WhenThe Who comes to Chicago, they really seem to make an impact.Their 2016 visit started on Wednesday night, when guitarist Simon Townshend, who performs with the group, played a solo show at the intimate Lincoln Hall.Thursday night, saw the band setting up at the mammoth United Center, where they played a career spanning set....

Who listens to online radio? If it's not you, take a look to your right or left... it's probably that guy.A new studyfrom Edison Research shows that 136 million Americans over the age of twelve have listened in the last week.Check out the growth from this chart that they published.Since I've never been...

By: Philamonjaro StudioAs the Whos musical entourage assembled in Chicago for their March 10th United Center concert, hardcore fans came out for an intimate evening with Simon Townshend.In a very different role as second guitarist with The Who, this night Simon performed his own music. A front-and-center set of solo acoustic arrangements peppered with...

Nth Depth with Nick CassarinoBy: @312mrgProof that the harder you work, the more you will be rewarded -- the Nth Powerbeen busting ass for the better part of threeyears together, afterforming at Jazz Fest in 2012 and immediately clicking.The 4 Ns-- Nigel Hall (keys), Nikki Glaspie (drums), Nate Edgar (bass) and Nick Cassarino (guitar) -- knew...

Its no secret that Woody Guthries estate has access to thousands of song lyrics penned by the folk pioneer. Though never set to music or preserved in recordings, some of the lyrics have surfaced on a number of releases over time, including Wilco and Billy Braggs Mermaid Avenue records and New Multitudes, recorded by Jay...

Photos: Dale Foster PhotoWhat do you do when you bring your rotating cast, all-improvised show to Chicago?If you're Everyone Orchestra's Matt Butler, you recruit some of Chicago's top jammers to round out the ensemble. Top shredder Marcus Rezak led the charge, but Jesse Clayton (MathGames), and Marty Giercyzk also brought the local flair as...

What if -- suddenly --Neil Young exploded onthe scene at age 40, complete with his very sameprolific master songwriting stroke, an unstoppable propensity to rock the fuck out, and the ability (and willingness) transform himself and his band from tour to tour and gig to gig?Then, my friends, you'd be pretty close to how I...

Photos: Howard Greenblatt - Imagine Pictures"Sweet Home Chicago Blues" was a showcase for Chicago Blues which took place at the Performing Arts Center of Governor's State University in University Park and hosted by Chicago blues harmonica legend Billy Branch. It mixed old and new school blues performers in a format that took the form...

By: Ryan Mannix | Photos: Dale Foster PhotoEGi was the main attraction at Bottom Lounge on Saturday, celebrating the release of Plyatron with a set that kicked off with the titular instrumental, setting the stage for 90 minutes of dancing to the Chicago crowd.Noted: EGi has managed to cultivate an electronic sound, but without...

We've spent considerable amount of time on this site sorting through performance statistics and band minutae and making sense of it all through visuals.So it's kind of nice when bands go ahead and do it themselves.Lotus just finished a 25 show winter tour and has used create-your-own-infographic service Infogram to summarizewhat went down.Nice...