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Pitchfork Festival 2023 • Day Two • Union Park, Chicago
Pitchfork Music Festival Day Two Union Park Chicago, IL July 22, 2023 Recap and photos by Curt Baran Hey, it wouldn’t be Pitchfork without a weather evacuation, right?!? Day Two was unfortunately hampered by conditions that forced the park to be briefly closed, which resulted in the cancellation of musical sets from Snail Mail, Palm […]
Pitchfork Festival 2023 • Day Three • Union Park, Chicago
Pitchfork Music Festival Day Three Union Park Chicago, IL July 23, 2023 Recap and photos by Curt Baran Day Three of the Pitchfork Music Festival made its way for the exits in grand fashion. Arguably the most raucous and anticipated day of the extended weekend had performers and attendees alike sweating bullets. Palms, who had […]
Photo Gallery: Le Tigre • July 15 • Chicago
Le Tigre The Salt Shed Chicago, IL July 15, 2023 Recap and photos by Curt Baran If the revolution isn’t going to be televised, at least Le Tigre has made certain its soundtrack will be danceable. Rising from the ashes of Bikini Kill, Kathleen Hanna left minimalist punk rock in her rearview mirror to find […]
Photo Gallery: Jenny Lewis at The Salt Shed • Chicago
Jenny Lewis The Salt Shed Chicago, IL July 7, 2023 Recap and photos by Curt Baran It’s only the second night of the “Joy’All” tour, but you’d never guess it from the sounds emanating from the stage. Jenny Lewis is tearing through “Psychos,” the first single from her album that shares a name with her […]
Live Review and Photo Gallery: American Music Festival – FitzGerald’s • Berwyn
American Music Festival FitzGerald’s June 30 – July 3 Berwyn, IL Reviewed by William Tokash Photos from Day One, Three, and Four by Curt Baran FitzGerald’s iconic American Music Festival in Berwyn, commenced on 4th of July weekend, celebrating its 40th year, making it one of the longest-running and storied music festivals in the country. […]
Photo Gallery: Shania Twain at Credit 1 Amphitheatre • Tinley Park
Shania Twain Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL July 1, 2023 Recap and photos by Curt Baran Although she never technically went away, it really feels like Shania Twain is “back.” The Canadian import largely owned the pop-leaning tendencies of country music during her heyday in the ’90s and early aughts. Her sophomore release, […]
Live Review and Photo Gallery: The Cure at United Center • Chicago
The Cure United Center Chicago, IL June 10, 2023 Live Review by Ashley Perez Holingsworth; Photos by Curt Baran Seven years to the date of their 2016 Chicago appearance, The Cure returned for another stunning show in the Windy City. The post-punk elder statesmen delivered a phenomenal 31-song set at United Center filled with classic hits, […]
Photo Gallery: Dead & Company – Night One • Wrigley Field • Chicago
Dead and Company Wrigley Field Chicago, IL June 9, 2023 Recap and photos by Curt Baran To paraphrase one of their songs: Is this the moment when the music finally stops?!? Dead and Company, the collective hexad comprised of former Grateful Dead members, has hit the road on what is being billed as “The Final […]
Live Review and Photo Gallery: Love and Rockets at Riviera Theatre • Chicago
Love and Rockets The Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL Tuesday, June 6, 2023 Review by Jeff Elbel. Photos by Curt Baran. Few would have begrudged the reason, but many festival ticketholders were crestfallen when singer Peter Murphy stepped away for rehabilitation treatment and pulled the plug on Bauhaus’ summer tour soon before last year’s scheduled date […]
Live Review and Photo Gallery: Poster Children at Bottom Lounge • Chicago
Poster Children Saturday, May 27, 2023 Bottom Lounge, Chicago, IL Review and photos by Jeff Elbel “We are Poster Children from Champaign, Illinois” has been bassist Rose Marshack’s salutation to audiences for decades. After extending a welcome to Saturday’s audience at Bottom Lounge, Marshack took questions while brothers Jim and Rick Valentin tuned […]
Photo Gallery: Doyle at Art Theatre • Hobart
Doyle Art Theatre Hobart, IN May 11, 2023 Photos by Edward Spinelli Misfits co-founder and acclaimed guitarist Doyle arrived at Hobart’s historic Art Theatre Tuesday to a dedicated and enthusiastic crowd. The axeman and his band were fit both musically and physically, running through a set of Misfits classics and solo material.
Photo Gallery: Flaming Lips • Friday, May 5 • Chicago
Flaming Lips The Salt Shed Chicago, IL May 5, 2023 Ed Spinelli captured Wayne Coyne and company and their psychedelic mayhem on the North Branch on Friday, enjoying 160 minutes of musical love in Wayne’s bubble. See his gallery. Set 1: (Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots) Fight Test One More Robot/Sympathy 3000-21 Yoshimi Battles the Pink […]
Photo Gallery: Joe Perry Project at Arcada Theatre • St. Charles
Joe Perry Project Arcada Theatre St. Charles, IL 4/21/2023 Recap and Photos by Edward Spinelli With Aerosmith still on break (but rumored to announce a tour at any moment), guitarist Joe Perry hit the road for a very limited number of “intimate” dates in support of the guitar hero’s latest album, Sweetzerland Manifesto MKII. Chicago-area […]
Photo Gallery: Depeche Mode at United Center • Chicago
Depeche Mode United Center Chicago, IL April 5, 2023 Recap and photos by Curt Baran Considering that he wasn’t even in the room, Andy Fletcher’s (“Fletch”) posthumous presence loomed large at Chicago’s United Center on Wednesday night. The longtime Depeche Mode keyboardist passed away suddenly in May of 2022. For four decades, he was part […]
Live Review and Photo Gallery: Rise Against (Residency) at Metro • Chicago
Rise Against March 30, 31 and April 1 Metro Chicago, IL Review by Jaime de’Medici; Photos by Curt Baran Over the past year, the Metro has welcomed a number of Chicago superstars as part of the venue’s ongoing 40th anniversary celebration. Among them have been The Smashing Pumpkins and Fall Out Boy, with Wilco even […]
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