Words & Photos: Zach StoneThe John Butler Trio blew my mind.It's that feeling when after pursuing live music actively for over a decade, something that was hiding in plain sight comes rushing into focus.Kicking off their set with "Cold Wind" from their 2014 album Flesh + Blood, Butler noted that Nicky Bomba is currently...

Randy Newman Dark Matter [8/4]It only makes sense for Randy Newman to return in 2017 with his first new material in nine years. The songwriters knack for cynical and sarcastic songwriting fits perfectly with the political climate, a fact not lost on Newman, who delivers songs like Putin with a firm tongue-in-cheek cleverness. The record still...

LCD Soundsystem American Dream [9/1]James Murphy and his band return with their first record since 2010, American Dream. Though distinctly mining sounds from the same 80s post-punk and new wave scenes that have defined the career, the new record is definitely a change for the band, straying further from the pop-oriented nature of This Is Happening....

On TV features a quick recap of some of the music we're playing at Tomorrow's Verse Headquarters.Who: The Tedeschi Trucks Band with special guest John BellWhat: A rehearsal room cover of James Carrs 1967 soul classic, Dark End Of The StreetWhen: July 30th, 2017 at Red RocksYou Need To Know: JB has played this tune with...

Have you ever just wanted to live in a 1972 Dark Star?  Well, now you can, essentially -- or at least for nearly twelve hour increments.Thanks to archive.org user SonicWallpaper, a super seamless mix of nearly every one of the brilliantly improvisational Dark Stars from that magnificent year are presented in...

[instagram id="BYV6yEnh5ic"]Lockn' is a Pete Shapiro production, so you can reliably expect some Grateful Dead in the mix every year.This year, both Phil Lesh and Bob Weir had both scheduled and unscheduled appearances -- on the main stage and elsewhere.  Let's take a review through video...The first big...

Few artists in history have owned a color the way that Prince did purple.Now, Pantone Inc., the New Jersey company that specializes in color matching and developments, has created an official shade of purple to honor Prince.The color, created with permission from Princes estate, is named Love Symbol #2, a reference to his iconic...

On TV features a quick recap of what weve been listening to at Tomorrows Verse headquarters. Who: The War On DrugsWhat: A laid-back, acoustic session in front of a small audience for San Francisco radio station KFOGYou Need To Know: Having released an incredible new record, A Deeper Understanding, last week, The War On Drugs...

By: Philamonjaro StudioAlanis Morissette captivated her sold out audience at Ravinia Friday, August 25th with an energetic concert as she led her five piece band through her hits.Changing up between harmonica and guitar some numbers, her powerful and one-of-a-kind vocals were as strong as when she broke out in the US chart twenty years...

Words: Lisa Torem | Photos: Philamonjaro StudioOn a Wednesday night at Ravinia -- dressed in black, like his collaborator Carlene Carters famous dad, Johnny Cash -- John Mellencamp wasted no time getting in tune for his second performance at the venue.  Surrounded by a smoke machine and a background of scrawled graffiti, the stage was...