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Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz – December 14 – December 19 • Metallica Celebrates 40 Years, Rod Stewart & Nile Rodgers, Bat for Lashes, Deafhaven, Pentatonix
Celebrate the holiday season with LeAnne Rimes’ “Home For the Holidays” live stream. Rimes will perform holiday classics, and her iconic hits live from Nashville, Indiana, this Tuesday, December 14, at 7 PM. Get tickets here. Of Monsters and Men continue celebrating the 10th anniversary of their debut album My Head Is An Animal […]
CinemaScopes Review: The Beatles: “Get Back”
Peter Jackson’s three-part docuseries begins with a backstory montage that brings us from 1956 to 1969. Let’s encapsulate just one moment in that timeline that became the defining moment for the Beatles as it was for millions: February 9, 1964. This particular date fell on a Sunday. Americans had gone through their weekend routine that […]
Photo Gallery – 101WKQX’s NWSC Night 4: Evanescence • Aragon Ballroom • Chicago
The Nights We Stole Christmas featuring Evanescence Thursday, December 9 Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL Recap and photos by Curt Baran Night 4 of The Nights We Stole Christmas arrived at the Aragon Ballroom in Uptown with goth metal rockers Evanescence delivering a massive light show and even bigger sound to the black-clad masses. Singer Amy […]
Spins: Neil Young & Crazy Horse • Barn
Neil Young & Crazy Horse Barn (Reprise) Neil Young collects his trusty, veteran Crazy Horse gang for a freewheeling album that sounds like a joyful weekend getaway among friends in the garage – or in Young’s case, the restored 19th-century barn. The ambiance is amiable, loose, and natural. The recording draws together an intuitive band […]
Photo Gallery – 101WKQX’s NWSC Night 3: Kings of Leon, Dayglow, Almost Monday • Aragon Ballroom • Chicago
The Nights We Stole Christmas featuring Kings Of Leon Aragon Ballroom December 8, 2021 Chicago, IL Recap and photos by Curt Baran We made it to midweek, which means it’s time for Night 3 of The Nights We Stole Christmas (perhaps you noticed our conspicuous Night 2 absence? Photographers were asked by that evening’s headliner […]
Photo Gallery – She & Him at Chicago Theatre • Chicago
She & Him Tuesday, December 7 Chicago Theatre Chicago, IL She & Him (Zooey Deschanel and Matt Ward) brought their much needed Very She & Him Christmas Party to State Street Tuesday, mixing vintage classics (“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “Winter Wonderland,” and (gasp!) “Baby It’s Cold Outside,”) with their beloved album tracks. The […]
Photo Gallery: The Lumineers at 101WKQX’s The Nights We Stole Christmas • Aragon Ballroom, Chicago
The Nights We Stole Christmas featuring The Lumineers Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL December 6, 2021 Recap and photos by Curt Baran ‘Tis the season for the end of the year, terrestrial radio station kissing booth concerts. It’s an annual tradition in which bands that stations have promoted throughout the year give thanks by playing considerably […]
Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz December 8 – December 12 • Dave Gahan, The War on Drugs, Andrea Bocelli, .38 Special, Brandi Carlile
Join Of Monsters and Men as they celebrate the 10th anniversary of their debut album, My Head is an Animal, with a full album performance live from Reykjavik, Iceland, where they held the album release show for this album ten years ago. Stream the show this Wednesday, December 8, at 8 PM. Find details […]
Stage Buzz: Livestreams – December 1 – December 5 • Bone Thugs-n-Harmony v Three 6 Mafia, Michael McDermott, Lizzo
Moment House presents An Evening With Jerry Cantrell, celebrating the release of the Alice in Chains member’s new solo album Brighten, on Dec 1. Tickets start at $12, and you can buy them here. Mandolin presents Of Monsters and Men celebrating the 10th anniversary of their debut album My Head Is An Animal with four […]
Media: December 2021 • Never Forget
At the end of every year, we like to take a moment to acknowledge the media giants in Illinois we lost during the year. This year the list includes television and radio icons, familiar faces and voices, and people behind the scenes. One of the most consequential names you might not know is former […]
Spins: Damon Albarn • The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows
Damon Albarn The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows (Transgressive Records Ltd) The stark black and white boulder on the cover of Damon Albarn’s new solo album announces immediately that this will not be the Day-Glo dance party of his band Gorillaz, nor will it conjure the dandy day-in-the-English-life of his 90s Britpop […]
Live Review: Musical Box at Arcada Theatre • St. Charles
The Musical Box Saturday, November 20, 2021 Arcada Theatre, St. Charles by Steven Kikoen There’s an understanding among Genesis fans that when the time came where arguably the most prolific progressive rock ensemble that ever existed crossed the line into the pop microcosm, they would all secretly fain forgiveness and pretend to ignore this […]
Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz: November 26 – December 2 • The Lumineers, Pigface, Muriel Anderson, State Champs, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony v Three 6 Mafia
If you missed The Lumineers’ from Santa Barbara livestream event back in September, you have a second chance to check it out this weekend with an encore presentation on Friday, November 26 at 7:30 PM. Grab tickets here. Watch Pigface’s 2019 show from Chicago’s Thalia Hall shot from six different cameras this Friday, November 26, […]
Stage Buzz: Deacon Blues at Arcada Theatre – Saturday, November 27 • St. Charles
After a year off due to COVID-19, Deacon Blues is bringing back their traditional Thanksgiving weekend show at Arcada Theatre this Saturday, November 27. Having just celebrated their 9th Anniversary with a show at FitzGerald’s in Berwyn, the band is prepared to bring back what the fans want: an All-Star Tribute to Steely Dan. […]
Photo Gallery: Chvrches at Aragon Ballroom • Chicago
CHVRCHES Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL November 19th, 2021 Recap and photos by Curt Baran Glasgow’s Chvrches brought their Screen Violence to Uptown Friday, including a phalanx of video screens, strobe lights, and fog machines that added a sensory overload to a synth-y, electro-beat-laden soundtrack. Lead singer Lauren Mayberry was hypnotic as ever, effortlessly pirouetting one […]
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