Audiovisual Stories

Brown Bag Headlines Martyrs: Recap, Audio & Photos 3/28/13

It's always nice to see a local band on the rise. Brown Bag recently made their headlining debut at one of our favorite venues in the city: Martyrs.The night opened with the psychedelic folk song titled "Shaky Memory" featuring keyboardist Michael Ellis as well as some "special guest" backup singers, who were featured to...

Better Than DVD: Outstanding Greensky Bluegrass Video Playlists

It always takes something a little extra special to feature media of an event that didn't take place in Chicago. How's this? When one of our favorite Midwest bands made it out to Portlandia, archivist Mark Burgin recorded the entire show with multiple high quality cameras and edited the footage to create what has to...

Stream or Download: Terrapin Flyer Covers Workingman's Dead at Abbey Pub Residency

The weekly Dead jam is back in Chicago!Each Wednesday, Terrain Flyer brings a host of the best Dead-loving musicians from all over the city to jam out at Abbey Pub.They promise to cover a new full album the last Wednesday of each month (next up is Skull and Roses on 3/27). For their first...

Setlist / Video / Stream / Download: Ben Haper & Charlie Musselwhite @ The Riviera 3/3/13

Ben Harper & Charlie MusselwhiteThe Riviera TheaterMarch 3rd, 2013I Don't Believe A Word You Say, Get Up!, Blues Overtook Me, Don't Look Twice, When It's Good, She Got Kick, I'm In I'm Out and I'm Gone, Blood Side Out, I Ride At Dawn, I'm Going Home, When The Levee BreaksEncoreWe Can't End This Way, Meet...

Photos: moe. @ Capitol Theater, Madison, WI 2/8/13

We're always thrilled to feature the photography of Adam Miszewski, whenever moe. makes their period swings through the Midwest.  He is an unabashed fan of the band and his passion comes through in every snap.  Check out more of his work at his website.The Setlist (via phantasytour.com)February 8th, 2013Capitol Theater...

Setlist, Stream, Download: Yo La Tengo @ Vic Theater 2/1/13

Yo La Tengo spent the summer recording their latest album in Chicago, so it was a welcome return when they convened at the Vic Theater for a show on their 2013 tour. Playing both an acoustic and electric set -- featuring a version each of the album's lead track "Ohm" -- they explored the entirety of...

Setlist, Stream, Download, Video: Soundgarden @ The Riviera (Night One 1/29/13)

SetlistBeen Away Too Long, My Wave, Worse Dreams, Room A Thousand Years Wide, Jesus Christ Pose, Rhinosaur, Non-State Actor, Drawing Flies, Hunted Down, Loud Love, Big Dumb Sex, Blow Up The Outside World, Fell On Black Days, Tighter & Tighter, Burden In My Hand, A Thousand Days Before, Superunknown, Fresh Tendrils, Nothing To Say, Spoonman,...

Setlist, Stream, Download: Terrapin Flyer with Melvin & Mark @ Martyrs 1/19/13

It was a family affair back at Martyrs for when Terrapin Flyer hit the stage for its sold out Saturday night gig, with the band welcoming several guests to partake in some good ole Grateful Dead (and, of course, JGB) with Melvin Seals and Mark Karan. Norman Sands has some nice photos of the proceeding...

Setlist, Stream, Download: Railroad Earth @ House Of Blues 1/25/13

Railroad Earth dropped by Chicago last weekend on their winter tour. They've sort of settled into the House Of Blues as a home venue and did not disappoint, offering a two setter that covered only a few of the tunes from last year's visit, and even offered a few surprises (covers included George Harrison's "Any...

Video Playlist: Punch Brothers @ The Vic 12/13/12

Here are twelve fine looking and sounding videos from an exceptional night of music with Punch Brothers at The Vic in December. Seeing is believing -- and if you have any appetite for acoustic music and are not completely won over by this quintet... just quit music now. Kicking off with a Cars cover that...