27 at 8:30 PM. The stream will only be broadcasted once, so make sure you get tickets! Phish will stream their entire summer 2021 tour during their “I Saw It Again 2021” livestream […]
Stage Buzz: Photo Gallery • Sammy Hagar and The Circle • RiverEdge Park
Sammy Hagar and The Circle (featuring Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham and Vic Johnson) July 18, 2021 RiverEdge Park Aurora, IL RiverEdge Park in Aurora hosted Hagar and friends on a near-perfect July summer evening. The set-list was stacked with Van Halen (Sammy era faves naturally), and Hagar’s solo hits. Van Halen’s “Right Now” […]
Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz – July 19 – 25 • Sleater-Kinney, Creeper, Guster, Amy Winehouse Tribute
City Winery presents “Harry Chapin 40th Anniversary: A Celebration of Life” on July 19. Tickets are $10, and you can buy them here. Joe Talbot of IDLES streams a BALLEY TV Special, “In Defense of the Arts,” at 1 PM on Tuesday, July 20 on House of Vans London. Filmed in the Old Vic […]
File: Chicagoland Record Collectors Show • Sunday July 18th
After 16 months of pandemic restrictions, the Chicago Record Collectors show – the largest vinyl and CD show in the Midwest – returns this Sunday, July 18, at the Best Western Hillside. Show founder John Govi kept tabs with hotel management during the pandemic, coordinating when it would be safe to bring the show […]
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