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Visual Setlist: Umphrey’s McGee @ Minglewood Hall, Memphis, TN 9/20/12

For a write-up on how to read and interpret visual setlists, click on over here.>View Umphrey's McGee Rotation<>View All Fall Tour Visual Setlists<

Prince Announces Welcome 2 Chicago Shows @ United Center 9/24, 9/25 & 9/26, After Show 'Purple Jam' Each Night at House Of Blues

[9/20 Update -- Three Purple Party Aftershows each night at House Of Blues] He's done residencies in New York, Los Angeles and London (playing as many as 21 shows in one location!) and now it's time to give Chicago some Purple Love -- the first time since 2004 (a show i had tickets for but then could not...

How To Be A Sharp Dressed Man: A Chart Inspired By ZZ Top

I'm glad the author of this chart (rockcharts.tumblr.com), used graph paper for precise measurement of how exactly to dress sharp.

Visual Setlist: Umphrey’s McGee @ Workplay Soundstage, Birmingham, AL 9/19/12

For a write-up on how to read and interpret visual setlists, click on over here.>View Umphrey's McGee Rotation<>View All Fall Tour Visual Setlists<

Billy Corgan Opens Tea Shop In Highland Park, Performs For Grand Opening

He's bringing Smashing Pumpkins to a suburban arena in October, but Billy Corgan will conquer toney North Shore enclave of Highland Park with...tea?Not only is Corgan the proprietor of Madame ZuZu's, he entertained tea fans last Thursday with a three sets of solo music (setlist below). How did that go? Judge for yourself...

Review, Stream, Download, Setlist & Video: David Byrne & St. Vincent @ Chicago Theater 9/18/12

It's rare that I'd have to start a concert review with Spoiler Alert and even rarer that I'd fall so hard for a show that was as well-planned and seemingly scripted as this event, but despite these caveats David Byrne and St. Vincent at Chicago Theater was Grade A entertainment and among my favorite shows...

Setlist & Video Playlist: Aaron Freeman @ Lincoln Hall 9/15/12

What a busy weekend we had in Chicago: Saturday night alone had Wilco, Rush, Riot Fest and I nearly forgot about this gem, Ween's Aaron Freeman at Lincoln Hall. Thanks to youtuber madpicken, we've got a nice seven song the full video playlist. Very cool to see these songs in this setting.SetlistAaron FreemanSeptember 15, 2012As...

A New Prince Song: Rock N Roll Love Affair

Lots of online outlets broke the new Prince song (alternately known as RNR Affair, Rock N Roll Love Affair) with a link to a SoundCloud page that has been subequently taken down. Can't promise how long this will be up... but here is a working version for now:[10/24 Update] He played the tune last night...

Lumineers For Free at Mayne Stage on Friday 9/21? Here's How To RSVP

There are some pretty heavyweight corporate sponsors behind this one who I'll conveniently neglect to mention here. But if you've got nothing going on in the afternoon of Friday, September 21, there'll be some pretty cool indie-folk waiting for you at the Mayne Stage in Rogers ParkRSVP HereDoors at 12. Show at 1. Apparently a RVSP does not...

The Many Bands of Benevento: A Marco Playlist

Contributed by Gee Forjay (@312mrg)If you enjoy live music, you live for those moments when youve felt a certain unity. It's when that thing happens that everyone at the show has shown up for, crystallizing in time and space and in the middle of song, jam, note... whatever. This is what you pay for,...