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Photo Gallery – 101WKQX’s NWSC Night 3: Kings of Leon, Dayglow, Almost Monday  • Aragon Ballroom • Chicago

Photo Gallery – 101WKQX’s NWSC Night 3: Kings of Leon, Dayglow, Almost Monday • Aragon Ballroom • Chicago

| December 9, 2021 | 0 Comments

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 […]

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Photo Gallery – She & Him at Chicago Theatre • Chicago

Photo Gallery – She & Him at Chicago Theatre • Chicago

| December 8, 2021 | 0 Comments

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 […]

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Photo Gallery: The Lumineers at 101WKQX’s The Nights We Stole Christmas • Aragon Ballroom, Chicago

Photo Gallery: The Lumineers at 101WKQX’s The Nights We Stole Christmas • Aragon Ballroom, Chicago

| December 7, 2021 | 0 Comments

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 […]

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Photo Gallery: Baroness at Cobra Lounge • Chicago

Photo Gallery: Baroness at Cobra Lounge • Chicago

| December 2, 2021 | 0 Comments

Baroness Cobra Lounge December 1, 2021 Chicago, IL – Recap and photos by Curt Baran Baroness have finally clawed their way back onto stages in America! Their most recent album, Gold & Grey, was released in 2019, and we all know what happened next. So, the quartet from Savannah, Georgia, is doing something special to […]

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Media: December 2021 • Never Forget

Media: December 2021 • Never Forget

| November 30, 2021 | 0 Comments

  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 […]

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IE Rewind: Cheap Trick • Best of 2021

IE Rewind: Cheap Trick • Best of 2021

| November 30, 2021 | 0 Comments

At a seasoned 72, Rick Nielsen is the Frank Buck of the rock and roll world. By his own admission — and he’s not bragging, just stating the facts — the Cheap Trick axeman and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has bagged and brought home over 2,000 guitars in his lifetime. His trophy room […]

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Photo Gallery: Chvrches at Aragon Ballroom • Chicago

Photo Gallery: Chvrches at Aragon Ballroom • Chicago

| November 20, 2021 | 0 Comments

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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Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz – November 17 – November 22 • Jason Isbell, Anti-Flag AntiFest, Pink Sweat$ at Concord Hall, Robyn Hitchcock, Jason Sudeikis hosts Thundergong!

Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz – November 17 – November 22 • Jason Isbell, Anti-Flag AntiFest, Pink Sweat$ at Concord Hall, Robyn Hitchcock, Jason Sudeikis hosts Thundergong!

| November 15, 2021 | 0 Comments

  In honor of the 40th Anniversary of the November 1981 release of their debut album, Movement, New Order has been profiled by BBC6 online in a one-hour special highlighting the best songs from the record, including “Ceremony” and “Dreams Never End,” plus rare tracks, cover songs, bands they influenced, and Movement‘s obvious musical connection […]

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Photo Gallery: Wolf Alice at The Vic Theatre • Chicago

Photo Gallery: Wolf Alice at The Vic Theatre • Chicago

| November 9, 2021 | 0 Comments

Wolf Alice The Vic Theatre November 8, 2021  Chicago, IL Recap and photos by Curt Baran On their third album Blue Weekend, London’s Wolf Alice went all-in with a big, vibrant sound and heavy emotions to match. Their tour of the same name recently brought them to the Vic Theatre, and the quintet (fleshed out this time […]

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Photo Gallery: My Morning Jacket at The Auditorium Theatre

Photo Gallery: My Morning Jacket at The Auditorium Theatre

| November 8, 2021 | 0 Comments

  IE’s Ed Spinelli captured My Morning Jacket at the Auditorium on Night Two of three nights in the Loop. Setlist: Victory Dance It Beats 4 U Love Love Love Magic Bullet Lay Low Lowdown Master Plan Complex Bermuda Highway If All Else Fails I Think I’m Going To Hell Compound Fracture Easy Morning Rebel […]

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Photo Gallery: Widespread Panic – Riverside Theatre • Milwaukee, WI

Photo Gallery: Widespread Panic – Riverside Theatre • Milwaukee, WI

| October 29, 2021 | 0 Comments

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 […]

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Photo Gallery: KISS at DTE Energy Music Theatre • Clarkston, MI

Photo Gallery: KISS at DTE Energy Music Theatre • Clarkston, MI

| October 18, 2021 | 0 Comments

KISS DTE Energy Music Theatre Friday, October 16 Clarkston, MI Recap and photos by Curt Baran The “End Of The Road” 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 night’s show outside Detroit was one of a handful […]

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Photo Gallery: Lucy Dacus at The Vic Theatre • Chicago

Photo Gallery: Lucy Dacus at The Vic Theatre • Chicago

| October 12, 2021 | 0 Comments

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 “Best-Of” 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 […]

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Photo Gallery: Idles at Riviera Theatre

Photo Gallery: Idles at Riviera Theatre

| October 9, 2021 | 0 Comments

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 remain…um, idle, the […]

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