Homer: You like ice cream, don't you? Lisa: Uh huh. Homer: And don't you like ice cream better when it's covered with hot fudge? And mounds of whipped cream? And chopped nuts? And, ooh, those crumbled-up cookie things they mash up? Mmm... Crumbled-up cookie things... -- Homer Simpson, explaining hows sports gambling makes a good...

Bifunkal. The name is pretty easy to grasp and certainly is one of the most descriptive band names I've encountered.The criminally underrated duo of Jesse Cryderman and Hershyl Edwards have been dropping funk bombs around Chicago for almost a decade. Their latest release is Animals, a collection of concise funky tunes that will no...

Saw an absurd amount of good music today capped by this Widespread Panic set.One SetHenry Parsons Died, Chilly Water, Can't Get High, Let It Rock > Radio Child, Shut Up & Drive, Ride Me High > Hatfield > Space Wrangler > Walkin, Holden Oversoul > Do What You Like > Me & The Devil,...

Sure, there were some challenges getting in to the festival earlier in the week, but most folks had settled down and put any frustration behind them.Apparently not this guy, who thought that deep into Panic's Sunday night headlining set was a great time to rush the stage. Here's video via evenstev(which also includes...

The weather has not been kind to the inaugural Phases Of The Moon festival, but there has been some undeniably great moments on stage to put frustrations with logistics at ease.  We'll have more on the festival in the coming days but wanted to share the first round of photos and setlists that we...

Phish fans gambling on a one-of-a-kind Halloween experience in Vegas this fall, got a bit of a jolt earlier this week when Trey dropped this bomb in a recent interview with OregonLive.I dont know that were going to cover anything this year, to be perfectly honest, he said. Thats the word Im getting from...

I'm a little late to post this one after it went viral last week, so for all I know everybody who cares already knows about this.But it looks like String Cheese Incident will be heading to Chicago in January, based on this image that circulated on social media.I'm not sure where it originated,...

Many thanks to all who sent in responses. It was hard to narrow down to just a handful of winners.The task. Complete this sentence: Whiskey + Phish = ____The three runners up will receive admission for two to Monday's show with Helping Phriendly Orchestra at City Winery Chicago. The grand prize winner will get 2 admissions plus...

By: @WeirScrewedPhotos: Ashley M. DowningIts safe to say that Greensky Bluegrass entered Chicago on Friday night on something of a roll.Over the past few weeks, they have traversed the country, opening for Railroad Earth at Red Rocks, playing an absolute heater of a show the next night in Boulder, and following that up with...

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...