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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 […]
Cover Story + Podcast : Rise Against ⢠“Mission Statement”
For the members of Rise Against, the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the live event industry in 2020 provided something wholly unfamiliar for the band: downtime. âIt’s kinda madness, when you look back on it all and think about what we did, and then managed to create this band and all the albums we […]
Stage Buzz: Photo Gallery ⢠Hella Mega Tour – Green Day, Fall Out Boy, Weezer, The Interrupters
The demise of Rock music has arrived? Well, it was all evidence to the contrary when the Hella Mega tour showed up at Chicagoâs Wrigley Field Sunday. Green Day, Fall Out Boy (making a homecoming appearance), and Weezer all brought their alt-rock jukebox catalogs to the famed, unquestionably sold-out Northside ballpark. The unseasonably mild weather […]
Hello My Name is… John Doe of X
To calm, cool, and collected X anchor John Doe, itâs all about how you see the world these days. Some artists may have dreaded all that enforced 2020 lockdown time as a curse, but, homebound apart from his bandmates in Austin, he viewed it as a blessing, a creative windfall, even though X had […]
Cover Story: Chvrches ⢠“Screen Team”
On the surface, Todd Strauss-Schulsonâs 2015 horror-comedy The Final Girls was a prescient showcase for then-young acting talent, like Vera Farmigaâs sister, Taissa, future Silicon Valley star Thomas Middleditch, and the always-hilarious Adam DeVine, along with the relatively veteran Malin Akerman – all working overtime to sell the surreal plot, wherein Farmigaâs Max Cartwright character is […]
Stage Buzz: Live Review and Photo Gallery – James Taylor and His All-Star Band and Jackson Browne ⢠United Center
James Taylor and His All-Star Band, Jackson Browne Thursday, July 29, 2021 United Center, Chicago, IL The third timeâs the charm. Originally scheduled for the summer of 2020, the long-anticipated tour by James Taylor and His All-Star Band featuring Jackson Browneâs opening set was bumped to June of this year by the pandemic. Opening […]
Stage Buzz: Photo Gallery ⢠Sammy Hagar and The Circle ⢠RiverEdge Park
Sammy Hagar and The Circle (featuring Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham and Vic Johnson) July 18, 2021 RiverEdge Park Aurora, IL RiverEdge Park in Aurora hosted Hagar and friends on a near-perfect July summer evening. The set-list was stacked with Van Halen (Sammy era faves naturally), and Hagar’s solo hits. Van Halen’s “Right Now” […]
File: Chicagoland Record Collectors Show ⢠Sunday July 18th
After 16 months of pandemic restrictions, the Chicago Record Collectors show – the largest vinyl and CD show in the Midwest – returns this Sunday, July 18, at the Best Western Hillside. Show founder John Govi kept tabs with hotel management during the pandemic, coordinating when it would be safe to bring the show […]
Photo Gallery: R.E.O. Speedwagon and Head East at RiverEdge Park Aurora
While the pandemic continues to affect indoor attendance to some degree, outdoor events are returning with gusto. Aurora Mayor Richard Ervin kicked off RiverEdge Park’s outdoor concert season last Thursday, welcoming “the pride of Champaign,” R.E.O. Speedwagon to the venue with fellow prairie state alums, Head East as openers. As expected, an evening of massive […]
Hello My Name Is…Billy
Youâve got to hand it to storied Cult guitarist Billy Duffy â he doesnât bury the lede when it comes to late-breaking news stories. Only a minute into a recent phone call to discuss Coloursound â the ephemeral side project he and Alarm vocalist Mike Peters launched, then abandoned with a single album back in […]
Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz – June 29-July 2 ⢠Olivia Rodrigo, Simply Red, MxPx, Freddy Gibbs, Ben Folds,
This weekâs episode of There Is Light features a set from Cautious Clay live from The Sultan Room in New York followed by a Q +A. Watch it on Twitch Tuesday, June 29 at 7 PM. Olivia Rodrigo streams her new concert film, SOUR Prom, this Tuesday, June 29 at 10:30 PM on YouTube. […]
Photo Gallery: Corey Taylor and Cherry Bombs at The Forge of Joliet
IE’s Ed Spinelli captured Corey Taylor on night two of his three sold-out shows at The Forge. Taylor’s setlist served up primarily solo and Stone Sour material, as well as a stellar acoustic version of Slipknot’s “Snuff,” alone worth the price of admission. Other surprises in his set included deep-cut covers like “Lunatic Fringe” (Red […]
Cover Story: Royal Blood ⢠“No More Dirty Mirrors”
When youâre young, the adages you get handed as advice from your elders might sound cheap and corny â âBe careful what you wish for,â âAdversity often leads to great art,â âWhat doesnât kill you will only make you stronger.â âUh-huh,â most kids always nod begrudgingly, with a âWhateverâ eye roll, âIâll be […]
Hello My Name is Juliana Hatfield
No man is an island, John Donne once wisely noted. Juliana Hatfield would respectfully like to disagree. At 53, the charming Boston folk-rocker is quite happy just kicking back at her Cambridge home with her beloved 11-year-old chocolate lab, Charlie (whoâs actually female, she points out), sans any unwelcome interlopers. And while other […]
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