Monthly
Cover Story: Tears For Fears • “Heritage This!”
After many years of touring with a bevy of classic pop hits from their ‘80s heyday, including “Change,” “Pale Shelter,” “Shout,” and “Sowing the Seeds of Love,” British band Tears for Fears have returned to the road with a powerful new album. With The Tipping Point, co-leaders Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith revisit the heady […]
Photo Gallery: Summer Smash Festival Day One and Day Two • Douglas Park • Chicago
Ed Spinelli was thrilled to capture Day One and Day Two of Summer Smash in historic Douglas Park, Discover his photo gallery featuring Little Uzi Vert, Post Malone, Wiz Khalifa, Polo G, Ski Mask The Slump God, BIA, Lil Tecca Dreezy, G Herbo, Nardo Wick Bad Neighbors and more.
Photo Gallery: The Strokes at Metro • Chicago
The Strokes Metro Chicago, IL June 17, 2022 Recap and photos by Curt Baran “I was at a party in New York, and I met a tall guy named Julian.” Congressional candidate Kina Collins mentions this in front of a sold-out crowd with all the nonchalance of spotting your postal worker on your block. But […]
Photo Gallery: Tears For Fears with Garbage • Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre • Tinley Park
Tears For Fears with Garbage Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL June 16, 2022 Recap and photos by Curt Baran It’s been nearly two decades since Tears For Fears released their 2004 record Everybody Loves a Happy Ending. And almost ten years in the making, the band has finally released a follow-up, The Tipping Point. The English […]
Photo Gallery: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss at Jay Pritzker Pavilion • Chicago
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Jay Pritzker Pavilion Chicago, IL June 7, 2022 Recap and photos by Curt Baran Robert Plant has packed away his Golden God persona for more than a few decades now. This is fine because it’s difficult to imagine those Led Zeppelin songs being performed now without it somehow feeling like […]
Photo Gallery: Slipknot with Cypress Hill • Alpine Valley Music Theatre • East Troy, WI
Slipknot with Cypress Hill Friday, June 4, 2022 Alpine Valley Music Theatre East Troy, WI Recap and Gallery by Edward Spinelli Alpine Valley, it’s been a while! Knotfest 2022 arrived in the beautiful hills of East Troy, Wisconsin, this year, featuring Slipknot (now with 23 years under their belt) and crossover hip-hop vets Cypress Hill. […]
Photo Gallery: Phoebe Bridgers at Huntington Bank Pavilion @ Chicago
Phoebe Bridgers Huntington Bank Pavilion Chicago, IL June 4, 2022 Recap and photos by Curt Baran Phoebe Bridgers swept back into town in a sold-out show powering her momentum. When she last played Chicago, her rapidly rising star found her headlining Night One of the 2021 Pitchfork Music Festival, a pretty big flex in and […]
Media • June 2022 • “Janda’s Journey To The Drive”
Janda Lane’s journey to becoming the afternoon co-host at the Drive (WDRV-Chicago) has taken her from North Carolina (her home state) to Charleston, South Carolina, to Seattle, and through Los Angeles since the radio bug bit her in high school. And Janda polished her rock and roll credentials along the way. For instance, her experience […]
Cover Story: Halestorm: “Never Give In”
It’s a question without an answer, a paradox rooted in an ancient Chinese fable about a vendor selling both a spear that was impervious to attack and a corresponding shield that could never be pierced. What happened when you employed them against each other? No mere mortal could ever conjecture, leading to the latter-day rephrasing […]
Photo Gallery: Tori Amos at Auditorium Theatre • Chicago
Tori Amos Auditorium Theatre Chicago, IL May 25, 2022 Recap and photos by Curt Baran Five years used to be an eternity in the music industry. Post-COVID (at least at its peak), it now feels like nary a blip. Like everyone else in the business, Tori Amos had to postpone her “Ocean To Ocean” tour […]
Photo Gallery: Lucius at Metro • Chicago
Lucius Metro Chicago, IL May 20, 2022 Recap and photos by Curt Baran If a rainbow could sing, it might sound a lot like Lucius. When the two voices of Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig intertwine, it can feel like the heavens are parting. The duo brought their Second Nature tour to Chicago’s storied Metro for […]
Photo Gallery: Amyl & The Sniffers at Logan Square Auditorium • Chicago
Amyl & The Sniffers Logan Square Auditorium Chicago, IL May 14, 2022 Words and photos by Curt Baran Since their inception in 2016, Australia’s Amyl & The Sniffers have earned themselves a reputation as an explosive live act. Not surprising, considering their brand of Stooges-meets-Yeah Yeah Yeah’s always receives extra emphasis from lead singer Amy […]
Photo Gallery: Sleaford Mods at Thalia Hall • Chicago
Sleaford Mods Thalia Hall Chicago, IL May 11, 2022 Recap and photos by Curt Baran Sleaford Mods are pissed! Not surprising, given the current state of things. And while they’ve never shied away from spleen-venting in the past, their 2021 release Spare Ribs has undoubtedly upped the anger quotient. The English duo operates in a […]
Photo Gallery: Patti Smith at Metro • Chicago
Patti Smith Metro Chicago, IL May 4, 2022 Recap and photos by Curt Baran Chicago is privileged to have countless music venues that are worshipped by fans on both the local and national levels. Arguably, none is more venerable than Metro. The Wrigleyville institution celebrates its fourth decade this year and its history is undeniable. […]
Photo Gallery: Journey and Toto at Allstate Arena • Rosemont
Journey and Toto Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL Monday May 2, 2022 It was a ’70s and ’80s AOR listeners’ dream at Rosemont’s Allstate Arena Monday Night. IE’s Ed Spinelli captured the sold-out classic rock double bill to a sold-out crowd.
Recent Comments