Nov 19, 2013
This installment of Notes From The Jazz Underground features the playlist based on the November 1st show.This was an uncharacteristially short show, based all around electric Miles. It features the whole A Tribute to Jack Johnson album, some Weather Report, and in Paul's assessment, the greatest of the Miles' alumnus bands: Tony Williams Lifetime....
Nov 19, 2013
Let me take you back to September 2001. After a few smokin' Chicago appearances around town over the last few years, guitarist Steve Kimock had just announced a one-of-a-kind gig on one of the top floors of the Sears Tower (I don't even know what it was called at the time... but for a Chicagoan it'll...
Nov 19, 2013
January can be a pretty cruel month for the Chicago music scene, but at least for the last few years, we can reliably count on Railroad Earthto swing through during the winter .The last two Januarys found the band settling in at House Of Blues. The 2012 gig came during a busy weekend of Bluegrass and...
Nov 19, 2013
Built To Spill has been hitting the road hard in 2013. And with their latest record There Is No Enemy released back in 2009, it's given them a great opportunity to dive deep into the repertoire.Setlist.fm can be an awfully busy site visually, but if you sort throught the clutter, each setlist has a cool...
Nov 14, 2013
We lost a voice known to many around Chicago and a great friend to The Barn Presents this week. Carla Leonardo, a presence on Chicago airwaves for 35 years, lost her battle with leukemia on November 9th. Her voice was pure rock and roll, and it came from deep within her spirit. For a Chicago radio...
Nov 14, 2013
Only once in my memory have Grateful Dead alumnus played at the Chicago Theater: when Rhythmn Devils brought an all-star band including Phish's Mike Gordon and Steve Kimock in 2006 to the venerable landmark. It looks like Kimock will make a return, this time playing lead guitar role for Bob Weir's Ratdog on Friday, March 7th, 2014....
Nov 12, 2013
And so begins the final run of Phil's last tour with his friends in quite some time (ever). As with the previous two stops on this quick Northeastern jaunt, the run's poster gives clues into the themes, one of which is a carry over from the New York City run.Perhaps a bit more obvious...
Nov 11, 2013
It's true that wherever Leftover Salmon plays they bring the FESTIVAL with them. But, it turns out it's truer than we even thought this weekend in Chicago as the Rocky Mountain favorites kick off a trio of shows this Friday night that would all receive the Telluride seal of approval. And we're happy to send...
Nov 11, 2013
It's almost time for the snow to fall here in Chicago, so we've got Rocky Mountain tinged bluegrass weekend in store. We are thrilled to be able to offer tickets to a pair of weekend shows at the lovely City Winery.Saturday, November 16th with the legendary Jerry DouglasSunday, November 17th (6:30 pm or 9:30 pm), The...
Nov 11, 2013
This installment of Notes From The Jazz Underground features the playlist based on the October 25th show.We're falling a bit behind here on recapping these playlists, this one was the last show before Halloween, so it kicked off with a jazz version of "Thriller" by organist Joey DeFrancesco.Fun fact. Did you know the...