Jun 4, 2013
Here's Monday night's set list. Taylor Swift rounds out the guest list that featured Taj Mahal (first night...listen here) and Sheryl Crow (Friday). Read my review or listen to Friday's show here.Rolling StonesUnited Center - Chicago, ILJune 3, 2013Get Off My Cloud, It's Only Rock N Roll (But I Like It), Paint It Black,...
Jun 1, 2013
I've heard so much shit talking about The Rolling Stones lately. Sure, I get it. They're old (really old), worse for wear, nostalgia-driven, no longer "relevant". The tickets are priced astronomically. They play large, inpersonal mega-arenas. The jokes write themselves.Honestly, when the 50 and Counting tour was announced I had no intention of coming anywhere...
May 30, 2013
Since the Hawks forced a Game 7, the crew had to break down the stage / production for allow Wednesday night's game at UC. Since they won that one in overtime, they'll need to do it again after Friday night's show. We'll be reporting live from that gig on our twitter feed.The StreamDownload Entire Show (minus...
May 8, 2013
For a time, I had the craziest vision of the scene at the three Rolling Stones shows scheduled for the United Center later this month. The shows were announced with the usual hype and all-out media blitz, but the winds of excitement quickly died down soon after the initial on sale.The public was more...
May 7, 2013
If the size of venue and price of Rolling Stones tickets have soured you on the 50 and Counting Tour, here's a chance to see some of the same guys bringing it to the United Center in a more intimate and slightly tweaked format. In their (*ahem*) advanced age, the Stones have scheduled a few off...
Mar 14, 2013
This is just so cool in so many ways. Let's start at the beginning and work our way to the end...1. Somebody identified what he considers to be the 100 most essential riffs of all time -- spanning seven decades of rock history2. This person can play every single one in a convincing manner3. He has...
Jan 31, 2013
To celebrate 55 years of Lego, the company created fifty-five posters depicting popular culture vis a vis the reliable, interlocking toy brick. The complete list includes movies, stories and other elements, but I wanted to single out the nineteen music related ones here. They cover the gamut from bands to albums to songs, mostly playing on...
Jan 16, 2013
Pop Chart Lab makes some of the coolest looking charts / prints / posters that I've seen. Their design philosophy employs a simple, clean aesthetic. I'm particularly happy to see their music-related efforts pop up every now and then. Though this print doesn't feature an Irwin or Languedoc, there are pleny of iconic guitars (...
Dec 24, 2012
Some genuine holiday cheer: The ten greatest Grateful Dead Christmas cards.Think you know a thing or two about the Dead? Try this quiz.Kickshuffle has put together a nice retrospective of concert streaming on the Internet. The future looks good.Look forward to this every year, the AV Club's year in shitty band...
Dec 18, 2012
It's something of a Rolling Stones tradition to "warm up" for stadium tours with some club gigs. For me, it's sort of encouraging -- kind of a proof that the show isn't about fireworks, catwalks or video screens.The Stones deliver in this Chicago performance at the famed Double Door, running through...