If you're a Chicago music fan who just can't get enough of that sweet spot where rock meets jazz, Joe Marcinek is a name that comes up quite a bit. Not content to be just a double threat -- laying down both guitar and keys in the Indiana-based jazz-fusion quartet Fresh Hops -- he's branched...

Beck's cover of David Bowie's "Sound And Vision" with a 160 musicians is a complete reinvention of how music is recorded, shared and consumed and every second will blow another corner of your mind.Hey look, tables turned! PhanArt featured me to discus what Pete called "the most shared piece of fanrelatedart ever"I've always felt...

It's always nice to see a local band on the rise. Brown Bag recently made their headlining debut at one of our favorite venues in the city: Martyrs.The night opened with the psychedelic folk song titled "Shaky Memory" featuring keyboardist Michael Ellis as well as some "special guest" backup singers, who were featured to...

Photoshopped Phish images are not exactly a rarity -- most are good for a quick smile and instantly discarded. But some are just magic -- worthy of filing away and sharing when most appropriate.Here's one that serves a dual purpose on this Opening Day and April Fool's Day. It works on so many levels....

Contributed by: Chris MurtaughThe stage was small and the mushrooms were large at Evanston's SPACE on St. Patrick's Day. My first time at the suburban venue, I wondered if the prop mushrooms were always on stage at this intimate facility, or if they were a Todd Snider thing. Minutes before he came out for his...

Much thanks to @KernelForbin for putting this together. Here's his original spreadsheet, I formatted a little for display here.

My buddy Rich went to JB's Hannah's Buddies Benefit at the House Of Blues Orlando tonight and sent me a nice report with some pretty detailed notes....JB was all about telling stories about each song; pretty cool. He is very relaxed and having fun. I tried adding some of what JB was saying prior...

UPDATE (7/18/13):It's almost here! Here is aFAQ for everything you need to know about the venue. And aguide for those who want to get the most out of a visit to the city.Update 6/20 - a new video (shot from the center of the lawn) and photos of the nearly completed project are here.Update 5/13...

Clicking through these pages, you'd never know that females make up about half of the population. It's certainly not deliberate, but it can be a little shocking to realize just how male dominated our corner of the music world can be. I suppose it couldn't hurt to restore a little balance to our coverage. So...

Ravinia Festival may not be a festival in the way the most readers think of it -- in fact, its cornerstone has always been a fine program of classical music, a genre that has yet to infiltrate any other festivals that I've been to (except the Clifford Ball).However, if you're looking for a more...