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Photo Gallery and Recap – Kansas at Copernicus Center
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 […]
Photo Gallery and Recap: Temple Of The Dog – Philadelphia
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 […]
Live Review and Gallery: Keith Urban at Allstate Arena
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 […]
Media: November 2016
Patti Haze remains one of the iconic radio voices from the rock and roll era in Chicago. Her sexy alto voice and friendly demeanor graced the airwaves of every major rock station in Chicago (save WXRT). She was on WLUP (twice), WMET, WCKG, and CD 94.7. Despite her incredible pedigree—as arguably the Queen of Chicago […]
Photo Gallery: Green Day at Aragon Ballroom
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.
Photo Gallery – Widespread Panic at The Riverside Theater
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 […]
Photo Gallery – Tegan and Sara at The Riviera Theatre
IE’s Curt Baran took a break from obsessing over post-season baseball to get back in the pit with Tegan and Sara…
Media: October 2016
In 2014, when WGN Radio unveiled their Walk of Fame, two of the inductees were their long-time overnight team – the husband and wife radio duo of Steve King and Johnnie Putman. “That was one of those pinch-me moments,” King says now. “To be mentioned in the same breath as Wally Phillips and Bob Collins […]
Photo Gallery: Magnificent Coloring Day @ US Cellular Field
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
Photo Gallery: ZZ Top at Rosemont Theatre
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.
Photo Gallery: Riot Fest Chicago 2016 – Day 1
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…
Photo Gallery: Riot Fest Chicago 2016 – Day 2
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…
Photo Gallery: Riot Fest Chicago 2016 – Day 3
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 […]
Photo Gallery – Sammy Hagar @ FMPV
Ed Spinelli caught the ageless Sammy Hagar as he covered his Montrose, solo and Van Halen years with aplomb on the lakefront…
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