By: Philamonjaro StudioAs the Whos musical entourage assembled in Chicago for their March 10th United Center concert, hardcore fans came out for an intimate evening with Simon Townshend.In a very different role as second guitarist with The Who, this night Simon performed his own music. A front-and-center set of solo acoustic arrangements peppered with...

Its no secret that Woody Guthries estate has access to thousands of song lyrics penned by the folk pioneer. Though never set to music or preserved in recordings, some of the lyrics have surfaced on a number of releases over time, including Wilco and Billy Braggs Mermaid Avenue records and New Multitudes, recorded by Jay...

Photos: Dale Foster PhotoWhat do you do when you bring your rotating cast, all-improvised show to Chicago?If you're Everyone Orchestra's Matt Butler, you recruit some of Chicago's top jammers to round out the ensemble. Top shredder Marcus Rezak led the charge, but Jesse Clayton (MathGames), and Marty Giercyzk also brought the local flair as...

Photos: Howard Greenblatt - Imagine Pictures"Sweet Home Chicago Blues" was a showcase for Chicago Blues which took place at the Performing Arts Center of Governor's State University in University Park and hosted by Chicago blues harmonica legend Billy Branch. It mixed old and new school blues performers in a format that took the form...

We've spent considerable amount of time on this site sorting through performance statistics and band minutae and making sense of it all through visuals.So it's kind of nice when bands go ahead and do it themselves.Lotus just finished a 25 show winter tour and has used create-your-own-infographic service Infogram to summarizewhat went down.Nice...

The Kevin Bacon Effect with Joe Marcinek BandMartyrs - Chicago, ILBy: @312mrgI had a talk pre-gig with Joe Marcinek and asked him about being a sort-ofKevin Bacon of the jam scene. Considering the range of high-profile artists that routinely support his art or become members of the JMB, I thought it was a fair question....

Chicago blues artist Billy Branch has been presenting Blues In The Schools for almost 40 years.The goals of this interactive program include providing students the opportunity to:*Develop collaboration & teamwork skills*Cultivate multi-cultural appreciation*Enhancetheir creative expression*Practicetheir writing skills*Broadentheir horizons*Explore theirmusical interests & aptitudes*Interactwith world class musicians*Increase their understanding...

Raise your hand if this photo makes you happy...It popped up in my social media feed the other day, and made me realize that these three gentlemen probably did more to open my ears to bluegrass and acoustic music than any others. (Honestly, I might throw Jerry Douglas and Tony Rice in there, too)....

Ravinia announced its lineup for 2016 today. With events and concerts scheduled from June 2 through September 11, the festival will feature more than 100 performers.Highlights include Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration featuring Warren Haynes, Buddy Guy with Jeff Beck, Chick Corea Trio, Steve Miller Band, Duran Duran, Hollywood Vampires (featuring Johnny Depp, Alice Cooper...

By: Alex WoodDr. Dog- ThePsychedelic Swamp [2/5]For their newest full-length, indie-rock staple Dr. Dog have reworked and rerecorded their unreleased debut album, initially written 15 years ago. As one may expect, the resulting album doesnt sound like the Dr. Dog fans have come to expect, which is unfortunate, given that the band seemed to be hitting...