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Cover Story: Band Of Horses
You wouldn’t know it to look at him. But bearded, flannel-shirted folk-rocker Ben Bridwell – of Band Of Horses renown – is quite the sports enthusiast.
Sweet Home: December 2012
The search for a young guitar savior has flummoxed the blues for years. Glimpses of hope appeared here and there over the last decade, only to be buried among the millennial musical confusion. But none carried as much promise and pedigree as Gary Clark Jr. A fixture on the storied Austin music scene since the […]
Gear: December 2012
Gear takes a look at this year’s batch of “Made In The U.S.A.” musical gifts. While it’s easy to get enticed by cheaper-priced Asian-made wares, smaller U.S.-based manufacturers (two right here in Chicagoland!) are taking advantage of changing customer tastes and favorable exchange rates by offering higher quality domestic-made products. Here are a few of […]
Gear: November 2012
Fender Guitars Jaguar 50th Anniversary The Fender Jaguar electric guitar is 50 years old. Wow. Unveiled in 1962, it was the last and arguably, most criticized of the guitar maker’s four signature electric guitars to be introduced, and, as it turned out, the last major “six-stringer” by Leo Fender whose name is still adorned on […]
Win Shenker, UFO and Rome Tickets!
IE, Arcada Theatre and Bottom Lounge have tickets for you! See Acclaimed Guitarist Michael Shenker tonight 10/26 at The Arcada Theatre in Geneva! Legendary British Hard Rock UFO at The Arcada Theatre Sunday, Oct 28 in Geneva! Sublime Singer Rome at Bottom Lounge on November 9th! Enter on our CONTEST PAGE
Frightened Rabbit: ‘State Hospital’ video
Just in case you were worried that Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchinson would go off and get happy in between albums, the band’s latest song should clear away any doubts.
Surrender the collection
Strip Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen of his rock star accolades and his behemoth collection of guitars and band memorabilia would land him on an episode of A&E’s ‘Hoarders.”
Win Tix To See Halford at House Of Blues!
House Of Blues and IE giving away TWO (2) pairs of tickets to see Halford at House of Blues on Thursday, December 9th at 7:30pm. Email service (at) illinoisentertainer.com by Noon tomorrow (12/9/2010) and we’ll pick two winners at random to receive 1 pair of tickets for each winner. Show details: Rob Halford With special […]
Kid Sister at SXSW!
Beauty Bar, Austin, TX Wednesday, March 17, 2010 Chicago came at Austin hard on Wednesday afternoon, with a hyper-kinetic set from Kid Sister at the glam-dive Beauty Bar.
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