Apr 27, 2015
Vulfpeck is exploding like a supernova right now and for good reason. You're not likely to find a young band, especially a four piece, with such a distinctive, raw funk sound.So what does it look like when a band blows up like this? Well, first they touch down for a sold-out midweek run like...
Apr 27, 2015
I'll admit that it's nowhere close to my favorite place to see music, but you have to admire its tenacity.The Aragon Ballroom has become a rite of passage for Chicago area youth for decades and has seen its share of important events and performances throughout. As they say... if those walls could talk.The...
Apr 27, 2015
Two of Chicagos best small venues, Schubas and Lincoln Hall, were sold to Audioleaf this week in a multi-million-dollar deal, according to the Chicago Tribune.Brothers Chris and Mike Schuba bought Schubas in 1998 and Lincoln Hall in 2008, the venues quickly becoming mainstays in the Chicago music scene.Mike Schuba will continue to work as chief...
Apr 25, 2015
More on this show to come. But just WOW. "Throwing Stones" had to be close to 20 minutes. Jams within jams all night. Could this be my present favorite band?Friday, April 24, 2015Music Never Stopped > Here Comes Sunshine > THROWING STONES, Scarlet Begonias > Fire On The Mountain, Ophelia Alligator > Crazy...
Apr 24, 2015
Five things I learned attending DeadPhish Orchestra at Wire on Friday, April 17th.1. Intellecutally, I cant help feeling a small sense of betrayal in choosing a cover band over the many original music options available. But, my heart very much belongs to Grateful Dead and Phish, and in creating a band that specializes in those...
Apr 22, 2015
Reflecting on 50 Years of Pink Floyd: The Circle Is Completed (Part 3 of 3)By: Matt FricksThis is the third in a three part series in which Matt explores Pink Floyds unique career over three distinct eras and fifty years of constant change. It chronicles the internal and external forces that established them as one of the...
Apr 22, 2015
Shortly before the Kurt Cobain documentary Montage Of Heck is to be released, a slew of new videos and audio clips have arisen. Amongst the newly discovered material from the late singer is this somber cover of the Beatles And I Love Her.The raw home recording finds Cobain fitting the McCartney-penned pop song to...
Apr 15, 2015
Damien Rice returned to Auditorium Theatre on Tuesday touring in support of last years My Favourite Faded Fantasy.The solo show took fans through the singers discography, the set list spreading songs evenly amongst Rices studio albums.Though opening with new songs My Favourite Faded Fantasy and The Box, Rice followed with Elephant and Delicate...
Apr 15, 2015
This is the fifth spring in a row that Deadheads will gather in movie theaters across the country... but this year's event may be a little extra special for those of us in the Chicago area.First, the featured show is an Alpine Valley show of relatively recent vintage (July 19, 1989). I bet there are quite...
Apr 14, 2015
Pete Townshend and Eddie Vedder have announced a collaborative benefit concert billed as Celebrating The Who at Rosemont Theater on May 14.The Whos guitarist and Pearl Jam frontman will be joined by Simon Townshend and Friends, which includes the bassist, drummer and guitarist of The Who's most recent lineup, as well as keyboardists.Tickets to...