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Live Review and Photo Gallery: Poster Children at Bottom Lounge ⢠Chicago
Poster Children Saturday, May 27, 2023 Bottom Lounge, Chicago, IL Review and photos by Jeff Elbel âWe are Poster Children from Champaign, Illinoisâ has been bassist Rose Marshackâs salutation to audiences for decades. After extending a welcome to Saturdayâs audience at Bottom Lounge, Marshack took questions while brothers Jim and Rick Valentin tuned […]
Stage Buzz: Helloween, Seal, NKOTP Blockfest, Adelitas Way
German metal legends Helloween, recently inducted into the Heavy Metal Hall of Fame in New York, come to the Riviera Theatre on Friday, 5/26. Their debut album Walls of Jericho, has stood the test of time as one the greatest speed metal debuts ever.  Helloween is touring with metal stalwarts Hammerfall – making this tour one of […]
Live Review: Hozier at Metro ⢠Chicago
Hozier Metro Chicago, IL May 16, 2023 By Aubrey Vernon Irish singer/songwriter Hozier’s “pop-up show” at Metro was, as expected, a uniquely intimate moment for lucky fans who were able to score tickets at the iconic 1100-seat venue. 2023 promises to be a good year for Andrew Hozier-Byrne, who just announced his third album (with […]
Live Review: Glenn Kotche at Senior Hall ⢠Homewood
Glenn Kotche Senior Hall Cabin Homewood, IL May 6, 2023 By Craig Frank Bang a gong, play it with wooden spoons, or rattle it with paint scrapers, Wilcoâs Glenn Kotche recently treated listeners with his insights, tricks, and inspirational sources to both his methods and musicality. On a recent Homewood evening in a Depression-era forest […]
Live Review: Hoodoo Gurus at City Winery ⢠Chicago
Hoodoo Gurus City Winery Chicago Sunday, May 14, 2023 Review and photos by Jeff Elbel Australian garage rock legends Hoodoo Gurus made their first visit to Chicago since 2007 on Sunday, bringing potent new songs from the 2022 album Chariot of the Gods to a sold-out audience at City Winery. The bandâs 40th-anniversary tour date was two years […]
Photo Gallery: Doyle at Art Theatre ⢠Hobart
Doyle Art Theatre Hobart, IN May 11, 2023 Photos by Edward Spinelli Misfits co-founder and acclaimed guitarist Doyle arrived at Hobart’s historic Art Theatre Tuesday to a dedicated and enthusiastic crowd. The axeman and his band were fit both musically and physically, running through a set of Misfits classics and solo material.
Stage Buzz: Yaeji, Waterparks, Doyle, Dru Hill
Co-founding Misfits groundbreaking Guitarist Doyle comes to town with two shows. Tuesday May 9 at Hobart Art Theatre and May 10 at WC Social Club. His set features his acclaimed solo material and Misfits classics. Yaeji is a bonafide triple threat. The Brooklyn-based singer, producer, and DJ has rightly earned her buzzworthy status on […]
Photo Gallery: Blink-182 at United Center ⢠Chicago
Blink-182 United Center Chicago May 6, 2003 With the original line-up back together (Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge, Travis Barker) after a decade apart, Curt Baran captured the groundbreaking pop-punk trio from the nosebleed seats at the United Center a stone’s throw from Oak Park. With Mark Hoppus in remission from his frightening bought with cancer, […]
Photo Gallery: Flaming Lips ⢠Friday, May 5 ⢠Chicago
Flaming Lips The Salt Shed Chicago, IL May 5, 2023 Ed Spinelli captured Wayne Coyne and company and their psychedelic mayhem on the North Branch on Friday, enjoying 160 minutes of musical love in Wayne’s bubble. See his gallery. Set 1: (Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots) Fight Test One More Robot/Sympathy 3000-21 Yoshimi Battles the Pink […]
Stage Buzz Q&A: New Pornographers at Thalia Hall ⢠Chicago
Fans (and critics) hailed The New Pornographerâs debut album Mass Romantic in late 2000 as a highlight from the world of indie-pop. However, few would have predicted that the âsupergroupâ experiment would become such a reliably great and durable band operating in parallel with its membersâ individual careers. Ringleader and principal songwriter A.C. (aka […]
Cover Story: Love and Rockets ⢠Reissues & Reunion
Not that a random Google quest can sum up the alpha/omega significance of any particular subject. But when you punch in âLove and Rockets, bandâ on the search engine, one of the Frequently Asked Questions it churns up is a deceptively simple âIs Love and Rockets Goth?â Itâs a conundrum that still confounds bandleader […]
Photo Gallery: Joe Perry Project at Arcada Theatre ⢠St. Charles
Joe Perry Project Arcada Theatre St. Charles, IL 4/21/2023 Recap and Photos by Edward Spinelli With Aerosmith still on break (but rumored to announce a tour at any moment), guitarist Joe Perry hit the road for a very limited number of “intimate” dates in support of the guitar heroâs latest album, Sweetzerland Manifesto MKII. Chicago-area […]
Featured: Q&A with Peter Case
During the pandemic, we all sought small bastions of sanity wherever we could find them. Especially visually, locked in at home with so many relatively new streaming services available like Netflix â you could latch onto an uplifting movie like âEurovision Song Contest â the Story of Fire Sagaâ and dodge the doldrums, […]
Hello My Name is Ville Valo ⢠Live Recap: House of Blues ⢠Chicago
The last time Ville Valo performed at Chicagoâs House of Blues he was reaching the end of a lengthy chapter in his life. HIM, the band he fronted for 25 years, was calling it quits. It was the last time theyâd be on that stage together; a stage Valo wasnât sure heâd ever return to. […]
Stage Buzz: QueensrĂżche, Blockchain Coalition, Snarky Puppy, Rise Against
Chicago alt-punk rockers Rise Against have come a long way from their humble beginnings as a local underground band. Because of their furious sound and their unwavering political commentary, it didnât take long for the rest of the world to take notice. Now, theyâre a staple of the punk rock world. To help celebrate […]
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