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Live Review: Echo and The Bunnymen at the Vic Theatre
Echo & the Bunnymen The Vic Theatre November 24, 2018 Liverpool may have been put on the map by the Beatles, but Echo and the Bunnymen continue to prove that the town in Northwest England has other musical gifts to offer the world. On Saturday, the Bunnymen returned to Chicago with a six-piece lineup […]
Cover Story and Gallery: The Struts
It was a popular, yet perhaps far-fetched concept that was titillating impressionable society a few years back. And it was relatively simple, all told, and loosely based on comic Danny Wallaceâs book Yes Man, which was later satirized to a zanier degree in Jim Carreyâs film version of the same name: If you simply responded […]
Stage Buzz Q&A: Brian Wilson at Horseshoe Casino
Legendary Beach Boys vocalist and songwriter Brian Wilson is touring this fall behind the Christmas version of his live show (“The Christmas Album Live”) to the Horseshoe Casino, November 30th, bringing along Beach Boy sidekick Al Jardine to join in on his holiday performance. IE’s Andy Argyrakis spoke to Wilson last week, and though he’s a […]
Spins: The Beatles – The White Album at 50
The Beatles The Beatles (aka The White Album) anniversary editions (Apple/Universal) Following 2017âs 50th anniversary retooling of Sgt. Pepperâs Lonely Hearts Club Band, producer George Martinâs son Giles Martin takes a deep dive into the original White Album reels for a revelatory remix. Pepperâs remix incited heated debate. On one side were fans (and even […]
IE Rewind: Myles Kennedy at Concord Music Hall
Myles Kennedy & Co. brings the Year of the Tiger Tour to Chicago’s Concord Music Hall on Tuesday, November 13, 2018. This IE Rewind interview first appeared in our January 2017 issue when Kennedy was on tour with his band, Alter Bridge. Myles Kennedy & Co. Appear at Concord Music Hall, Tuesday, November 13 […]
Caught In A Mosh: Jeremy Wagner’s “Rabid Heart”
Many know Chicago legacy death-metal band Broken Hopeâs guitarist Jeremy Wagner for his music. But some of you may not know that Wagner is also an accomplished fiction writer who has just released a new horror novel Rabid Heart (Riverdale Avenue Books). The 258-page post-apocalyptic nightmare tells the tale of a worldwide pandemic that infects […]
IE Rewind: Little Steven at Copernicus Center
This interview originally appeared in September 2017. Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul appear Monday, Nov 5 at the Copernicus Center, Chicago Sergio Leone would have loved to have captured the colorful moment on Spaghetti-Western celluloid. One chilly San Francisco night in the winter of 1982, an obscure Australian metal band called Haven […]
Photo Gallery: Phish at Allstate Arena
Trey and Phish made their first visit to Rosemont in 15 years, only hitting a minor speed bump when technical gremlins showed up briefly in their first set. An enthused Ed Spinelli was back where he was in the photo pit a decade and a half ago on Mannheim Road. SET 1: 01. Intro […]
Recap and Photo Gallery: Nine Inch Nails with Jesus and Mary Chain at Aragon Ballroom
Since Nine Inch Nails embarked on the Cold and Black and Infinite tour back in September, theyâve kept fans on their toes by switching up the setlist every night and dropping in random covers and deep cuts where they see fit. It wasnât any different on the last of three nights at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom. […]
Photo Gallery: Public Image Limited at Thalia Hall
It shouldnât come as a surprise to anyone that John Lydonâs current band has lasted longer than his previous one did. Of course, he is the former Johnny Rotten, who once fronted legendary punk pioneers the Sex Pistols, who historically burned brightly in the late 1970âs, then flamed out in spectacular fashion. But itâs also […]
Live Review and Photo Gallery: Phil Collins at United Center
Phil Collins United Center, Chicago Monday, October 22, 2018 Too many superstars perform so often that they oversaturate the marketplace and play to diminishing returns, but that hasnât been the case for Phil Collins thus far this century, who outside of his âFirst Final Farewellâ Tour in 2004 and a brief Genesis reunion in 2007 […]
Stage Buzz: Enuff Z’Nuff at House of Blues
Chicago power-pop rockers Enuff ZâNuff have returned, although, they never really went away. âWeâve somehow stayed relevant a little bit, and I think itâs because we didnât stop playing,â bassist/vocalist Chip ZâNuff said about the bandâs longevity during a recent phone call. âWe kept putting music out every year or two, and we toured […]
Photo Gallery: Twenty One Pilots at United Center
After a lengthy sabbatical, Twenty One Pilots have returned to the road. Apparently, this is a secret to the very few, considering the Columbus, Ohio duo all but sold out the entirety of their Bandito Tour in an eye blink. Their U.S. trek, in support of the 2018 release Trench brought them, and hoards of […]
Photo Gallery and Recap: Gorillaz at United Center
âThe last time we played here was 2010,â Damon Albarn told an enthusiastic crowd at the United Center during the second to last night of The Gorillazâ Now Now tour. Albarn and his 13-member ensemble turned the arena into a nightclub, where everyone from longtime followers to fans barely in their teens danced the night […]
Live Review & Photo Gallery: Lindsey Buckingham at Athenaeum Theatre
Lindsey Buckingham Athenaeum Theatre, Chicago Wednesday, October 17, 2018 The first time Lindsey Buckingham left Fleetwood Mac, it was on his own accord, though by all indications including a very public lawsuit, the latest round was a result of being asked to leave. But one bandâs loss is another manâs gain, at least as far […]
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