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Photo Gallery : Wetleg at Thalia Hall • Chicago
Wet Leg Thalia Hall Chicago, IL March 4, 2022 Recap and photos by Curt Baran Wet Leg (Heather Chambers and Rhian Teasdale) are currently living their best lives. The quintet from the music mecca that is the Isle of Wight (insert sarcasm here) released the single “Chaise Longue” last year year and has racked up […]
Cover Story: Urge Overkill • “Oui, Oui”
Time flies – especially if you mark time by 11s and years and releases from your favorite rock band – at least if that band is Urge Overkill. Some may feel it’s been a long time since their last release, Rock & Roll Submarine; others may say it feels like yesterday. It may undoubtedly sound […]
Live Review and Galley: Neal Morse Band • Arcada Theatre • St. Charles
The Neal Morse Band The Arcada Theatre, St. Charles, IL February 19, 2022 Review by Jeff Elbel Photos by Luciano J. Bilotti The Neal Morse Band presented a master class in progressive rock on Saturday night, with a hint of laudable grace under pressure as the quintet returned to a faithful audience at the supportive […]
Photo Gallery: Ghost and Volbeat • Allstate Arena • Rosemont
Ghost & Volbeat Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL February 18, 2022 Recap and Photos by Edward Spinelli Co-headliners Ghost and Volbeat brought the fans out en masse (despite a freak snow squall) to Allstate Arena Friday. Beelzebub ruled the evening. Ghost vocalist Tobias Forge donned his signature ghoul makeup like a 19th-century zombie in the […]
Stage Buzz: Dream Theater at The Chicago Theatre • Chicago
After a two-year COVID delayed hiatus, progressive metal greats Dream Theater arrive at the Chicago Theatre for their much-anticipated return on Sunday, February 20th. Their setlist will be a yolking of their best-known classic (“The Alien,” “Awaken The Master,” “Bridges in the Sky”), a few deep-cuts (“6:00”), and their pre-pandemic album A View From […]
Cover Story: Sarah Shook an the Disarmers • ” The Four Agreements”
Collectively, it’s relatively easy to look at the last couple of soul-trying pandemic years — wherein one entire political party in America continues to deny not only the science of climate change but the enactment of any constructive legislation that could thwart it or at least slow it down — and say that we, humanity, […]
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 There’s nothing like a hometown show… and a two-for-one to boot. Chicago’s power-pop rockers Enuff Z’Nuff 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: Livestream Buzz January 25-February 1 • The Smile (Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood), Built To Spill, Geoff Tate, MUNA, Courtney Barnett
Aurora presents “A Touch of the Divine: the Digital Experience,” which is described as “a conceptual digital masterpiece of The Gods We Can Touch” the new album from Aurora. The livestreams airs Tuesday, January 25 at 8 PM. Find tickets here. Join Switchfoot for their “Trio Days” livestream this Tuesday, January 25 at 7 […]
IE Rewind: Remembering Lin Brehmer: Media – September 2018
WXRT morning man Lin Brehmer is more than just a friendly voice on 93.1 FM every day, he is your “best friend in the whole world,” a moniker he has used now for several years. “But I usually say it in a pathetic ‘why don’t I have any friends at all’ whine,” he points out. […]
Photo Gallery: Kacey Musgraves with King Princess and MUNA • United Center, Chicago
Kacey Musgraves United Center Chicago, IL January 20, 2022 Recap and photos by Curt Baran Kacey Musgraves’ “Star-Crossed: Unveiled” tour has officially put rubber on the pavement. The 15-date sojourn landed at Chicago’s United Center on Thursday night, replete with gorgeous set pieces, a crackling band, and a clip filled with rounds of break-up songs. […]
Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz • December 28 – January 1 • The String Cheese Incident, Robyn Hitchcock, Lotus, St. Paul & The Broken Bones
Lotus is live from Union Transfer in Philadelphia on December 28 and December 29 at 7pm. This is a two-night event. Tickets are $18 or $32 for both shows, and you can buy them here. American Idol Season 16 winner Maddie Poppe and her Acoustic Christmas show, live from The Basement East in Nashville on […]
Live Review and Gallery: Jeff Tweedy at Metro • Chicago
Jeff Tweedy Metro, Chicago, IL Thursday, December 23, 2021 Review and photos by Jeff Elbel Chicago’s hottest ticket for rock fans during the holiday season was Thursday night’s show at Metro. Jeff Tweedy and his band did not disappoint during the second of two concerts, performing a joyful set that brimmed with a sense […]
Feature: Little Boots • Alliance with Abba
Long before she conquered overseas charts with her dazzling 2009 dance-pop debut, Hands, British keyboardist/vocalist Victoria Hesketh as Little Boots worked with top-flight talent like current Adele producer Greg Kurstin, who helmed recordings by her all-girl outfit Dead Disco. And even though she just finished producing her upcoming album herself, she still knows the value […]
IE Rewind: Cheap Trick • Best of 2021
At a seasoned 72, Rick Nielsen is the Frank Buck of the rock and roll world. By his own admission — and he’s not bragging, just stating the facts — the Cheap Trick axeman and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has bagged and brought home over 2,000 guitars in his lifetime. His trophy room […]
Spins: Damon Albarn • The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows
Damon Albarn The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows (Transgressive Records Ltd) The stark black and white boulder on the cover of Damon Albarn’s new solo album announces immediately that this will not be the Day-Glo dance party of his band Gorillaz, nor will it conjure the dandy day-in-the-English-life of his 90s Britpop […]
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