Mar 4, 2015
Words / Photos / Video: Kelley Lauginiger - @peapodmcgeeAmerica was founded on forging ahead, taking chances, and maneuvering to the forefront of change. America has survived, however, on babes, laughs, good beer (or at least lots of it), and good ole fashion rock n' roll.There is probably no better intersection in Chicago music to embody all...
Mar 4, 2015
Chicago audiences are grateful to grab a slice of Mr George Porter Jr. and Mr. Art Neville any way they can get them.They provided the star power on Friday night at Concord Music Hall, but Stoltz and Baptiste kept their end of the bargain in an exceedingly funky night rooted in celebration of the...
Feb 25, 2015
I'm pretty confident this is news, maybe even big news, but it feels a little weird publishing it here.American Football -- the 90's emo band currently at rest between a handful of domestic reunion dates and touring to Europe, Asia and Australia -- is working on some new music.Their four night run spanning...
Feb 18, 2015
Sleater-Kinney returned to Chicago for a set at the Riviera on an icy cold night in February.Read Greg Kot's full review in the Tribune here, but for a slice of what really went down, check out these three videos by YouTuber seijinlee.Edit this setlist | More SleaterKinney setlistsAhh @Sleater_Kinney!! What an incredible show....
Feb 18, 2015
John Mellencamp has been a summer shed staple in the Chicago area for as long as I can remember, so it's good to see him bring the show to a theater in the wintertime. The fact that it was at Chicago's flagship venue is icing on the cake.And while the beginning of his set...
Feb 17, 2015
Valen-Times Two: Zap Mama & AntibalasWords: @312mrg | Photos: PhilamonjaroThis was our best show of this tour Martin Perna said at the end of an exuberant, energized dance filled 2-hour non-stop set.It was a statement that justified the trance that had taken over my body -- really the entirety of the Park West -- on...
Feb 17, 2015
Reporting / Photos: Heidi PetersMore than 20 years after her departure, it's still hard not to think of Natalie Merchant as fronting 10,000 Maniacs.It's been so long that her replacement, Mary Ramsey, has subsequently left and rejoined the band. Ramsey fronted the longtime Maniacs stalwarts for four straight sold out gigs at City Winery and our Heidi...
Feb 17, 2015
By: Kelley Lauginiger - @peapodmcgeeThe Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival has expanded from one night of hoopla back in 2007, to a month-long jamboree spanning some of our cities finest venues, and delivered by a host of different bands. Each act brings some dust with them for us to kick up with our salt-laden boots here...
Feb 13, 2015
Words & Photos: Alex WoodTim Reynolds Trio, the long-running project featuring Dave Matthews Bands guitarist, began another tour at SPACE in Evanston on Thursday. The band put on a high-energy show of originals and covers in support of recently released full-length Like Some Kind Of Alien Invasion.The set began with a jazz-fusion instrumental, Tims guitar...
Feb 8, 2015
Photos: Wyatt BrakeThe Black Crowes may be over, but Chris Robinson keeps chugging along. The Chris Robinson Brotherhood may be a bit more mellow and heady than the band that put him on the map, but they came to the Park West on Friday with two full sets of original material mixed with covers (...