Aug 28, 2012
For the second time in three months, Anders Osborne brought his powerful guitar sounds to Chicago, this time to the clubby, upscale Park West. In contrast to the more staid crowd at his last appearance at SPACE in Evanston, this crowd skewed younger, perhaps as a result of the location as well as the band...
Aug 27, 2012
The tone and approach to post-Grateful Dead side projects can sometimes feel like throwing a dart, with individual band members trying to grasp onto one of the many weird and wonderful things that made up the unknowable mystery of the band. Mickey Hart rolled through town in July with a kind of world-groove cosmic space...
Aug 22, 2012
When can a band, who is not even on the Lollapalooza lineup, secure a coveted pre-Lolla gig at Chicago's famed Metro? When they are the goddamn Band Of Horses that's when. Here's a set of their unapologetic rock music that adequately prepped festival-goers who were in town before the three day mega-fest earlier this month....
Aug 10, 2012
What has got to be considered the holy grail of Widespread Panic collectibles has made its way onto the music file sharing site Soundcloud. The 45 RPM vinyl "Coconut Image" / "Monkey Image" was recorded on February 9, 1986 in Arnoldsville, Georgia, not long before the first official Panic gigs whose 25th anniversary marked a year long celebration in 2011....
Jul 30, 2012
A new venue and a new vibe with for the long running Midwest festival, but the same Blotto and the 12th encore album, this time one that was "due": the Allman Brothers Band Eat A Peach. Here are the setlists (via mr.blotto.net)Friday, July 27, 2012Set One: Gettin' It On, Any Kinda Lover, One...
Jul 27, 2012
Chicago Farmer and The Ragbirds @ SPACE - Evanston, IL July 15, 2012For a small town man from just south of Peoria, Cody Diekhoff sure has adapted to life as Chicago Farmer. The folk singer with a one-man-show was an appropriate choice to open up for The Ragbirds as just a few days earlier his reincarnation folk...
Jul 26, 2012
Mickey returned to Chicago with his band last night. Here's a taste of what his band is capable of. Check out the cover of "White Room" as the encore!Mickey Hart BandHouse Of Blues - ChicagoJuly 25, 2012Set OneCut the Deck, I Know You Rider, Time Never Ends, Who Stole the Show, Franklin's Tower, Endless Skies,...
Jul 19, 2012
It was 25 years ago this summer that "Touch Of Grey" became an unexpected top ten hit for the Grateful Dead. The band had been steadily building an audience over the previous 22 years, but the exposure certainly led to a huge commercial boost for the band.The legions of teenage and young-adult so-called Touch-heads consequently became...
Jul 16, 2012
As I've stated before, Chicago music fans need to cherish every moment that we still have access to Northerly Island as a concert venue. In its relatively short history, it's been host to a handful of acts per year but I'm not sure any were as "special" as this September 11, 2007 gig by the great Stevie...
Jul 12, 2012
It's not often that I'll feature a recording on this site that was not captured in the Chicago area. However, Leadfoot is a Chicago-based bluegrass-inspired band that we'd been hearing a lot about and an incredible soundboard festival recording from Indiana found its way into my clutches.Hit play below and you'll see why they've...