English band Wire set up in Chicago with a pretty high-minded mission, for their Drill festival. Here's how they put it.Genre-defying evolution is the hallmark of post-punk legends WIREs career. Now, nearly forty years into its existence, Wire is breathing new life into small, curated festivals built on artistic kinship across divergent musical styles,...

Here's another unlikely event that has popped up in the orbit of the Soldier Field Dead shows.  This time stretching the term "VIP" to the absolute limits and possibly setting you back more than what you paid for your ticket to the show.I venture that some people are looking forward to "The Lot"...

Beck remained silent for a period of time after winning a Grammy for album of the year for last years Morning Phase. Now, the acclaimed singer-songwriter is back with surprise single Dreams, a polar opposite sound from his last record.From the opening riff, the song flaunts a disco-leaning dance beat, Becks vocals sounding almost...

In all honestly, I've begun to despise reporting on this event, but feel compelled to for a sense of closure and to ensure that those who are considering (or already have) paying money for this event are informed.The "drama" surrounding the planning and marketing, represents the very worst of what has otherwise been an...

We've come a long way since the 2002 Bonnaroo Superjam, which was essentially an expanded String Cheese Incident & Friends set.In 2015, Hollywood actors open the festivities with an a capalla "We Are The World", and stars from all over the popular music spectrum drop in for a cameo. But one thing stays the same, the...

Rush brought their R40 Live Anniversary (and possibly last) tour to the United Center last night, delivering a career spanning set, peppered with plenty of lasers.Let's hope Jonathon Toews joins his fellow Canadians in triumphing at the UC this year. Audio via ironchef.The StreamDownload Entire Show (mp3 .zip)[/box]Photo via Eric Scott

Supply and demand is a helluva thing.When we last checked in with secondary market analysis for Grateful Dead Chicago tickets, we promised to re-evaluate again once the market has matured.Its three weeks later and indeed, the data continues to tell us a story (and perhaps a good one for those holding out and...

Sixty seven songs over three nights and not a single one repeated. My Morning Jacket fulfilled Tuesday night'srarity filled promise by extending their catalog list over the course of three nights, dipping into the New Basement Tapes ("Down On The Bottom") for the second time as well. Here's the song list and six great up-front...

We'll be saying Fare Thee Well to the Grateful Dead in Chicago this coming July 4th weekend, and as our continuing coverage proves, there's no shortage of places to party.This being Chicago, there's no shortage of places to eat and drink to accompany your merriment.But what if -- gasp -- you wanted to...

My Morning Jacket settled into night two of the Chicago Theatre, not repeating a single song from Tuesday. Here's the song list: an eleven song "set" and an eleven song "encore", followed by setlist.fm's breakdowns of which albums the songs came from. They may give you some clues to expect for tonight's Chicago run...