Photos and additional reporting by Adam McCallThere's something going on in Aurora.Wait... Aurora? Home of Wayne's World? Closer to Joliet than Chicago? Well, actually, yeah.We've been hip to the fine Two Brothers Brewery for a while now. Their brewpub is situated in the old Burlington Northern Roundhouse at the end of the line...

Grace and the band rocked out hard, and offered their takes on Hank Williams ("Devil's Train") and Bruce Springsteen ("Atlantic City"). A nice four song video playlist below.Grace Potter & The NocturnalsAugust 25th, 2013Vic Theater - Chicago, ILThe Divide, Never Go Back, Ah Mary, Oasis, Timekeeper, Goodbye Kiss, Apologies, One Short Night, Falling or...

I don't end up writing about every show I see on the blog. Case in point: on August 1st, I caught Steely Dan at Highland Park's Ravinia Festival. It was my first time "seeing" the band, but given that the lawn experience at Ravinia doesn't much feel like being at a show (more like being "...

Bravo.It's the performance of a song that had its own Twitter Account within hours of its final note. I had my first listen as soon as I woke up this morning and the second listen was via this video.Without further ado, the 7/31/13 Lake Tahoe Tweezer...PRO-TIP: Use Full Screen mode. Woo!!

Phish setting the bar high for debuts in the second show of their 2013 tour, with a new cover, Apples In Stereo's "Energy" and a new original,the reggae tinged, Mike Gordon-sung Yarmouth Road (actually co-written with Mike Gordon Band / Max Creek guitarist Scott Murawski).Intrepid videographer was on hand to capture both of the debuts...

Another Summer Camp is in the books. Despite the many many festivals hosted in these parts during the summer, and and its sometimes schizophrenicbookings. it's still the closest think we have to Chicago to a major jamband festival. We'll even forgive them for taking place in the late spring. In the week since the festival...

Esteemed members of our 5 Bands That Should Be Bigger List, Snarky Puppy, played a pair of shows at Reggie's over the weekend. We so regret not being able to swing either show, but luckily, some of the magic of Saturday's shows was captured on video and uploaded to youtube.The first contains some advanced audience...

It pains me to admit that I've never seen the Mike Gordon Band perform live. I had tickets for his 2003 show at the Vic but my pregnant wife was refused entry with a roll of TUMS (security excuse: "homeland security") -- we got a refund and stuck around in Wrigleyville to watch the Cubs go...

Much attention has been given to a Chicago weekend that featured both UMBowl IV and an unpublicized fan-organized (Bill Graham for a day) Umphrey's show at Lincoln Hall on Saturday. But half of the band also appeared at a Thursday pre-party at Abbey Pub as a part of the fifth installment of the ongoing Full...

With so many live performance videos being unwatchable or unlistenable, it was so nice come across this document of Steepwater's 4/20 homecoming show. They've been hitting the road hard this spring, and for any Chicago folks who missed their return during this busy weekend, this recording feels just like being on stage with these guys. It...