Stage Buzz
Stage Buzz: English Beat, Chi-Town Blues Festival, Slowthai, Maxwell, Clutch
Code Orange with special guests Loathe, Vended, and Dying Wish plays Metro this Monday, April 4 at 7 PM. Tickets are available here. The Flaming Lipsâ âAmerican Head American Tourâ swings by The Riviera Theatre on Wednesday, April 6 at 8 PM. You can still get tickets here. We Were Promised Jetpacks and Weakend Friends […]
Stage Buzz: PUP at The Riviera Theatre ⢠Chicago
Just a day after the release of their highly anticipated new album, THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND, Toronto punks PUP will play the Riviera Theatre on Sunday, April 3. PUP is one of those rare bands who hasnât released a bad album. If anything, theyâve only gotten better, but if you told them that, they would probably […]
Stage Buzz: Sparks, Flogging Molly, Ween, Napalm Death, Knuckle Puck
Drug Church brings âThe Hygiene Tourâ featuring One Step Closer, Soul Blind, and Lurk to Beat Kitchen on Wednesday, March 16 at 7:30 PM. Sorry, this one is sold out! Celebrate St. Pattyâs Day with a live performance from Flogging Molly streamed from the Hollywood Palladium on Thursday, March 17 at 11 PM. Find […]
Stage Buzz: Hoodoo Gurus, Bonobo, Elle King, Billie Eilish
Dua Lipa brings her âFuture Nostalgiaâ tour to the United Center on Wednesday, March 9 at 7:30 PM. You can still grab tickets here. If youâd rather stay in on Wednesday you can check out James Arthurâs âStripped Back at the Royal Albert Hallâ livestream on March 9 at 8 PM. Buy tickets here. […]
Stage Buzz: Enuff Z’Nuff with Firehouse at The Arcada Theatre ⢠St. Charles
Enuff Z’Nuff with Firehouse Arcada Theatre Saturday, February 5 St. Charles, IL Thereâs nothing like a hometown show… and a two-for-one to boot. Chicagoâs power-pop rockers Enuff ZâNuff will be playing back-to-back nights at LiveWire Lounge in Chicago on Friday, Feb. 4, and the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles the following night (February 5) with […]
Stage Buzz: Abbey Road at City Winery – October 23 ⢠Chicago
The timing couldn’t be more right. With this week’s anniversary edition of Let It Be dropping in stores and online, and the six-hour Peter Jackson Thanksgiving documentary Get Back slated for Disney streaming debut next month, Steven Kikoen’s debut of Beatles tribute band Abbey Road at City Winery on October 23 seems like it was […]
Stage Buzz: Photo Gallery: Megadeth/Lamb of God/Trivium/Hatebreed ⢠Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
After their unplanned pandemic 2020 sabbatical, Megadeth and Lamb of God arrived healthy and intact in Tinley Park last night. Both bands were seemingly overjoyed; they were finally getting to tour even at the halfway point of their grueling 27-date North American jaunt. If you can find a band more at the top of their […]
Stage Buzz: Preview ⢠Pitchfork Festival 2021 Undercard Picks
Canceled and delayed by the pandemic in 2020 and 2021, Pitchfork Fest returns to Union Park September 10. 11 and 12 Â on a crowded fall festival weekend. Youâve read about their celebrated headliners (St.Vincent, Phoebe Bridgers, Erykah Badu); now take a look at some of our favorite undercard performers. DEHD On their 2020 […]
Stage Buzz: Live Review and Photo Gallery ⢠Colin Hay at Park West
Colin Hay Park West, Chicago, IL Sunday, August 29, 2021 Review by Jeff Elbel, photos by Philamonjaro Colin Hay has spent decades building his brand as one of popular musicâs premier solo acoustic entertainers and all-around raconteurs. His performance benefits from a miraculously ageless voice, fluid and dexterous guitar playing, and stories that overflow […]
Stage Buzz: Review and Photo Gallery ⢠Wilco, Sleater-Kinney at Pritzker Pavillion
Wilco, Sleater-Kinney, NnamdĂŻ Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Chicago, IL Saturday, August 28, 2021 Review by Jeff Elbel Photo Gallery by Curt Baran Saturdayâs performance at Pritzker Pavilion was Wilcoâs first hometown show since December 2019, when the band supported 2019âs Ode to Joy album at the Chicago Theatre. After 20 months of waiting, Jeff […]
Stage Buzz: Photo Gallery ⢠Korn with Staind at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Two titans of hard rockâs Nu Metal movement descended on Tinley Parkâs Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Friday. Korn and Staind, torchbearers that flat out owned the genre in the late 90âs, have hit the road together for a tour thatâs bringing the down tuned heaviness to the late summer Shedâs across the country. The two acts […]
Stage Buzz: Preview ⢠Lindsey Stirling at Huntington Bank Pavilion
Lindsey Stirling August 10, 2021 Huntington Bank Pavilion, Chicago Like every other performer on the planet, Lindsey Stirling had to put all her touring plans on hold when COVID shut down live music. In the wake of vaccines and the window of opportunity that is still presenting itself as COVID vaccinations increase, the California […]
Stage Buzz: Lollapalooza 2021 ⢠Day One Photo Gallery
Live music has returned! Lollapalooza celebrated its 30th Anniversary by returning to Chicagoâs front yard. There was, however, a palpable mix of emotions that filled Grant Park with the specter of COVID still very much lurking. Proof of vaccination and/or negative test results were required for entry. Those who couldnât provide either were required to […]
Stage Buzz: Lollapalooza 2021 ⢠Day Two Photo Gallery
Day Two of Lollapalooza 2021 was greeted with what was, arguably, the greatest weather the festival has ever seen. Overnight storms not only tramped the dust down but also shoved the previous dayâs suffocating humidity to places unknown. This blank meteorological canvass got splashed by aural brushstrokes from Oston, Rookie, Mob Rich, Tai Verdes, Black […]
Stage Buzz: Lollapalooza 2021 ⢠Day Three Photo Gallery
Itâs Day Three, and Lolla keeps rolling on. Tonightâs total head-scratcher has Post Malone and Journey headlining on separate ends of Grant Park. YepâŚnot a typo. Letâs also toss in a recently revived Limp Bizkit to really keep it weird. But hey, there was no shortage of contemporaries like Cannons, Jessia, Porches, Michigander, Rence, BIA, […]
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