Grace and the band rocked out hard, and offered their takes on Hank Williams ("Devil's Train") and Bruce Springsteen ("Atlantic City"). A nice four song video playlist below.Grace Potter & The NocturnalsAugust 25th, 2013Vic Theater - Chicago, ILThe Divide, Never Go Back, Ah Mary, Oasis, Timekeeper, Goodbye Kiss, Apologies, One Short Night, Falling or...

Volume Three of The Barn'sNotes From The Jazz Underground feature showcases the show broadcast on August 16th. This one, by Paul's admission, kind of goes all over the place. This week's goodies include:Sean Nowell, a fairly straight ahead sex player covering HendrixA little preview of last Saturday's Umphrey's McGee / STS9 show at Northerly Island (...

There is nothing quite like a musical institution that spans generations, within the band and the audience. Chicago finally got another chance to experience the foremost purveyors of this experience, The Allman Brothers Band, up-close-and-personal for two nights in August. I was able to catch one of the shows (night two, Wednesday), but eagerly followed...

I don't end up writing about every show I see on the blog. Case in point: on August 1st, I caught Steely Dan at Highland Park's Ravinia Festival. It was my first time "seeing" the band, but given that the lawn experience at Ravinia doesn't much feel like being at a show (more like being "...

First, the setlists. Media toward the bottom of the page.STS98/17/2013First Merit Bank PavillionChicago, ILSet:This, Us > Squares & Cubes, Golden Gate, One A Day, Abcees*, Vibyl*, Simulator*, Kabuki, Circus, Vapors, Be Nice*, King Pharoahs Tomb*, Moon Socket, SchemeNotes:* w/ the Liquid Horns.(via STS9news.com)08.17.2013FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island,...

Volume Two of The Barn'sNotes From The Jazz Underground feature showcases the show broadcast on August 9th -- the 18th anniversary of Jerry Garcia's passing and the ceremonial close of Jerry Week festivities. Host Paul Abella wears his Deadhead credentials on his sleeve and this show was his tribute to Jerry's legacy as a jazz...

In my recent essay reviewing the Chicago stop on the AmericanaramA tour, one of the things I was most impressed with was how Wilco is becoming more like the Dead. No, they're not much in the way of improvisational jamming, but they are beginning to craft setlists like them. It seems the band is pulling...

Welcome to the first installment of Notes From The Jazz Underground on The Barn Presents. Mr. Paul Abella wears many hats: percussionist, bandleader, music director at WDCB 90.9 FM in Glen Ellyn, and also host of a weekly show, the titular Notes From The Jazz Underground, a two hour Friday night radio program that occupies that...

Bravo.It's the performance of a song that had its own Twitter Account within hours of its final note. I had my first listen as soon as I woke up this morning and the second listen was via this video.Without further ado, the 7/31/13 Lake Tahoe Tweezer...PRO-TIP: Use Full Screen mode. Woo!!

I saw this soundcheck listed on phish.net setlist page and immediately did a double take. I have to say that upon listening, it's as fun as it reads. Much appreciation and many thanks to the heads-up person that captured and shared this. It made it pretty far around the Internet as a mediafire download...