Tag: Grateful Dead
Sacred Rose Festival • Seat Geek Stadium • Bridgeview
Sacred Rose Festival Seat Geek Stadium Bridgeview, IL August 26-28 Recap and photos by Curt Baran Day One The jam-centric Sacred Rose Festival made its debut last weekend at Bridgeview’s Seat Geek Stadium “campus.” While the lineup for the three-day event certainly leaned heavily in the direction of twangy improvisation, there were still plenty of […]
IE Promo: File • Deadheads Wanted Saturday August 7
Calling all Chicagoland Deadheads! Here’s a feel-good way to celebrate the life and music of Jerry Garcia during the days between.  Rex Foundation is looking for a few more volunteers to support Daze Of Service – a nationwide campaign for fans to give a few hours of their time to make a difference in their […]
Spins • Tom Petty: ‘Finding Wildflowers”
Tom Petty Finding Wildflowers (Warner Records) Wildflowers & All the Rest was 2020’s premier rock and roll reissue project, celebrating Tom Petty’s justly canonized 1994 solo gem Wildflowers with a range of revealing packages. A 7-LP Deluxe version did brisk business, but the 9-LP Super Deluxe collection took a leap in price that exceeded many fans’ […]
Gallery: Phil and Bob at Chicago Theatre
It may take a trip to the dry cleaners to get the “collie man” redolance removed from the curtains at the historic Chicago Theater and the patron’s jackets. On the second of two sold-out shows, former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir and Phil Lesh invited some of their friends over for an evening of stripped […]
Live Review & Photo Gallery: Fare Thee Well – The Grateful Dead @ Soldier Field
The Dead’s final farewell…
File: December 2012
Live On ‘XRT One grand tradition refuses to go the digital route. When you pick up a copy of ONXRT: Live From The Archives, Volume 14 starting on Dec. 4 at local Target stores (or at Target.com) have a set of keys, a pen, or any relatively sharp object (fingernails included, but why ruin a […]
File: August 2010
New: The New New We all remember the consternation when Sergei Makarov took home the NHL’s 1990 rookie award at age 31. An age mandate was added (the Makarov Rule) and, incidentally, an Igor Makarov will be trying to make the Blackhawks this fall. Anyway, the Grammys has endured similar bouts of hand-wringing and finger-pointing […]
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