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Live Review and Gallery: Green Day with Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid and The Linda Lindas⢠Wrigley Field ⢠Chicago
Green Day and friends Wrigley Field Chicago, IL Tuesday, August 13, 2024 Review by Jeff Elbel. Photos coming soon by Curt Baran. Rock fans in Chicago have had a busy summer, with Lollapalooza, Pitchfork, and stands by the Rolling Stones and Metallica as a few recent examples. Tuesdayâs concert at Wrigley Field stands among the […]
Photo Gallery: Metallica at Soldier Field ⢠Chicago
Metallica Soldier Field Chicago, IL Fri., August 9, 2024 Recap and photos by Edward Spinelli With tickets on sale nearly two years from their dual performance dates in Chicago – you could say Metallicaâs Friday show was the most anticipated of the year. Two years after they headlined Lollapalooza, the band brought their massive in-the-round […]
Cover Story: Slash ⢠Raised on the Blues
Over four decades, Slash has established himself as one of the greatest guitarists in the world. It seems heâs done it all. Aside from laying down iconic riffs for Guns N’ Roses, heâs worked with just about anyone you can think of: Lenny Kravitz, Alice Cooper, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Miles Kennedy, Carole King, Iggy […]
Media: August 2024 ⢠Catching up with 97.1FM The Drive’s Brian Sherman
Youâll be hard-pressed to find a more approachable morning radio show than the Driveâs (97.1FM) Sherman and Tingle. They donât just talk to the listeners on the phone, they do it in person. How many radio shows regularly go out to the bars with their listeners? Sherman and Tingle do it every week for a […]
Stage Buzz: Lollapalooza, Chappell Roan, Destroy Boys, Hanabie
The summer event youâve all been waiting for is finally here! Itâs Lollapalooza weekend! Returning to Grant Park from August 1st to August 4th, this yearâs event features headliners Megan Thee Stallion, Hozier, SZA, Stray Kids, The Killers, Future X Metro Boomin, blink-182, and Melanie Martinez. Other performers include Killer Mike, Conan Gray, Vince Staples, […]
Photo Gallery: Def Leppard, Journey and Steve Miller Band at Wrigley Field ⢠Chicago
Def Leppard Journey The Steve Miller Band Wrigley Field Chicago, IL July 15, 2024 Recap and photos by Curt Baran The Northsideâs shining diamond turned itself into a Wayback machine. To see the names Def Leppard, Journey, and The Steve Miller Band on the marquee wouldâve had one believing it was a “World Series of […]
Live Review: The Church at Summerfest ⢠Milwaukee, WI
The Church Summerfest, Milwaukee, WI Saturday, June 29, 2024 Review by Jeff Elbel After a damp and gloomy Friday in Chicago, Steve Kilbey recognized a good thing when The Church took the stage for the headlining slot at Summerfestâs Miller Lite Oasis on Saturday. He greeted the crowd and remarked upon the âperfect […]
Cover Story: Plain White T’s: The Timing is Right
Itâs 2024, and somehow, âHey There Delilahâ is making headlines. Again. The iconic Plain White Tâs song went viral when Drake and parody rapper Snowd4y shared their version entitled âWah Gawn Deliah.â So, what did Plain White Tâs singer/songwriter Tom Higgenson think? Heâs flattered but still questions if itâs real. Yet, heâs in awe […]
Media: July 2024 ⢠45th Anniversary of Disco Demolition: A Loop Insider’s Story
In the heyday of the late ’70s and early ’80s, Loop (WLUP, 97.9 FM) was owned by Congressman Cecil Heftel of Heftel Broadcasting. The president of Heftel Broadcasting was Tom Hoyt. A few photos of Hoyt appear in my book The Loop Files, as do a few stories told by him during his Heftel […]
Photo Gallery: Santana with Counting Crows ⢠Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre ⢠Tinley Park
Santana with Counting Crows Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre Tinley Park Saturday, June 29, 2024 Recap and gallery by Curt Baran Two titans of the San Francisco Bay Music scene touched down in suburban Tinley Park this past weekend. â60âs legend Carlos Santana, who, at age 76, may have spent the majority of his set playing […]
Stage Buzz: Rolling Stones, Hawthorne Heights, Third Eye Blind
The Rolling Stones are defying the odds. The original bad boys of rock are still touring and making new music 62 years (!) in their career. Their 24th album, Hackney Diamonds, dropped last year. But itâs classics like âStart Me Up,â âMiss You,â âPaint It Black,â âSympathy for the Devil,â âJumpinâ Jack Flash,â and â(I […]
Live Review: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss ⢠Ravinia Festival ⢠Highland Park
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL Wednesday, June 12, 2024 Review by Jeff Elbel. Photos by Kyle Dunleavy/Ravinia Festival. Wednesdayâs concert at Ravinia Festival celebrated the seemingly serendipitous pairing of rock legend Robert Plant and bluegrass torchbearer Alison Krauss. While emphasizing roots music and Americana, the bandleadersâ partnership testified to the […]
Photo Gallery: Sarah McLachlan ⢠Huntington Bank Pavilion ⢠Chicago
Sarah McLachlan Huntington Bank Pavilion Chicago, IL June 11, 2024 Recap and photos by Curt Baran If you closed your eyes, it was as if youâd been transported back to 1994. Sarah McLachlan began singing âPossessionâ from her Fumbling Toward Ecstasy album from that year and it sounded as if her voice had been cryogenically […]
Feature: Kula Shaker ⢠Spiritual Relationships
    âNot dead YET.â     For better or worse, that has become my patented gallows-humored, post-pandemic response to anyone who casually inquires how Iâm doing. Based on the hilarious Monty Python Death Cart scene in The Holy Grail, Iâve found it to be a good way of underscoring the […]
Stage Buzz Q & A: Jon Anderson at Copernicus Center ⢠Chicago
Jon Anderson is in love with life. At 79 years old, heâs still doing what makes him happy: making and playing music. Not only is he prepping a summer tour with The Band Geeks, but heâs also getting ready to release his 16th solo album, True. With a career spanning several decades, it would be […]
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