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Live Review and Photo Gallery: Peter Gabriel at United Center • Chicago

Live Review and Photo Gallery: Peter Gabriel at United Center • Chicago

| October 2, 2023 | 0 Comments

Peter Gabriel  United Center Chicago, IL Saturday, September 30, 2023 Review by Jeff Elbel. Photos by Curt Baran. Peter Gabriel has publicly described a new album called i/o since the days soon following the release of 2002’s Up. The British singer/songwriter and activist even teased individual songs from the long-gestating project on prior trips to Chicago in 2012 […]

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Recap and Photo Gallery: Pearl Jam at United Center • Chicago

Recap and Photo Gallery: Pearl Jam at United Center • Chicago

| September 6, 2023 | 0 Comments

Pearl Jam United Center Chicago, IL September 5, 2023 Recap and photos by Curt Baran Pearl Jam came to play! The Seattle quintet (fleshed out to 7 players on this tour) has become increasingly more squeamish about touring post-COVID. Their album Gigaton was released nearly two and a half years ago, but the band has […]

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Live Review and Photo Gallery: The Cure at United Center • Chicago

Live Review and Photo Gallery: The Cure at United Center • Chicago

| June 12, 2023 | 0 Comments

The Cure United Center Chicago, IL June 10, 2023 Live Review by Ashley Perez Holingsworth; Photos by Curt Baran Seven years to the date of their 2016 Chicago appearance, The Cure returned for another stunning show in the Windy City. The post-punk elder statesmen delivered a phenomenal 31-song set at United Center filled with classic hits, […]

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Photo Gallery: Blink-182 at United Center • Chicago

Photo Gallery: Blink-182 at United Center • Chicago

| May 7, 2023 | 0 Comments

Blink-182 United Center Chicago May 6, 2003 With the original line-up back together (Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge, Travis Barker) after a decade apart, Curt Baran captured the groundbreaking pop-punk trio from the nosebleed seats at the United Center a stone’s throw from Oak Park. With Mark Hoppus in remission from his frightening bought with cancer, […]

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Live Review and Photo Gallery: Rise Against (Residency) at Metro • Chicago

Live Review and Photo Gallery: Rise Against (Residency) at Metro • Chicago

| April 3, 2023 | 0 Comments

Rise Against March 30, 31 and April 1 Metro Chicago, IL Review by Jaime de’Medici; Photos by Curt Baran Over the past year, the Metro has welcomed a number of Chicago superstars as part of the venue’s ongoing 40th anniversary celebration. Among them have been The Smashing Pumpkins and Fall Out Boy, with Wilco even […]

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Live Review and Photo Gallery: Suede and Manic Street Preachers at Auditorium Theatre • Chicago

Live Review and Photo Gallery: Suede and Manic Street Preachers at Auditorium Theatre • Chicago

| November 18, 2022

Suede and Manic Street Preachers Wednesday, November 16, 2022 Auditorium Theatre Chicago, Il Review by Jeff Elbel. Photos by Curt Baran. Despite careers spanning decades and ample respect among music fans in the know, British glam-rock innovators Suede and sociopolitical firebrands Manic Street Preachers are not household names in the United States. These facts were […]

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Photo Gallery: Regina Spektor at Chicago Theatre • Chicago

Photo Gallery: Regina Spektor at Chicago Theatre • Chicago

| October 10, 2022

Regina Spektor Chicago TheatreChicago, IL October 9, 2022Recap and photos by Curt Baran Regina Spektor commenced her tour in Chicago Sunday with two releases to promote. Her 2022 album Home, before and after, certainly will be the main focus of her 11-show U.S. tour, but her 2001 debut, 11:11, has recently been reissued as a massive […]

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Photo Gallery: Wolf Alice at The Vic Theatre • Chicago

Photo Gallery: Wolf Alice at The Vic Theatre • Chicago

| October 8, 2022

Wolf Alice Vic Theatre Chicago, IL October 6, 2022 Recap and photos by Curt Baran Time spent with Wolf Alice is always time well spent. Over the cycle of three records, the band has honed their skills to become one of the preeminent live bands out there doing it right now. The London quartet (expanded […]

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Live Review and Photo Gallery: Gorillaz at United Center • Chicago

Live Review and Photo Gallery: Gorillaz at United Center • Chicago

| October 4, 2022

  Gorillaz United Center, Chicago, IL Monday, October 3, 2022 Review by Jeff Elbel. Photo Gallery by Curt Baran. Four years to the month after bringing The Now Now Tour to Chicago, Gorillaz ringleader Damon Albarn brought his live bandmates, guest performers, and cartoon avatars for a return visit to the United Center on Monday. […]

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Live Review: Roxy Music at United Center • Chicago

Live Review: Roxy Music at United Center • Chicago

| September 20, 2022

Roxy Music United Center, Chicago Tuesday, September 19, 2022 Review by Jeff Elbel. Photos by Curt Baran. Can it really be 50 years since the release of Roxy Music’s self-titled debut album? The English band’s music documented across seven albums spanning 1972 to 1982, still seems modern and forward-looking, even considering the longstanding acclaim that […]

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Photo Gallery: Riot Fest 2022 • Day Three • Douglass Park • Chicago

Photo Gallery: Riot Fest 2022 • Day Three • Douglass Park • Chicago

| September 19, 2022

Riot Fest Day Three Douglass Park Chicago, IL September 18, 2022 Riot Fest arguably left the loudest for last. If someone did somehow beat them, then, without question, Nine Inch Nails certainly brought the most angst. The Industrial behemoth sent voluminous waves of anger across Douglass Park as they closed out the 2022 version of […]

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Photo Gallery: Wild Hearts Tour featuring Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen and Julien Baker – The Salt Shed • Chicago

Photo Gallery: Wild Hearts Tour featuring Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen and Julien Baker – The Salt Shed • Chicago

| August 12, 2022

The Wild Hearts Tour featuring Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen, and Julien Baker The Salt Shed Chicago, IL August 10, 2022 Recap and photos by Curt Baran On paper, The Wild Hearts Tour presented itself as one of the summer’s most intriguing live music events. Under an almost full moon on another perfect August evening, it […]

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Photo Gallery: Fleet Foxes at The Salt Shed • Chicago

Photo Gallery: Fleet Foxes at The Salt Shed • Chicago

| August 5, 2022

Fleet Foxes The Salt Shed Chicago, IL August 3, 2022 Recap and photos by Curt Baran The music of Fleet Foxes is perfectly suited for smoldering summer nights. So when they made their debut at Chicago’s newest venue (The Salt Shed), it felt as though the planets had aligned. Their brand of folky, melodic storytelling […]

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Photo Gallery: Lollapalooza 2022 • Day One • Chicago

Photo Gallery: Lollapalooza 2022 • Day One • Chicago

| August 3, 2022

Lollapalooza Day One Grant Park Chicago, IL Thursday, July 28th Recap and photos by Curt Baran The big dog was most decidedly not curbed this past weekend in Grant Park. Lollapalooza returned to its summer home in Chicago’s front yard, and it boasted a thick lineup of up-and-comers, as well as repeat offenders Metallica as […]

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Photo Gallery: Lollapalooza 2022 • Day Three • Chicago

Photo Gallery: Lollapalooza 2022 • Day Three • Chicago

| August 3, 2022

Lollapalooza Day Three Grant Park Chicago, IL July 30, 2022 Recap and photos by Curt Baran It seemed like Saturday at Lollapalooza was custom-made for lovers of loud guitars. It was also arguably one of the rare moments when the bands on the undercard seemed to outplay the headliner, J. Cole. The impossibly great back-to-back […]

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