By: Philamonjaro Studio | Video: Wyatt BrakeEx-Deep Purple bassist brought his brand of 70's hard rock to Chicago's South loop for two special sold nights on his 2016 world tour.With sound production worthy of large concert halls, Hughes and his bandmates filled up every square inch of the club with their riveting, hard rocking, bluesy jams....

Photo via ryantg23 InstagramBruce and the E-Street band managed to squeeze an arena-sized visit to Chicago inside a few massive stadium-sized appearances in his home state of New Jersey.No matter the size, he managed to pull off a show featuring the standard fireworks and a handful of special treats.  From the string ensemble...

By: Alex WoodFollowing Ryley Walker somehow gives the feeling that youre on to something.Its not just that hes from Chicago, or that hes worked for years to make a name for himself. Its not just the timeless yet completely unique sound hes mastered by the age of 27. Its not just the sheer technical proficiency...

Photo via dayofthedead InstagramOne difference between a jamband festival and an indie rock music festival:  there are eleventy billion recordings available (video, audio, audience pro-shot) online for something like Lockn, but you'll be lucky to find a couple of portrait-shot Vines and archived Periscopes from Eaux Claires, its indie counterpart.One thing they have...

Apparently, this has been around since early last year, but it's the first time it's been on my radar.Here's a graphic score of James Jamerson's bassline on Stevie Wonder's "I Was Made To Love Her".It's quite beautiful for a number of reasons.  It truly shows the genius of what Jamerson brought to...

This installment of Notes From The Jazz Underground is based on the August 19th broadcast.Regrettably, the theme of this week's playlist was a bit of a downer.  It was an elegy for one of host Paul Abell's oldest friends, Reed, who was murdered in Milwaukee that week.Reed was a fan of...

More thoughts on this show to come, but first a quick recap.Pearl Jam bested Saturday's 34 song marathon by two on Monday night, playing a main set featuring all original music and then dropping both familiar and obscure covers throughout two encore that totaled 17 songs.While Saturday saw Cubs (and family of Cubs) royalty grace...

Today marks the start of the fourth Lockn festival, and we couldn't be more excited about what's about to go down in Virigina.Somehow, Peter Shapiro and his team just knows what a certain type of fan wants to hear, and just delivers for four straight days, creating a festival lineup that stands alone.  ...

By: Philamonjaro StudioYES fans of all stripes were thrilled with the band's set at Chicago's Copernicus Center on Saturday night.  Greying temples and longer hair dotted the audience as well as the stage, but younger fans got a glimpse of what has been delighting fans for decades.One thing the enire...

By: Howard Greenblatt, Imagine PicturesA legend was in the house when Guitar Shorty came to Buddy Guys Legends.Shorty played two sets of tunes filled with blistering guitar riffs from his lengthy catalog.He also played a number of requests from the audience and dedicated Its a Hard Life to Alligator Records president Bruce Iglauer,...