By: Philamonjaro Studio 10,000 Maniacs perform two shows over Valentine's Day weekend at CityWinery Chicago for a full house of devout fans.The band waxed nostalgic both in song and in commentary between the tunes --conjuring memories oftheir earlier days and reaching across their 30 plus year catalog.Set List:Trouble MeMore Than ThisDo You Love...

What Does It Mean to Be?: An Interview with Tom Hamiltonby @312mrg Tom Hamilton returns to Chicago this week at one of the city's most perfect venue, Schubas, for a Thursday night show. [We're giving away some tickets... So go grab yourself some].By now, his -name should be familiar. Youve possibly seen him with...

An unusual reunion occurred at Clive Daviss annual pre-Grammys gala on Sunday night as the surviving members of Nirvana were joined by Beck for a performance of David Bowies The Man Who Sold The World.Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear performed a fairly straightforward version of the track, musically, while Becks vocals take...

Relentlessly touring Chicago based blues-rock outfit The Steepwater Band is set to release its first new record in four years, and the first since they added guitarist Eric Saylors.While this spring will find them touring heavilyin their "home-away-from-home" in Western Europe, it won't be beforegetting a proper send off from their hometown.They play...

Occasionally, if I'm inspired, rather than take the time to write up a full  review up here on the site, I'll take the the twitter feed to get some quick and dirty thoughts on something right out into the ether.To say that I was inspired by Jerry On Jerry: the Unpublished Jerry Garcia...

  Chicago hosts festivals that are as big as they come, but perhaps it takes a more personal fest to really drive home what makes this city's music scene so special. Dunn Dunn Fest began a few years ago as the vision of local promoter Donnie Biggins. He recently marked this year's fest...

By Philmonjaro StudioNew ZealanderMarlon Williams played to a warm house on acold Chicago night for a entranced crowd. He is touringin support of his upcoming album planned for release on February 19th.This is his first-ever North American tour with his full band, The Yarra Benders. Europe is next for the continent-hopping musicians.Williams'wit, humor...

This weekend, HBO will debut Vinyl, a new drama produced by Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger. The series revolves around a record executive in the 70s working in a music scene on the verge of punk and discos popularization.The directors have confirmed that the show will also be a vehicle to showcase new artists,...

A Chat With Dopapod's Rob CompaBy: Ryan Mannix | Videos: mk devo | Photo: Faraz ChaudryDopapod guitarist Rob Compa, is a skillful, diverse and interesting player. He blends rapid fire classic rock guitar shredding with some truly out jazz inspiration.Gypsy and country influences are also evident in his approach.  And he's got...

Beatallica is just what the name implies. Four guys from Milwaukee who totally blur the lines between The Beatles and Metallica because, why the hell not?TJ Superfanwas on hand this past weekend to capture their Chicago gig and offered up a video that captures some of the band's spirit and creativity. Touching on everything...