By: Philamonjaro StudioNext year marks the 50th anniversary of the classic English hard rock band Uriah Heep, but even at 49 the band shows no signs of slowing down.On Sunday, March 11th, the band gave all it had at St. Charles' Arcada Theater.The 75-minute concert featured both beloved older material and a smattering...

Jared Rabin is the type of artist that I feel like I should have already known before he was put on my radar a few weeks ago.  He's from Chicago, he plays out frequently at many of the usual haunts (I even spotted his name on a few old festival lineups), and his music...

How do you cover an event like North Coast Music Festival?That's the question that we asked ourselves as we collected our thoughts and sorted through the hundreds of Zach Stone photos that captured every part of the grounds, some sweet crowd shots and a great majority of the on-stage action.Let me assure...

[instagram id="BfULrGzHnN1"]Infamous Stringusters are still riding high from an unexpected Grammy win.Leftover Salmon is prepping the release of a record of their own, and are as creative as possible with their live appearances in Chicago lately.Of course, they'd meet up for a pair of co-headline gigs on a February...

By: John 'Nunu' Zomot | Additional Video: Wyatt BrakeRobert Plant is the rare classic rocker who seems to have entered a long creative peak, long after his classic-rocking Zeppelin heyday.Touring behind the fall's Carry Fire, he and the magnificent Sensational Shape Shifters touched all points along his quality solo career, but also left room...

By: Heidi PetersWhitney is a band that's all about love, so a hometown Valentine's runs suites them fine.  I caught the third and final night of the series at Thalia Hall, and all the pieces were in place, save for their trademark pause for a kiss, which was notably absent.Maybe it was lip...

By: John 'Nunu' ZomotCity Winery has seen its share of big stars playing its small stage -- almost such that it has become their trademark.But when David Crosby touched down for a performance this past fall, that point was really driven home.Everything about the man is not just huge, it's superstar huge. ...

By: John 'Nunu' ZomotWe've been doing some "housecleaning" this week, getting up some long-simmering contributions.I guess its appropriate that we had just celebrated Bob Marley's birthday as well, since we've got a bunch of great shots from Nunu's visit out west, where he as able to capture the Exodus 40 Live Concert, a celebration of...

By: John 'Nunu' ZomotMarilyn Manson has no doubt captured some headlines, and that hasn't changed recently after bassist Twiggy Ramirez was subject of some serious rape allegations.But the tour continues, and it hit Chicago's Riviera Theatre this week.  Nunu was on hand to capture the spectacle.As with everything that was once...

By: Ryan MannixUmphrey's McGee set up shop for two nights at the Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan with special guests Marcus King Band. This short winter run saw people coming in from all over the Midwest for the band's only regional shows of the season.The small hockey arena seemed like an odd choice...