It was a busy weekend, but Leftover Salmon managed to work in some fun time. while also supplying the big fun for the assembly at Park West for a one-of-a-kind run of shows.While the July 2nd kickoff was your standard two set LoS affair, it did feature an appearance by Col Bruce Hampton early...

If you were one of the 70,000+ in Soldier Field during one of the Fare Thee Well shows, you definitely felt the energy when the place was packed with Deadheads.But for a glimpse of what it was like before the sea of humanity arrived, check out this video from YouTuber8baseballgeek, who was #6 in line...

Photos: Dale Foster PhotoBilled as the Psychedelic Last Supper, All Star Vibe Entertainment invited New Riders to set up shop in Chicago's Bottom Lounge for the duration of the GD50 weekend.Our friend, photographer Dale Foster was also on hand. We are always appreciative of Dale's submissions, as he not only captures the spirit of...

Photos: Wyatt BrakeJohn Fogerty and his band touched down to our city's most famous landfill ampitheater on a rainy Wednesday night. His tour is called 1969, and the set lives up to the billing -- with plenty of cuts from the three Credence albums released that year and a few covers as well.Oh hey, there's...

With an unreal amount of options, it's really impressive that a late night show post GD50 could sell out. So hand it to Kung Fu and Otter Presents (who also maxed out their Dead On The Water boat cruise), for getting the crowd to Hard Rock Cafe until the wee hours on Friday, July 3rd....

By @WeirScrewedRailway Gamblers are a young quartet whose debut album, Heart of the Sun, dropped this week. Fans of Americana and folk-rock, as presented through an indie-rock filter, will find something to like here.From the opening notes of She Rides, elements of all of the aforementioned genres are in play -- a deliberate and...

Joan Osborne Proves She's One of Us During GD50 ChicagoWords: Joann D. Ball | Photos: Philamonjaro StudioThe final day of the week long Weir World celebration at City Winery was programmed with a keen eye for how the shows might progress. Joan Osbornes Sunday brunch show on July 5 offered fans a tasty serving of sustenance and...

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes offered two hours of music to a sold out Chicago crowd on Friday night, creating an exciting participatory vibe as a part of SilverWrapper's Music Never Stopped 2015 series, centered around the Grateful Dead 50 run.The band even cooked up a cover of The Dead's "Ripple" to acknowledge the occasion....

Chicagoans will soon have to pay a cloud tax for digital entertainment streaming services including Spotify and Netflix. The tax, which takes effect in September, will add 9 percent onto existing streaming service fees.The cloud tax was voted into existence this Wednesday by a city Department of Finance tax ruling.The cloud tax is an...

As promised, Thievery Corporation mixed in a bunch of Dead tunes into their set at Aragon last night. The stage setlist below is courtesy of @boanz on Instagram.The Other One, China Cat Sunflower, Eyes of The World, Scarlet Begonias > Fire On The Mountain, Dark Star and (why not) Drums and Space all made...