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Photo Gallery: Bruce Springsteen Book Signing

Photo Gallery: Bruce Springsteen Book Signing

| November 30, 2016 | 0 Comments

Bruce Springsteen made a rare Chicago appearance Monday, but it was not for another sold-out show where 20,000+ fans left the United Center exhausted after a four hour rock celebration. Making an appearance at a Books A Million, a relatively small number of Bruce fans got a chance to share a moment and grab a […]

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Live Review and Photo Gallery: Peter Wolf at City Winery

Live Review and Photo Gallery: Peter Wolf at City Winery

| November 18, 2016 | 0 Comments

When Peter Wolf introduced “Nothing but the Wheel” from his 2002 solo album Sleepless, he described the distinguished company he kept while creating it. “I had the pleasure of recording this song with rock and roll royalty,” he said. “Well, real royalty – Sir Mick Jagger.”

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Photo Gallery – Buckcherry at Fuel Room

Photo Gallery – Buckcherry at Fuel Room

| November 18, 2016 | 1 Comment

IE’s Bradley Todd caught Buckcherry at their home away from home Sunday night – Austin’s Fuel Room. After two decades of touring and recording, Josh Todd and crew still represent the best of American born, hard hitting rock n’ roll.    

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Photo Gallery – The Pretty Reckless at HOB Chicago

Photo Gallery – The Pretty Reckless at HOB Chicago

| November 13, 2016 | 0 Comments

It was a packed house waiting to greet The Pretty Reckless on a blustery fall evening at Chicago’s House of Blues. Fronted by singer and former actor Taylor Momsen (Gossip Girl), the New York quartet has quietly amassed themselves an ever growing and decidedly devoted following. Them Evils and Holy White Hounds joined the mayhem. […]

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Photo Gallery and Recap – Kansas at Copernicus Center

Photo Gallery and Recap – Kansas at Copernicus Center

| November 7, 2016 | 0 Comments

Kansas Copernicus Center, Chicago Friday, October 4, 2016 There were so many special occasions swirling through the air when Ron Onesti (and the folks from the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles) brought Kansas to the grandly restored Copernicus Center that it would’ve been very easy to lose count. For starters, it happened to be the […]

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Photo Gallery and Recap: Temple Of The Dog – Philadelphia

Photo Gallery and Recap: Temple Of The Dog – Philadelphia

| November 5, 2016 | 0 Comments

The Seattle music scene thrived in the ‘90s, and one of its greatest gifts was the collaboration between Chris Cornell and Matt Cameron of Soundgarden, Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament of Mother Love Bone, and guitarist Mike McCreedy. The project – Temple of the Dog – served as a tribute to Mother Love Bone vocalist […]

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Live Review and Gallery: Keith Urban at Allstate Arena

Live Review and Gallery: Keith Urban at Allstate Arena

| November 2, 2016 | 0 Comments

Keith Urban Allstate Arena, Rosemont Friday, October 28, 2016 Not even the Chicago Cubs playing in the World Series could keep Keith Urban from selling out the Allstate Arena on Friday night, and outside of the few folks locked on the TV in the concourse, the Australian country hunk managed to keep more than 15,000 […]

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Photo Gallery: Green Day at Aragon Ballroom

Photo Gallery: Green Day at Aragon Ballroom

| October 26, 2016 | 0 Comments

  Powered behind their best-selling, #1 Billboard charting album Revolution Radio, Green Day‘s rescheduled show at the Aragon Ballroom proved to be worth the wait. Acclaimed Chicago-based photographer Katie Hovland captured the pop-punk legends at Broadway and Lawrence for IE.    

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Photo Gallery – Widespread Panic at The Riverside Theater

Photo Gallery – Widespread Panic at The Riverside Theater

| October 24, 2016 | 0 Comments

Widespread Panic returned to Milwaukee’s Riverfront Theater for their annual autumn visit. Taking over the intersections of Wisconsin and Plankinton Ave for an entire weekend, we found find their followers trying to scrape-up tickets to their sold-out shows, while a mini Deadhead-like flea-market full of hippy stuff served the faithful. Panic fans consider the Milwaukee […]

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Photo Gallery – Tegan and Sara at The Riviera Theatre

Photo Gallery – Tegan and Sara at The Riviera Theatre

| October 24, 2016 | 0 Comments

IE’s Curt Baran took a break from obsessing over post-season baseball to get back in the pit with Tegan and Sara…

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Photo Gallery: Magnificent Coloring Day @ US Cellular Field

Photo Gallery: Magnificent Coloring Day @ US Cellular Field

| September 25, 2016 | 0 Comments

Curt Baran captured a historic day of music on the South Side produced by Chance The Rapper with special guests Kanye West, Tyler The Creator, John Legend, Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, Common, Alicia Keys and more a cast of 44,000 fans. Read Jessi Roti’s full review HERE

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Photo Gallery: ZZ Top at Rosemont Theatre

Photo Gallery: ZZ Top at Rosemont Theatre

| September 21, 2016 | 0 Comments

Houston’s ZZ Top played their big ’80s hits, ’70s jams, and tracks from their most recent retro sounding studio album, La Futura. Bradley Todd caught them live in Rosemont.

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Photo Gallery: Riot Fest Chicago 2016 – Day 1

Photo Gallery: Riot Fest Chicago 2016 – Day 1

| September 20, 2016 | 0 Comments

Day 1 at Riot Fest, and the focus stayed on the music (not the weather). Over 100 photos are included for your viewing pleasure, including The Flaming Lips, Ween, Dillinger Escape Plan, Julian Marley, Bad Cop Bad Cop and The Specials. Curt Baran manned the lens at Ogden and Sacramento…

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Photo Gallery: Riot Fest Chicago 2016 – Day 2

Photo Gallery: Riot Fest Chicago 2016 – Day 2

| September 20, 2016 | 0 Comments

It’s Day 2 and faux Indian Summer continues to rain its abundant gifts down upon Riot Fest 2016! Curt Baran came back to historic Park, fully hydrated and slathered in SPF 30. Impossibly great weather was the backdrop for over 90+ photos…

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Photo Gallery: Riot Fest Chicago 2016 – Day 3

Photo Gallery: Riot Fest Chicago 2016 – Day 3

| September 20, 2016 | 0 Comments

If the amount of face paint, black leather and studded jean vests are a barometer of the excitement surrounding The Misfits’ first Chicago show in three decades, then enthusiasm in Douglas Park is redlining. But there’s still no shortage of Riot Fest Day 3 to be had before the reunited ghouls take their headlining spot […]

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