One of the remarkable things about Bob Weir's long career has been his physical transformation. Once, he could be the only member of the Grateful Dead that could be considered the "cute" one. The one-time short-shorts wearing, pink-polo sporting, whisper-thin spitting machine has slowly morphed to affected a style resembling the frazzled, unkempt Garcia look...

Foo Fighters will play at Wrigleyvilles The Cubby Bear on Friday, October, to promote their upcoming album and Dave Grohls upcoming HBO documentary.The undersized venue was chosen for a reason, outside of providing a rare chance for fans to see the band in a small setting instead of an arena. Grohl attended his first...

Wilco returns to Chicago this December for a six-night residency at the Riviera.Announced via XRT this morning, the Wilco Winterlude dates will conclude the bands 20th Anniversary tour in their hometown. The band will change their set list nightly, performing songs from every era of their discography throughout.Wilcos last Chicago residency took place...

Purposeful Communal Intent: An Afternoon With The Winyl Exchange At Penrose Brewing Co.By: Brian R. Brinkman -@sufferingjukeThe criticisms of our time are such that theyve become clich.We have no time, yet all the clocks. Were increasingly surrounded by digital technology thats meant to connect us, and yet were all the more isolated...

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,...

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...

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.

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,...

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...

City Winery will show two music documentaries in the coming weeks, Beatles documentary Good Ol Freda and End Of The Century: The Story Of The Ramones.The movies will be projected onto dual 90-inch screens in the performance area, utilizing the winerys sound system and seating, with food service and themed drink specials available.End...