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Visual Setlist: Furthur @ Wang Theater, Boston, MA 4/5/12

For a write-up on how to read and interpret visual setlists, click on over here.2012-04-05Wang Theater Boston, MAOne: Playing In The Band > Crazy Fingers, Black Throated Wind, Brown Eyed Women, They Love Each Other, Big Bad Blues > Built To Last > Hell In A BucketTwo: Saint Stephen > Cosmic Charlie,...

Stream, Download & Review: Jeff Tweedy @ Vic Theater, Chicago, IL 3/31/12

Jeff Tweedy graced the stage Saturday night at the Vic for the second time this weekend for his annual benefit concert for his sons school. The show began promptly at 8pm and opened with the title track off Wilcos latest effort, The Whole Love. The audience eagerly applauded Tweedy throughout the night, who engaged the...

Setlist, Stream & Download: Jeff Tweedy @ Vic Theater, Chicago, IL 3/30/12

Jeff Tweedy returned to the Vic for a solo show on Friday just a few months after his visit with Wilco on the Incredible Shrinking Tour. The first show of the two night stand featured a varied set list sprinkled with Jeff's trademark banter, and he even threw in a debut, "Sunloathe", for the hometown...

Setlist, Poster, Stream, & Download: Black Keys @ United Center, Chicago, IL 3/19/12

Updated 3/28/12 with free streaming and download of the entire show!The Keys' mega-tour swung by Chicago's mega-arena last night on their El Camino Tour. Quite the venue upgrade from their 2010 New Years' Run at the Aragon, and on a Monday!But the Keys have not shied away from the big houses, embracing the next level...

Chart: Nine Things That Lady Gaga Looks Like

This one's for all of you who sent all those angry emails, tweets and texts about the lack of Lady Gaga coverage around here.A handy chart (via TotallyLooksLike.com) comparing nine of Lady's most iconic looks to such doppelgangers as an alien from Independence Day, Gary Oldman's Dracula, Wilson The Volleyball, Leela from Futurama...

Preview: Umphrey's Drummer Kris Myers' Jazz Quartet @ Webster Wine Bar 4/2/12

Jazz on a Monday night? Fans of the Chicago improg heroes Umphrey's McGee will get a chance to see drummer KrisMyers in a slightly different setting. Myers will maximize his time at home during the break between legs of the UM spring tour with a gig at Webster Wine Bar on April 2nd.The show...

Chicago Area Theaters For Grateful Dead Movie Meetup 2012

After a 2011 event that had Deadheads coast-to-coast smiling and taking in a beautifully restored print of the Grateful Dead Movie (plus some classic bonus interview footage), the Dead Meetup at the movies is back for a 2012 round.On April 19th, they lead with never before seen footage from Alpine Valley Music Theatre on July 18, 1989, the...

The Story Of Bonzo Terks - Stream And Download Two Exclusive Tracks

One of the best parts of running a blog like The Barn Presents is that occasionally you get turned on to music in some of the most interesting ways. A few months ago when Danny Van Deurm left a short message on The Barn's facebook wall, advising me to check out his band, Bonzo Terks,...

Setlist, Stream & Download: Alabama Shakes @ Reggie's 3/10/12

The buzziest of buzz bands at the 2012 South By Southwest Festival has got to be Alabama Shakes. As luck would have it, the quartet swung through Chicago just the week before, selling out Lincoln Hall and dropping a daytime set as part of a WXRT "Free Sample" at Reggie's before swinging up to Milwaukee that...

Chart: A Box Of Phish Crayons

I came across this clever Phish-inspired photoshop of some classic crayolas on the YemBlog facebook page. It reminded me so much of a chart, I just had to post it here. Thanks go to designer / photographer Ariane B. Davis, who conceived and created it.She even promised to make T-Shirts so keep an eye out!...