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Live Review/Gallery – Elton John at the Tax Slayer Center
Elton John TaxSlayer Center, Moline Friday, November 10, 2017 Nearly every season in Elton Johnâs illustrious career is filled with some sort of milestone, but perhaps more than any in recent memory, the last year prompted several reasons to celebrate. For starters, the international superstar released his 30th studio album Wonderful Crazy Night (the first […]
![Stage Buzz: [Updated with Gallery] Doyle at The Forge of Joliet](http://illinoisentertainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/DOYLE-02roatte-150x150.jpg "Stage Buzz: [Updated with Gallery] Doyle at The Forge of Joliet")
Stage Buzz: [Updated with Gallery] Doyle at The Forge of Joliet
Under the eponymous Doyle banner, the dominating ex-Misfits axeman has conjured up 13 metallic horror-punk tracks on his sophomore solo effort that was released this past summer, Doyle II: As We Die. Currently on his As We Die World Tour, Doyle (real name Paul Caiafa) and his band â vocalist Alex âWolfmanâ Story, bassist […]
Recap/Gallery: Widespread Panic at Riverside Theater
Widespread Panic The Riverside Theater Milwaukee, WI Widespread Panic didn’t make it to the Windy City this year, so Ed Spinelli packed up the Plymouth Voyager min-van and went to one of the bands favorite hot spots – Milwaukee! Panic have been hosting their Fall, 3-day weekends in the Cream City for a decade. The […]
Reacap/Gallery: Flogging Molly at Limelight Metroplex
Flogging Molly, the Detroit based seven-piece, played an electric two-hour set at the Limelight Eventplex in Peoria, Saturday. It was the bandâs first visit to Whiskeytown in support of their latest studio album, Life Is Good. Their mix of traditional Irish music and punk rock hit the mark with a crowd spanning three generations. […]
Photo Gallery: Stephen Stills & Judy Collins at the Arcada Theatre
After 50 years of friendship and two dynamic musical journeys, Ed Spinelli caught these two singer/songwriter legends together at the Arcada in St. Charles.
Photo Gallery: UFO with Saxon at Star Plaza Theater
35 years after their legendary 1982 U.S. Tour (stopping in Chicago at the International Amphitheater) – UFO and Saxon showed they still have plenty of rock left in the tank at the Star Plaza. Jared James Nichols opened the show. Ed Spinelli caught the action like it was Nineteen Eighty-Two!
Recap/Photo Gallery: Alison Moyet at Park West
Alison Moyet Park West, Chicago Tuesday, September 19, 2017 On her first solo world tour in exactly 30 years, Alison Moyet caught Chicago faithful up to speed since Yazoo/Yaz reunited in 2008. Although she made sure to play several selections from the celebrated synthpop duo, the 21-track set was also stocked heartily with tunes […]
![[Updated] Live Review/Stage Buzz: The Afghan Whigs at Metro](http://illinoisentertainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/theafghanwhigs-2017-promo-01-chriscuffaro-2250x1500-300-150x150.jpg "[Updated] Live Review/Stage Buzz: The Afghan Whigs at Metro")
[Updated] Live Review/Stage Buzz: The Afghan Whigs at Metro
The Afghan Whigs Metro, Chicago Sept. 23 Midway through the set Saturday night at Metro, Afghan Whigs frontman Greg Dulli momentarily halted the bandâs momentum after the song âAlgiersâ to address one particular fan: âWasted and flipping me off is not going to work,â he said to a woman near the stage. As the crowd […]
Live Review: Riot Fest 2017 – Douglas Park, Chicago
Riot Fest Douglas Park, Chicago September 15-17, 2017 If there was one MVP act at this yearâs edition of Riot Fest – a smaller, more compact affair, it was undoubtedly Nine Inch Nails. A nihilistic and seemingly self destructive act that two decades ago, would have been hard to imagine experiencing a renaissance in 2017, […]
Stage Buzz: Bourbon & Beyond
Summer is waning, but festies will get their last licks in September 23 and 24 in Louisville. If bourbon, food, music, and camping is appealing to end your summer festival season, then Bourbon & Beyond should be on your radar. With camping gear and a quick 5 hour drive, music fans can sample several renowned […]
Photo Gallery: Alice Cooper/Deep Purple/ Edgar Winter at HCA
It was like the World Series of Rock took a time machine from 1975 at Comiskey Park to the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater last Wednesday. Ed Spinelli captured the night in all it’s glory.
Stage Buzz: Riot Fest 2017 Undercard Preview
Riot Fest returns to Douglas Park for its 13th year this September. Based on that number, palmâreaders may think itâll be an unlucky year for the festival. But this yearâs lineup is arguably the best ever put together by the organizers. With so many great bands and artists performing you might feel overwhelmed. Thatâs where […]
Photo Gallery – Pink at Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
Pink bonded with her predominantly female audience Saturday in Tinley Park. Ed Spinelli captured her in all her glory, at a sold-out show.
Updated: Live Review/Stage Buzz – Mastodon at Metro
Live Review Mastodon Metro, Chicago Sept. 9, 2017 Mastodon rarely plays an encore. Instead, the band merely thanks the crowd and walks offstage. Saturday night at Metro, though, the bandâs parting words carried more weight as they played an intimate benefit concert for Hope For The Day, a Chicago-based mental health education and suicide prevention […]
Recap/Photo Gallery: Depeche Mode at Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
Depeche Mode challenged their audience Wednesday at HCA in Tinley Park. Whether it was reminding the crowd to change our shaky government (“Where’s the Revolution,” and a surprise cover of the Beatles’ “Revolution”) and a set heavy on songs from their new album Spirit, Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher made it known this […]
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