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Photo Gallery: Widespread Panic – Riverside Theatre ⢠Milwaukee, WI
Widespread Panic The Riverside Theatre October 22 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Ed Spinelli caught Widespread Panic in Milwaukee on Night Two of their four night residency John “JB” Bell – Guitar And Vocals Jimmy Herring – Guitar Dave Schools – Bass And Vocals John “JoJo” Hermann – Keyboards And Vocals Domingo “Sunny” Ortiz – Percussion Duane Trucks […]
Live Review and Photo Gallery: LANY at Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom ⢠Chicago
LANY Saturday, October 16 Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL Review and photos by Andy Argyrakis A major slice of the three years since LANY brought Malibu Nights to both Lollapalooza and the Riviera may have been spent with the entire world stopped, but that doesnât mean the ascending indie-pop players wasted a single second. The […]
Photo Gallery: KISS at DTE Energy Music Theatre ⢠Clarkston, MI
KISS DTE Energy Music Theatre Friday, October 16 Clarkston, MI Recap and photos by Curt Baran The âEnd Of The Roadâ tour appears to be reaching its completion. Legendary rockers KISS have claimed that this will be their last go around on the touring carousel. Friday nightâs show outside Detroit was one of a handful […]
Photo Gallery: Lucy Dacus at The Vic Theatre ⢠Chicago
Lucy Dacus The Vic Theatre October 11, 2021 Chicago, IL Recap and photos by Curt Baran Expect to see Home Video on a great many year-end âBest-Ofâ lists. The third album from Richmond, Virginia’s Lucy Dacus, is so intimately confessional that, at times, it feels as if the listener is eavesdropping on a conversation or […]
Photo Gallery: Idles at Riviera Theatre
Idles Friday, October 8 Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL Recap and photos by Curt Baran When Idles released their Ultra Mono record in September 2020, the British quintet was already riding a wave of both critical and commercial success. Of course, by then, the world had stopped as did their momentum. Not satisfied to remainâŚum, idle, the […]
Stage Buzz Live Review: Thievery Corporation at Park West
Thievery Corporation Thursday, September 30, Park West, Chicago On Thursday night, a fully packed Park West had the vibe of a trance-dance party, with the love and unity of an Afrobeat ensemble. If strictly immersed on the dance floor, one would think it was DJ night. But it was so much more with five boundless […]
Media: October 2021 ⢠Ofman’s Chicago Sports Story
George Ofman has been part of the Chicago media community for more than 40 years now. Hereâs an indication of how long heâs been doing this. His first job in the business was in a medium that doesnât exist anymore. He worked for an outfit called Sportsphone. Imagine it. It was a phone […]
Cover Story: Local H ⢠“Navigating The Maze”
Local H are lifers. That much should be evident to even those with only a casual knowledge of the bandâs career over their 30-plus year history. The band consists of singer/songwriter/guitarist Scott Lucas and drummer Ryan Harding, who released their debut record Ham Fisted back in 1995, followed by As Good As Dead a […]
Photo Gallery: Soccer Mommy at Thalia Hall
Soccer Mommy Thalia Hall, Chicago Wednesday, September 29th Recap and photos by Curt Baran Not unlike everyone else who released new music in 2020, Soccer Mommy (real name Sophia Regina Allison) had no opportunity to tour behind her release Color Theory. But patience finally paid off Wednesday night when she took the stage at Thalia Hall in […]
Photo Gallery: Riot Fest 2021 ⢠Day Four
Riot Fest Day Four Douglas Park Chicago, IL Day Four of Riot Fest was yet another packed schedule of performances. These included (deep inhale): Facs, 3OH!3, BLACKSTARKIDS, Health, K. Flay, The Bled, Body Count, Fever 333, Thursday, Anthrax, Bleached, DEVO, Ratboys, The Flaming Lips and Radical Stage headliner, and Slipknot nemesis Machine Gun Kelly. Does […]
Photo Gallery: Riot Fest 2021 ⢠Day Two
Riot Fest Day Two Douglas Park Chicago, IL Day Two of Riot Fest was actually the first FULL day of the festival, which meant an opportunity to see upwards of 30 bands in perfect weather with Chicagoâs own Smashing Pumpkins headlining for the first time. The day also featured Seratones, The Sounds, Oxymorrons, Senor Kino, […]
Photo Gallery: Riot Fest 2021 ⢠Day One
Riot Fest returned to Douglas Park after their 2020 COVID-19 sabbatical with a first: a bonus day (adding to its usual 3-day format) for multi-day ticket buyers and other VIPs. Despite several high profile COVID-related cancellations – the norm in this weird environment, the Riot Fest crew assembled a genuinely worthy day of music featuring […]
Photo Gallery: Dead and Company at the Rauf Home Mortgage Music Center
Well, we went from famine to feast. The concert landscape has become so overpopulated that it has become the norm that multiple shows occur on the same day. Since cloning technology has yet to be perfected, the alternative is to hit the road. Dead & Co. arrives this weekend at Wrigley Field, which also coincides […]
Photo Gallery: Pitchfork Festival 2021 ⢠Day One
When COVID-19 shuttered the 2020 Pitchfork Music Festival, it left in its wake a deafening âwhat could have been.â The good news is that over the past weekend, P4K returned, salvaging a sizable chunk of its previously planned lineup, and mighty shored up the gaping wounds of the artists that were unable to make it […]
Photo Gallery: Pitchfork Music Festival 2021 ⢠Day Two
Day Two of the 2020 Pitchfork Music Festival could have, arguably, been the greatest single-day lineup in the festâs already storied history. The undercard boasted a cavalcade of names that, judging by their performances and the receptions they were greeted with, all but assured theyâll return to grace the larger stages in the future. Who […]
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