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Fun Facts About Lettuce (Setlist & Photos From Concord 8/29/14)

As Rickie Kostiner filed these shots from Lettuce's post-North Coast Festival appearance at Concord Music Hall, it occurred to me how it's not uncommon to see members of Lettuce here in Chicago, but given the nature of the beast, how rare it is to experience the total package.In fact, you may be more familiar...

Album Reviews: September 2014 Releases

By: Alex WoodRobert Plant And The Sensational Space Shifters - Lullaby and the Ceaseless Roar [9/9]As proven recently at his Riviera performance, Robert Plant is as capable a blues singer as anyone, despite his being 66 years old. Lullaby is certainly blues based, but stretches out to incorporate British and Celtic folk, electronics, and classic rock....

Review / Stream / Download: Robert Plant & The Sensational Shape Shifters @ The Riv 10/2/14

By: Alex WoodThough Robert Plants Riviera performance proved that Zeppelins singer still has the golden vocal cords that made him famous, the show was unmistakably removed from the era the singer was best known for.Plant and his six-piece band, The Sensational Space Shifters, performed songs from his recent release, Lullaby and The Ceaseless Roar,...

Setlist / Videos: Fleetwood Mac @ United Center 10/3/14

Ahem. Exactly the same setlist as Thursday's for Fleetwood Mac Chicago night two.I guess when you've got the hits, you play 'em. Here's another round of videos from YouTuber joeypgh1 that covers another bunch of the smashes.Here's the full setlist and a three songs not included in yesterday's post. Also, sweet Lincoln hat,...

Album Reviews: Prince - Art Official Age & Plectrumelectrum

Upon Prince announcing the release of two new studio albums, fans had good reason to be as skeptical as they were excited.Since the end of the 80s Prince struggled to win critics and fans over, often producing lackluster records that naturally couldnt live up to his classics. Fortunately, the new records show Prince in...

Setlist / Stream / Download / Videos: Fleetwood Mac @ United Center 10/2/14

The Mac returns to Chicago, this time with Christine McVie. They also brought along a ton of hits and looks like YouTuber joeypgh1 captured nearly all of them over the course of a beefy 20 song set and two encores.Stream The ShowDownload The Show (mp3 .zip)[/box]Here's the full setlist and a handful of...

Setlist / Videos: Robert Plant @ Riveria Theater 10/2/14

It's great that Mr. Plant made Chicago a stop on his North American tour. His set included a nice look back at the Zep materials while still showing why he's so resistant to reunite the legendary band.Check out the full setlist and some video evidence of the above. Expect a full review here shortly.

The Wood Brothers Find Their Groove: Oliver Wood On The Band's Evolving Sound

The Wood Brothers Find Their Groove: Oliver Wood On The Band's Evolving Sound By Alex Wood In a lot of ways, The Wood Brothers became a true band with 2013s The Muse, the most collaborative effort of their ten-year career. With Chris and Oliver Wood both moving to Nashville and the addition of...

Thom Yorke's Surprise Is Nothing New

In typical Thom Yorke fashion, the Radiohead front-man released a new full-length solo album, Tomorrows Modern Boxes, without warning or prior promotion, using a relatively new BitTorrent interface as a way of handing some control of internet commerce back to people who are creating the work.The surprise release of Tomorrows Modern Boxes is not,...

Setlist / Stream / Download: Joe Russo's Almost Dead, Night Two @ Concord 9/20/14

Truly exceptional show for the second night.  Here's the setlist, but we'll have plenty more to come.JRAD Chicago Night 2Set 1Cold Rain And Snow>BerthaOne More Saturday NightAltheaPlayin' In The Band *>Unbroken ChainSet 2Help On The Way>Slipknot! **>Franklin's TowerWeather Report Suite - Prelude / Pt 1^>Weather Report Suite...