Festival Watch is a Tomorrows Verse feature where we break down festival news into the facts you need to know.Ellnora Guitar Festival September 14-16, Champaign, ILHeadliners To WatchJeff Tweedy Holding down the folk side of the festival, Wilcos Jeff Tweedy will bring his massive catalog of music to the festival for an intimate, ticketed...

Watch some of Tomorrows Verses favorite bands hit the promotional late-night television circuit. The Who perform on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonIn the midst of a Vegas residency, The Who performed a rare late-night performance, offering two songs for Fallon. Watch the classic rockers rip through You Better You Bet and I Can See...

On TV features a quick recap of some of the music were playing at the Tomorrows Verse headquarters.Who: Experimental Norwegian progressive jazz band Jaga JazzistWhat: A full, pro-shot video from the bands recent performance at Millennium Park Summer Music SeriesYou Need To Know: With eight extremely talented members and more than two decades of...

Paul Westerberg, lead singer, guitarist and songwriter of the Replacements, has returned to the music scene with five mysterious songs posted to an anonymous Soundcloud account.Ranging from ragged, punk-influenced rock songs to twangy country tunes, the tracks offer the musical variety that made fans love the Replacements to begin with.Listen to the four...

A new petition seeking signatures from Chicagoans aims to restore the Uptown Theatre, a historically and architecturally significant music venue that hasnt hosted a concert since 1981.The petition, created by Preservation Chicago and Friends of the Uptown, is addressed to Mayor Rahm Emanuel, planning and development commissioner David Reifman, and Jam Productions founder Jerry Mickelson....

Photos / Video: John 'Nunu' ZomotThere was a time when the venue at Tinley Park hosted the biggest names in music, year in and year out.But the biggest touring name of the biggest ever band, Paul McCartney had yet to play there until this week.Macca's touring schedule tended to favor football stadiums, baseball fields...

[Photo of Le Butcherettes by Curt Baran]For a week in August, the work of four Chicago photographers will be displayed in a South Loop gallery, featuring retrospective images from some of Lollapaloozas biggest acts of the past.Taking place between August 1 and August 9, the pop-up installation, titled "Rock & Roll Summer," can be...

On TV features a quick recap of some of the music were playing at Tomorrows Verse headquarters. Who: Cris JacobsWhat: Backed by his band, Jacobs performs an intimate One On One Session at City Winery in New York City.You Need To Know: An up-and-coming artist blending country, blues and roots music with a soulful...

The story of venerable Chicago music venue the Double Door didnt end with its closing, with a serious fight between the buildings owner and the neighborhoods Alderman continuing to plague the currently empty Wicker Park space.Now, the argument will officially move to federal court.Brian Strauss, the owner of the building, is seeking $9.6 million...

Roger Waters largely stuck to the script at his second show at Chicago's United Center -- filling two sets with Pink Floyd classics amidst a stage setup that evokes as massive mutlimedia anti-Trump rally as much as a rock show.But for the encore, there was a little something extra -- a visit by Pearl...