Tag: John Mayer
Stage Buzz: Motionless in White, Bullet For My Valentine, Laufey with Adam Melchor
John Mayer has spent the past few years moonlighting as the leader of Dead & Company. Now, Mayer gets back to basics with his solo acoustic tour. The Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter will treat fans to the latest tracks from his recent album Sob Rock along with classics like âDaughtersâ and âYour Body is a Wonderlandâ […]
Photo Gallery: Dead & Company – Night One ⢠Wrigley Field ⢠Chicago
Dead and Company Wrigley Field Chicago, IL June 9, 2023 Recap and photos by Curt Baran To paraphrase one of their songs: Is this the moment when the music finally stops?!? Dead and Company, the collective hexad comprised of former Grateful Dead members, has hit the road on what is being billed as âThe Final […]
Stage Buzz: QueensrĂżche, Blockchain Coalition, Snarky Puppy, Rise Against
Chicago alt-punk rockers Rise Against have come a long way from their humble beginnings as a local underground band. Because of their furious sound and their unwavering political commentary, it didnât take long for the rest of the world to take notice. Now, theyâre a staple of the punk rock world. To help celebrate […]
Photo Gallery: Dead & Company ⢠Wrigley Field ⢠Chicago
Dead & Co. Wrigley Field Chicago, IL June 24, 2022 Recap and photos by Curt Baran âLet us put men and women together/See which one is smarter/Some say men/I say no/Women run the men like a puppet show.â It wasnât a mystery as to why those were the words Bob Weir chose to sing during […]
Photo Gallery: Dead and Company at the Rauf Home Mortgage Music Center
Well, we went from famine to feast. The concert landscape has become so overpopulated that it has become the norm that multiple shows occur on the same day. Since cloning technology has yet to be perfected, the alternative is to hit the road. Dead & Co. arrives this weekend at Wrigley Field, which also coincides […]
Stage Buzz: Aware Records 25th Anniversary Show at House of Blues Chicago
Itâs a Family Affair: Aware Records 25th Anniversary Celebration âIt just felt like the right timing,â said Aware Records Founder/CEO Gregg Latterman of this Saturdayâs 25th-anniversary show at House of Blues (Friday, November 10). âIt was a combination of coincidences, running into people, and thinking, âwhy not bring all these great people together in one […]
Photo Gallery: Bourbon & Beyond, Champions Park, Louisville
A rain shortened Bourbon & Beyond still delivered a world-class music line-up on Day One at Champions Park in Louisville. Ed Spinelli donned his rain gear and his Hefty-covered Nikon in a steady rain, while capturing Swimming With Bears, Larkin Poe, Mindi Abair & Boneshakers, Joseph, JJ Grey & Mofro, Keb Mo, Sheryl Crow, David Byrne […]
Stage Buzz: Bourbon and Beyond
The second annual Bourbon & Beyond festival returns to Champions Park in Louisville, KY, Saturday, September 22 and Sunday, September 23 with the perfect blend of bourbon, food & music not found anywhere else in the world. If bourbon, food, music, and camping is appealing to end your summer festival season, then Bourbon & Beyond […]
Recap and Gallery: Dead & Company at Wrigley Field
Dead & Company Wrigley Field, Chicago Saturday, July 1, 2017 No, Dead & Company arenât exactly the Grateful Dead, but considering the group consists of Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, and Bill Kreutzmann, plus the originally unexpected but nonetheless exceptional John Mayer with Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti, itâs an all-star tribute to the original Dead. […]
Recap and Photo Gallery: John Mayer at United Center
John Mayer essentially wore 3 hats during the course of his show Tuesday at the United Center: pop songster with full band; singer/songwriter solo acoustic, and blues rock guitar aficionado with power trio. His rhythm section for the full band and trio was Steve Jordan on drums and Pino Palladino on bass, was exceptional. In […]
Photo Gallery: The Dead @ Alpine Valley
It was like old times again at Alpine Valley, The Dead invaded Wisconsin again.
Gear: February 2013
Fortunately, John Mayer is slightly more dedicated to his guitars than he is to his love life.
Crossroads Guitar Fest review!
Toyota Park, Bridgeview Saturday, June 26, 2010 Eric Clapton called in enough favors Saturday to make Bridgeview the one-day center of the musical universe.
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