By Brian R Brinkman @sufferingjukeThe weekend and the Summer Tour ended with a show that flirted at times with being an instant classic, yet whose parts were somehow greater in the end than the sum.Opening with "The Curtain With" for the first time since 6/19/88 was a clear nod to the symbiotic energy that exists...

By: @312mrgIt was on a long, spaced out, evening commute home last fall when Sirius JamOn did something they dont always do: played a song by band outside of their typically tight rotation. I was in a bluegrass mood, so I let its strings help calm a bit of road rage. Then, in a sudden...

By: @WeirScrewedPhotos: Ashley M. DowningIts safe to say that Greensky Bluegrass entered Chicago on Friday night on something of a roll.Over the past few weeks, they have traversed the country, opening for Railroad Earth at Red Rocks, playing an absolute heater of a show the next night in Boulder, and following that up with...

Petty and his Heartbreakers mixed four songs from Hypnotic Eye with a couple of interesting covers and (of course) big hits from throughout their career.Check out some great video of a few tunes below.Here's the review from this morning's Trib.Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers August 23rd, 2014 So You Want to Be a...

Photos: Michael KaizWhen a pair of David Crosby shows scheduled for this past February at City Winery were postponed for "unforeseen circumstances", you'd be forgiven if you happened to swallow hard and try not to think of the worst. Indeed, those circumstance turned out to be a heart operation... another trial in what has amounted...

Anders Osborne placed top ten in The Barn's year-end best list for two years running. The few last times he passed through the area, it was with an acoustic in hand: a solo gig and the Southern Soul Assembly, both at SPACE in Evanston.So it was appropriate that Anders brought the full Electric New...

Photos: Rickie KostinerPreservation Hall Jazz Band is a lot of things. An institution. An unbelievably great time. A slice of the real New Orleans. A wide range of tones, sounds and rhythmns. Now I can officially add to that list: photogenic.Yep, there is something about seeing generations of men, who embrace, live and tour...

Photos: Rickie KostinerRobert Randolph dropped into town for another in a series of electrifying Chicago performances and Rickie Kostiner was on hand to capture some of the exciting moments for a photo gallery for The Barn.SetlistIntro, Motions, Working Title, All That Matters, Payback, La Tormenta, Fly, Blankets, Freak OutPark West proved to be a...

By Alex Wood / Photo: John RiordanOn Saturday night prior to Sundays rainy Lollapalooza performance, White Denim played an electric set at Chicago's The Empty Bottle. The official aftershow was the bands first performance at the small venue, the energy from which was felt in the music and the sold-out audience alike.Like most of the...

By Alex WoodParquet Courts played an ambitious set at The Empty Bottle for their Lollapalooza aftershow, despite the performance being before their festival set.With the sold-out show following their excellent full-length Sunbathing Animal, expectations were high. Fortunately, the set retained all the qualities that make Parquet Courts such a great band in the studio....