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,...

I've never been a huge Rush fan, but I had some friends who were wild about this show and, hey... string section! Enjoy some sounds of the Great White North.SetlistRushSeptember 15, 2012United Center, Chicago, ILSet One:Subdivisions, The Big Money, Force Ten, Grand Designs, The Body Electric, Territories, The Analog Kid, Bravado, Where's My Thing? (...

This will likely be the last time we see Wilco in Chicago for some time. It's been a good run of local shows, from Wilco and Tweedy, since last December. Here's what they offered the festival crowd on Saturday...WilcoAV Fest / Hideout Block Party - Chicago, ILSeptember 15, 2012Misunderstood, 26 Nothings, Company In My Back, I Might,...

Another one in our Retro Jamming series covering great Chicago music of yesteryear. One of the all-time greats in one of the city's now defunct landmark theaters. He's on to stadiums now, but this is stadium sized sound.The StreamDownload Entire Show (.zip mp3)

I love to see Chicago bands dive deep into the creative well to help get the word out. These two bands have created some impressive visuals that spotlight what makes them unique contributors to the city's varied musical landscape.Furious Frank harnesses some crazy-energy gypsy punk, the seven-piece features a bevy of strings augmented by...

The Barn is a Chicago-based music blog, and we're 100% committed to providing a chance to hear best stuff from the Chicago area again on our site. But events like this happen only rarely -- in Chicago or anywhere -- so I wanted to get it out there so folks can easily have a listen and...

Morello and Vedder make another appearance. Here's the complete song list - scroll down to listen to the entire show or download it in iPod ready, tracked mp3's...Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street BandWrigley Field - Chicago, ILSeptember 8th, 2012SetlistThe Promised Land, The Ties That Bind, No Surrender, Hungry Heart, We Take Care Of...

More thoughts and goodies to come on this magnificent spectacle of a show, but wanted to get song list and some awesome media as soon as possibleBruce Springsteen & The E-Street BandWrigley Field - Chicago, ILSeptember 7th, 2012SetlistProve It All Night, My Love Will Not Let You Down, Out in the Street, Hungry Heart, We...

Contributed by GeeForjay (@312mrg)I was jolted into a harsh reality during my work commute this week, suddenly realizing that the calendar has unofficially flipped from summer to autumn. Fall brews are on tap, the suns rising later in the morning and going down earlier in the evening. While fall is unequivocally my favorite season...

Sold Out. The phrase adorned Martyrs website by Friday morning, determining the destiny of all but the most hardcore fence sitters, some of whom turned out to try their luck anyway. There was little, if any, luck to be had, and Martyrs staff had its hands full with people trying to game the system to...