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Media: April 2013

Media: April 2013

| April 1, 2013 | 2 Comments

This is my first column as the media critic for Illinois Entertainer, and I’m very excited to be joining a publication I’ve been reading for 30 years.

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Studiophile: April 2013

Studiophile: April 2013

| April 1, 2013 | 0 Comments

Cyril Da Great has followed up his Da Birth Of A Great 1 album with his new record, Adolescence, recorded, mixed, and mastered at Mike Repel’s REFORMATORY studios in Chicago

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Sweet Home: April 2013

Sweet Home: April 2013

| April 1, 2013 | 0 Comments

Johnny Burgin was born in the wrong time and place.

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Green Day live pics!

Green Day live pics!

| March 29, 2013 | 1 Comment

The triumphant return

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Yes live pics!

Yes live pics!

| March 19, 2013 | 0 Comments

Just say yes

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George Jones live pics!

George Jones live pics!

| March 18, 2013 | 0 Comments

The final tour

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Eric Johnson live pics!

Eric Johnson live pics!

| March 11, 2013 | 0 Comments

Frantic on the frets

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Cover Story: Low

Cover Story: Low

| March 1, 2013 | 0 Comments

Alan Sparhawk on the secrets of keeping a marriage and a band intact . . . at the same time

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Interview: Imagine Dragons

Interview: Imagine Dragons

| March 1, 2013 | 0 Comments

Las Vegas foursome hit big with “It’s Time”

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Interview: Kevin Flynn & The Avondale Ramblers

Interview: Kevin Flynn & The Avondale Ramblers

| March 1, 2013 | 0 Comments

One would think that Chicago’s rich and deep-rooted Irish heritage would propagate songwriters and bands celebrating it, but strangely that hasn’t been the case

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Around Hear: March 2013

Around Hear: March 2013

| March 1, 2013 | 0 Comments

Local reviews of Jess Godwin, Righteous Hillbillies, The Steakhouse Mints, and more

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Media: March 2013

Media: March 2013

| March 1, 2013 | 0 Comments

IE’s Media columnist Cara Jepsen says goodbye after 20 years

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Caught In A Mosh: March 2013

Caught In A Mosh: March 2013

| March 1, 2013 | 3 Comments

For decades, Elk Grove Township was home to the sprawling headquarters of United Airlines and with it a spectacular outdoor swimming pool at the base of a hotel full of 22-year-old flight-attendant trainees. Ladies, who wants a suntan?

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Hello, My Name Is Kinky

Hello, My Name Is Kinky

| March 1, 2013 | 0 Comments

Kinky Friedman talks Bob Dylan and his political aspirations for 2014

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File: March 2013

File: March 2013

| March 1, 2013 | 0 Comments

Clive Davis judges Mother McAuley graduate, Billy Corgan selling furniture

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