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Season of resurrection
In the choose-your-own-adventure saga of this weekend’s non-festival offerings, turning the final page will have you dancing, crying or screaming.
Bob Mould: Silver Age
BOB MOULD Silver Age (Merge) Guitar album. No matter what precisely that means to you, it’s a tag that describes most of Bob Mould‘s recorded output over the past three decades of making music.
Kiss live shots!
Members of the Kiss Army united on Sept. 7 to watch the painted road warriors blast through their hits at Tinley Park’s First Midwest Bank Amphitheater. The rock ‘n’ roll jaunt shut down long before sunrise, but these fellas are keeping their promise to party at least every other day. All photos by Curt Baran.
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band live!
Before Bruce Springsteen began his sold-out, two-night stand at the ultimate summertime “land of hope and dreams” – Wrigley Field – he owed a debt to his loyal Chicago fan base.
Day-Glo soul
Call it a soul resurgence or just chalk it up to a younger generation realizing that even with striking advances in modern medicine, the clock is ticking for the voices of yore. How else to explain the teaming up of Charles Walker and Bettye LaVette in the performers’ third act? Walker used to warm up […]
Northcoast Music Festival interviews
Now in its third year, the North Coast Music Festival has cemented itself as an end-of-summer staple, showcasing an eclectic mix of electronic talent, jam acts, and hip hop artists.
To Chicago, with love
Your feet might not leave Chicago, but these shows will take your ears to West Africa before popping in south of the border.
My Morning Jacket & Band Of Horses live shots!
My Morning Jacket spent a lovely summer evening serenading the throngs at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park on Aug. 22. Band Of Horses warmed up the crowd. All photos by Ed Spinelli.
Jason Aldean & Luke Bryan live!
The country blowout show at First Midwest Bank Amphitheater in Tinley Park in front of a wall-to-wall crowd on Saturday night was a bit confusing.
The Dr. and the duke
August’s slow march towards completion brings with it: the Hollywood elite, pre-destined lovers, a 70s supergroup, the man behind Nora Jones, and a couple of Southside rockers.
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.
Pussy Riot found guilty
Three members of Russian punk group Pussy Riot are headed to the slammer after being convicted of “hooliganism motivated by religious hatred.”
Joe Cocker & Huey Lewis and the News live!
Even though Joe Cocker and Huey Lewis and the News found fame in different eras, the two acts were united by a shared love for rock ‘n’ roll, soul and bits of the blues, coupled with decades of constant radio airplay.
YES pics
Yes rocked the stage of the Akoo Theatre in Rosemont on Aug. 7. The lucky winners of our ticket giveaway experienced the prog rock veterans in the flesh, but we sent photographer John Affinito to capture the night for those who missed it.
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