Oct 20, 2014
No Chicago date for Pearl Jam on this fall tour, but they made a stop at the Western Illinois river town of Moline and delivered a typically huge performance. Included was a front-to-back reading of 1996's No Code and nods to Van Halen ("Eruption") and Neil Young ("Fuckin' Up"). They even debuted a tune in...
Oct 14, 2014
As a unique voice in jazz, it can sometime be hard to pin down exactly what Bill Frisell is up to at any given time. Always prolific, the guitarist's many projects and releasse can often go unappreciated or slide under the radar.One way (perhaps my favorite way) for artists like Frisell to get a...
Sep 21, 2014
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...
Sep 20, 2014
JRAD painted a psychedelic masterpiece in front of the crowd at Concord Music Hall last night. Quick turnaround on a bunch of media (thanks, Jeff), so dive right in.See you tonight!JRAD Chicago 9.19.14Set 1Beat It On Down The Line ^ (SM)Friend Of The Devil (TH) >Cumberland Blues (All) >Viola Lee Blues (...
Aug 24, 2014
Petty and his Heartbreakers mixed four songs from Hypnotic Eye with a couple of interesting covers and (of course) big hits from throughout their career.Check out some great video of a few tunes below.Here's the review from this morning's Trib.Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers August 23rd, 2014 So You Want to Be a...
Aug 18, 2014
Anders Osborne placed top ten in The Barn's year-end best list for two years running. The few last times he passed through the area, it was with an acoustic in hand: a solo gig and the Southern Soul Assembly, both at SPACE in Evanston.So it was appropriate that Anders brought the full Electric New...
Jul 25, 2014
Photos: Eric FischerTruly outstanding shows don't just achieve that status by virtue of a single song choice or inspired jam. The best of the best are a collection of moments -- some arising spontaneously as the music is created, some as punctuation in the continuing narrative of the band's career.Over the course of the...
Jun 9, 2014
Blown away.I'll write up a full recap of Saturday's show when I have a bit of time to catch my breath (It's been two days and still can't quite process how incredible it was).But here's the rundown on Friday and Saturday's set lists and links to audio via archive.org. Three nights with...
Jun 2, 2014
The notorious FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island opened its season under clear skies last weekend with a pairing of Jack Johnson and Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes.The acts shared the stage for a pair of covers of The Beatles and The Band and Johnson and his band reeled off additional takes on...
Jun 2, 2014
Contributed By: Ashley M. DowningI have always heard that birds of a feather flock together. This was recently proven to me first-hand when The Ragbirds and Birds of Chicago gathered together in the windy city for an intimate evening at City Winery. I arrived to the venue just before the sold out show began; eager...