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Feature: Violent Femmes
Folk-punk progenitors Violent Femmes, the Milwaukee-based band defined the genre with their biggest hit, âBlister in the Sun,â from the 1983 self-titled debut album. Enduring a couple of hiatuses throughout their 36-plus year career, the band â original members vocalist/guitarist Gordon Gano and bassist/vocalist/xylophonist Brian Ritchie, along with newly-appointed drummer John Sparrow â have […]
Cover Story: William Patrick Corgan
When the Jedi Master speaks, the humble light saber student must sit quietly at his feet and listen. And Smashing Pumpkins anchor Billy Corgan â who has recently re-dubbed himself with the more mature moniker of William Patrick Corgan, under which he just released the skeletal, Rick Rubin-produced solo set Oglilala, one of his best […]
Photo Gallery: Katy Perry at United Center
Katy Perry United Center, Chicago Tuesday, October 24, 2017 It was a âTeenage Dreamâ come true when Katy Perry brought âWitness: The Tourâ to the United Center for the opening of a two-night stand. While IE only had a window of âRoulette,â âDark Horseâ and âChained To The Rhythmâ to snap away like cray cray, […]
![Cover Story [Updated]: Lucky Boys Confusion](http://illinoisentertainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Lucky-Boys-4F5A1584-2-150x150.jpg "Cover Story [Updated]: Lucky Boys Confusion")
Cover Story [Updated]: Lucky Boys Confusion
It’s been 20 years since Lucky Boys Confusion first got together in a basement to write songs, playing their first party in the suburbs where they grew up. What happened between then and now is a story about triumph and tragedy, the roads between paved with the love of each other and the love of […]
Recap/Photo Gallery: Alison Moyet at Park West
Alison Moyet Park West, Chicago Tuesday, September 19, 2017 On her first solo world tour in exactly 30 years, Alison Moyet caught Chicago faithful up to speed since Yazoo/Yaz reunited in 2008. Although she made sure to play several selections from the celebrated synthpop duo, the 21-track set was also stocked heartily with tunes […]
![[Updated] Live Review/Stage Buzz: The Afghan Whigs at Metro](http://illinoisentertainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/theafghanwhigs-2017-promo-01-chriscuffaro-2250x1500-300-150x150.jpg "[Updated] Live Review/Stage Buzz: The Afghan Whigs at Metro")
[Updated] Live Review/Stage Buzz: The Afghan Whigs at Metro
The Afghan Whigs Metro, Chicago Sept. 23 Midway through the set Saturday night at Metro, Afghan Whigs frontman Greg Dulli momentarily halted the bandâs momentum after the song âAlgiersâ to address one particular fan: âWasted and flipping me off is not going to work,â he said to a woman near the stage. As the crowd […]
Live Review: Riot Fest 2017 – Douglas Park, Chicago
Riot Fest Douglas Park, Chicago September 15-17, 2017 If there was one MVP act at this yearâs edition of Riot Fest – a smaller, more compact affair, it was undoubtedly Nine Inch Nails. A nihilistic and seemingly self destructive act that two decades ago, would have been hard to imagine experiencing a renaissance in 2017, […]
IE Rewind: New Order comes to Riot Fest
When New Order keyboardist Gillian Gilbert stopped touring with the band in 1998, then quit altogether during the recording of its 2001 album Get Ready, she did it graciously, almost secretly, without any official departure announcement in the press. âAnd I wanted it that way,â she admits of her decision to stay home and take […]
Stage Buzz: Riot Fest 2017 Undercard Preview
Riot Fest returns to Douglas Park for its 13th year this September. Based on that number, palmâreaders may think itâll be an unlucky year for the festival. But this yearâs lineup is arguably the best ever put together by the organizers. With so many great bands and artists performing you might feel overwhelmed. Thatâs where […]
Updated: Live Review/Stage Buzz – Mastodon at Metro
Live Review Mastodon Metro, Chicago Sept. 9, 2017 Mastodon rarely plays an encore. Instead, the band merely thanks the crowd and walks offstage. Saturday night at Metro, though, the bandâs parting words carried more weight as they played an intimate benefit concert for Hope For The Day, a Chicago-based mental health education and suicide prevention […]
Recap/Photo Gallery: Depeche Mode at Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
Depeche Mode challenged their audience Wednesday at HCA in Tinley Park. Whether it was reminding the crowd to change our shaky government (“Where’s the Revolution,” and a surprise cover of the Beatles’ “Revolution”) and a set heavy on songs from their new album Spirit, Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher made it known this […]
Cover Story: Scorpions
They say you should always err on the side of caution. And Scorpions bandleader Klaus Meine wholeheartedly agrees. So he isnât taking anything for granted as his band celebrates its 50th anniversary with its umpteenth world juggernaut, backing its recent Return to Forever album, a compendium of mostly unearthed, unfinished demos from the Blackout and […]
Live Review and Gallery: Faith Hill and Tim McGraw at Allstate Arena
Tim McGraw & Faith Hill Allstate Arena, Rosemont Thursday, August 31, 2017 For the first time in exactly ten years, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are back on tour together, but within moments of stepping onstage at the Allstate Arena on opening night of a double-decker engagement that returns tonight (Friday, September 1), their musical […]
Recap/Photo Gallery – Green Day at Wrigley Field
Green Day, Wrigley Field and fall-like weather in the summer proved to be an unbeatable recipe Thursday. The Berkley, CA trio tore through a laundry list of Alt-rock radio hits during a marathon show that featured pyro, Close Encounter-worthy lights, audience members who briefly joined the band, fireworks and a drunken bunny. Curt Baran dropped […]
Recap/Gallery: Beck at Riverside Theater
Beck 8/16/2017 Riverside Theater Milwaukee, WI The last time Beck played in Milwaukee Bill Clinton was in the White House and the Teletubbies had just made their television debut. The reason for this drought is anybody’s guess, but all was forgiven the moment Beck hit the stage. Mr. Hansen cruised through a near-perfect set, while […]
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