Live Reviews
Marilyn Manson & Slayer live!
Marilyn Manson, Slayer Allstate Arena, Rosemont Monday, August 13, 2007 Substance trumped style during one of the oddest double-headliner bills in recent memory, as legendary thrash gods Slayer and shock rocker Marilyn Manson performed at the Allstate Arena on Monday. Criticizing Christianity is about the only thing the two artists have in common (with Manson’s […]
Romantica live!
Romantica Schubas, Chicago Wednesday, August 8, 2007 Minneapolis-via-North Ireland folk-pop combo Romantica stopped into Schubas on a chilly August evening, bringing with them an unexpected, resilient warmth not counted upon given the tragic bridge accident just days earlier.
Lollapalooza review
Lollapalooza Grant Park, Chicago Friday, August 3 through Sunday, August 5, 2007 (Click above for more than 150 exclusive Lollapalooza photos) The summer festival can sometimes be a dicey proposition. Heat, rain, long lines for food/drinks/toilets are all conditions likely to arise. But you can’t deny the opportunity that it presents to hear lots of […]
Lolla Page 2
Saturday August 4, 2007 Resplendent in a costume that looked like a zebra-stripped bat cross-pollinated with a dungeon-dwelling dominatrix, Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O leveled any remaining doubt as to her status as a brand-new breed of rock star. While Nick Zinner (guitar) and Brian Chase (drums) churned out the tornadic soundtrack that is “Cheated […]
Lolla Page 3
Sunday August 5, 2007 Though Pearl Jam closed out the festival, frontman Eddie Vedder acknowledged the real leader of the day — Iggy Pop & The Stooges. In fact, that band could’ve very well filled the final slot of the night, but instead were relegated to an afternoon appearance (although throngs of appreciators still showed […]
Crossroads Guitar Festival live!
Crossroads Guitar Festival Toyota Park, Bridgeview Saturday, July 28, 2007 Many thanks to Eric Clapton for bringing the cream of guitar superstardom to Toyota Park in Bridgeview on July 28th for his second Crossroads Guitar Festival. The 11-hour guitar marathon was held to benefit the Crossroads Center, Clapton’s drug and alcohol rehab facility in Antigua. […]
‘Once’ live!
Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova Old Town School Of Folk Music, Chicago Saturday, July 28, 2007 Sundance Film Festival smash Once won’t have the kind of money big-studio films get when the annual Oscar push commences. Yet while the movie seemed somewhat secondary as its songs were performed Saturday, promotional tours like this one won’t […]
Jimmy Eat World live!
Jimmy Eat World Park West, Chicago Wednesday, July 25, 2007 The story of a college radio favorite — much like Jimmy Eat World once were — finding success and moving beyond their former level of obscurity is hardly a new one. Which makes the story of such success’ casualties, like a lack of older material […]
Crossroads Guitar Festival Pics
Miss the weekend and want to act like you were there? Hit the festival and want to relive it? Click this link to our Flickr site to catch all the axe-grinding photos from Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival.
Mos Def, Talib Kweli live!
Zune Presents: Live At The BBQ Union Park, Chicago Sunday, July 22, 2007 It’s tempting to dismiss corporate-related shows. This is particularly true when the host is a mammoth like Microsoft’s Zune trying to recreate the community aspect of hip-hop by throwing the “ultimate park jam experience.” On the second stop of Zune’s Live At […]
The Beatles’ “Love” reviewed
Beatles: Love Mirage, Las Vegas Saturday, July 14, 2007 The controversey surrounding “Love” is understandable if you haven’t seen the production. Select, high-profile Beatles songs have been either remixed or replaced with demos for the Cirque De Soleil to dance to, all for the most discriminating of audiences: Las Vegas showgoers. Next month: flogging Pope […]
Pitchfork Festival review!
Pitchfork Music Festival Union Park, Chicago Friday, July 13 – Sunday, July 15, 2007 Last year the second Pitchfork Music Festival (the 2005 Intonation Festival was curated by pitchforkmedia.com and booked by the same promoter, so technically it was the first Pitchfork Fest) made the jump from one of the also-rans of Chicago’s summer fests […]
Maxïmo Park live!
Maxïmo Park Double Door, Chicago Monday, July 16, 2007 “This is turning into a comedy act,” Maxïmo Park singer Paul Smith noticed Monday at the Double Door. “We’re very serious — from England. The Northeast in fact.”
Built To Spill live!
Built To Spill Vic Theatre, Chicago Tuesday, July 17, 2007 Doug Martsch and Built To Spill are slowly getting used to this whole rock ‘n’ roll thing. The Boise guitar band — tonight a quintet — began playing Metro-sized venues nearly 10 years ago behind their total-freedom major-label contract and never acted as if they […]
The Black Crowes live!
The Black Crowes Grant Park, Chicago Friday, July 6, 2007 The “greening” of Chicago took on a different meaning when noted marijuana advocates The Black Crowes accepted their invitation to this summer’s Taste.
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