Audiovisual Stories

Wilco: Seriously Acoustic

Wilco recently performed onThe Tonight Show, playing Cars Cant Escape and A Magazine Called Sunset in promotion of their upcoming b-sides and rarities compilationAlpha Mike Foxtrot. Of particular note is an acoustic performance of Im The Man Who Loves You, played casually from a crowded backstage room and released as a web exclusive.This is...

Video: Prince Offers 8 Minute Jam On SNL

If anybody still doubts Princes ability to rock, watch his eight-minute Saturday Night Live performance.With 3rdEyeGirl as his backing band, Prince runs through one song from each of his new albums as well as an Alice Smith cover. Prince plays keyboards for Clouds, fromArt Offical Age, plays guitar for a hard rocking Marz, fromPlectrumElecctrum,...

AUDIO: Black Keys @ United Center 9/27/14

With so many sites dedicated to sharing live music recordings, it's not often that you find a complete audience recording of a recent show posted up to YouTube. But that's the medium that Tim Newell of Paper Dolling Films used to share his pull of the first night of Black Keys two nights at Chicago's...

VIDEO: Rodrigo Y Gabriela @ Chicago Theater 10/24/14

There is nobody quite like Rodrigo Y Gabriela, the hybrid folk / acoustic / metal guitar heroes from Mexico City. The returned to Chicago Theater on Friday night and YouTuber Sojahsey1 captured a trio of amazing tunes from this duo.

Photos / Setlist / Stream / Download | Bruce Hornsby @ Thalia Hall 10/23/14

Photos By: Heidi Peters | Audio: Z-ManBruce Hornsby has been going it alone recently in support of a new solo LP Concerts. Everybody at Thalia Hall last night took home a copy on CD, a nice bonus after two hours of non-stop playing and singing from the piano man.The CD, like the show, covers an...

Stream or Download: Sinead O'Connor @ City Winery 10/20/14

We thought it was a pretty good coup when Heidi got us some incredible photos of the intriguing Sinead O'Connor. Her intensity and passion comes through in every shot.Now some audio has emerged from O'Connor's second night of her Chicago run. Have a listen... a nice complement to her photo essay.The StreamDownload Entire...

Photos: Creature Carnival featuring Beats Antique, Emancipator, Shpongle & Lafa Taylor @ The Riv 10/18/14

Photo Set By: Rickie KostinerRickie K. checks in with a huge photo set from Saturday's show, the second of a two night stand at The Riv. With 36 shots, there was certainly plenty to see and capture. We'll have her explain a bit of went down:This show was everything that it was promised to be:...

Setlist / Stream / Download / Video: Pearl Jam @ BMO Harris Bradley Center 10/20/14 [Yield In Entirety!]

Leg two of the "not quite Chicago" Pearl Jam run continued last night in Milwaukee. After playing the entirety of No Code in Moline, Milwaukee got 1998's Yield with just a slight interruption.Not many of the Chicagoans who made the trek up appreciated the shout out to Aaron Rodgers, who was in attendance. But...

Foo Fighters Announce Wrigley Concert (Stream or Download Their Show From Across The Street)

Wrigley Field will look a lot different next year, but there will still be concerts. The first major announcement is Foo Fighters.Exciting news! @foofighters will rock #WrigleyField 8/29/15. Tickets on sale next Monday: http://t.co/nEYoaTiCUV pic.twitter.com/mhpagaMey7 Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) October 20, 2014Foo Fighters Sat 8/29@ Wrigley Field @Cubs Pre-sale Friday 10/24 On-sale Monday 10/27 ...

Full Show Video: Freeman @ Lincoln Hall 9/24/14

Aaron Freeman, better known as Gene Ween, has been touring with a young, four-piece backing band to promote his latest full-length, his first under the name Freeman.For his performance at Lincoln Hall, Freeman leaned heavily on Weens discography as well as his solo work, offering fans an intimate glimpse into the writers extensive catalog...