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Photo Gallery: Chvrches at Aragon Ballroom • Chicago
CHVRCHES Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL November 19th, 2021 Recap and photos by Curt Baran Glasgow’s Chvrches brought their Screen Violence to Uptown Friday, including a phalanx of video screens, strobe lights, and fog machines that added a sensory overload to a synth-y, electro-beat-laden soundtrack. Lead singer Lauren Mayberry was hypnotic as ever, effortlessly pirouetting one […]
Live Review: Genesis at United Center • Chicago
Genesis United Center November 15, 2021 Review by Andy Argyrakis Photo by Patrick Balls When Phil Collins proved he was Not Dead Yet with a tell-all book and tour of the same name in 2018, speculation began swirling that another final hurrah with Genesis could be coming right around the corner. Though it […]
Photo Gallery: Wolf Alice at The Vic Theatre • Chicago
Wolf Alice The Vic Theatre November 8, 2021 Chicago, IL Recap and photos by Curt Baran On their third album Blue Weekend, London’s Wolf Alice went all-in with a big, vibrant sound and heavy emotions to match. Their tour of the same name recently brought them to the Vic Theatre, and the quintet (fleshed out this time […]
Photo Gallery: My Morning Jacket at The Auditorium Theatre
IE’s Ed Spinelli captured My Morning Jacket at the Auditorium on Night Two of three nights in the Loop. Setlist: Victory Dance It Beats 4 U Love Love Love Magic Bullet Lay Low Lowdown Master Plan Complex Bermuda Highway If All Else Fails I Think I’m Going To Hell Compound Fracture Easy Morning Rebel […]
Stage Buzz Review: Elvis Costello & The Imposters • The Chicago Theatre
Elvis Costello and the Imposters Chicago Theatre November 3, 2021 Review by Jeffrey Kotthoff In his first Chicago performance during the age of COVID, Elvis Costello greeted the audience at the Chicago Theater with what felt like a sincere, “Hello again friends, how you doing?” Costello and The Imposters then roared out of the gates […]
Cover Story: Dave Gahan & Soulsavers • “Depeche Mode’s vocalist under the covers”
After over 40 years together, British synth-rock trailblazer Depeche Mode has become such a huge, propulsive force that its three core members — vocalist Dave Gahan, multi-instrumentalists Martin Gore, and keyboardist Andy Fletcher — don’t even have to be officially working on any new music to remain in the news. Their name alone seems […]
Live Review and Photo Gallery: LANY at Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom • Chicago
LANY Saturday, October 16 Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL Review and photos by Andy Argyrakis A major slice of the three years since LANY brought Malibu Nights to both Lollapalooza and the Riviera may have been spent with the entire world stopped, but that doesn’t mean the ascending indie-pop players wasted a single second. The […]
Photo Gallery: KISS at DTE Energy Music Theatre • Clarkston, MI
KISS DTE Energy Music Theatre Friday, October 16 Clarkston, MI Recap and photos by Curt Baran The “End Of The Road” tour appears to be reaching its completion. Legendary rockers KISS have claimed that this will be their last go around on the touring carousel. Friday night’s show outside Detroit was one of a handful […]
Photo Gallery: Idles at Riviera Theatre
Idles Friday, October 8 Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL Recap and photos by Curt Baran When Idles released their Ultra Mono record in September 2020, the British quintet was already riding a wave of both critical and commercial success. Of course, by then, the world had stopped as did their momentum. Not satisfied to remain…um, idle, the […]
IE Promo: The Music of Boston & Journey – December 18th • Rosemont Theatre
Tommy DeCarlo, lead singer of the band Boston since 2007, arrives at Rosemont Theatre on Saturday, December 18 at 8 PM for a night of Boston’s classic hits, with Rudy Cardenas of American Idol singing the classic hits of Journey. Tickets start at just $17.50 all the way to $125.00 for very limited VIP […]
Cover Story: Local H • “Navigating The Maze”
Local H are lifers. That much should be evident to even those with only a casual knowledge of the band’s career over their 30-plus year history. The band consists of singer/songwriter/guitarist Scott Lucas and drummer Ryan Harding, who released their debut record Ham Fisted back in 1995, followed by As Good As Dead a […]
Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz • September 28 – October 4 • Modest Mouse, Tycho, Switchfoot, 311, AFI
311 performs live from Austin, Texas for their latest “Streamsystem” show Tuesday, September 28 at 7 PM. Get tickets here. Glory Days presents Geoff Tate (formerly of Queensryche) live at High Dive in Gainesville, FL on September 28 with his full electric band. Tickets start at $15, and you can buy them here. Join Modest Mouse […]
Photo Gallery: Riot Fest 2021 • Day Four
Riot Fest Day Four Douglas Park Chicago, IL Day Four of Riot Fest was yet another packed schedule of performances. These included (deep inhale): Facs, 3OH!3, BLACKSTARKIDS, Health, K. Flay, The Bled, Body Count, Fever 333, Thursday, Anthrax, Bleached, DEVO, Ratboys, The Flaming Lips and Radical Stage headliner, and Slipknot nemesis Machine Gun Kelly. Does […]
Photo Gallery: Riot Fest 2021 • Day Three
Riot Fest Day 3 Douglas Park Chicago, IL Well, it just wouldn’t feel right if there was a Riot Fest without rain. Fortunately, it didn’t hang around long enough to cancel sets from Spider, Devon Kay & The Solutions, Just Friends, Joywave, The Orphan The Poet, Big Freedia, Bearings, Les Savy Fav, Night Moves, Ganser, […]
Photo Gallery: Riot Fest 2021 • Day Two
Riot Fest Day Two Douglas Park Chicago, IL Day Two of Riot Fest was actually the first FULL day of the festival, which meant an opportunity to see upwards of 30 bands in perfect weather with Chicago’s own Smashing Pumpkins headlining for the first time. The day also featured Seratones, The Sounds, Oxymorrons, Senor Kino, […]
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