Jimi Hendrix Stories

Friday Album Reviews | Eight New Records You Need To Know

As every Friday brings new music, Tomorrow's Verse brings you our top picks for the week. Here are our favorite records from 3/9.By: Alex WoodDavid Byrne American UtopiaThe first solo album from the Talking Heads frontman in 14 years, American Utopia is everything one could ask for from Byrne. A set of quirky but thoughtful songs...

Video / Setlist | Zakk Wylde Jams 'Little Wing' In Crowd At Experience Hendrix @ Chicago Theater

While classic rock continues to live onthrough tribute bands and reunion tours, the music of Jimi Hendrix can't be contained by a single band or artist.The Experience Hendrix Tour seeks to rectify this, allowing multiple guitariststo celebrate Jimi's life by fronting a crack house band. As you might guess, with a ton of talent...

Video: Los Lobos Welcome Ronnie Baker Brooks For Hendrix Medley 3/29/15

Sometimes the booking agents and talent buyers just get it right.Los Lobos at Fitzgeralds is slam dunk artist / venue pairing, that had me wondering... what took so long? I wasn't alone. The show sold out in minutes.Not to let a good thing go to waste. Los Lobos welcomed Chicago bluesman Ronnie Baker Brooks...

The Covers Of Karl Denson

Read closely for a chance to win tickets!Karl Denson's Tiny Universe hits Park West this Saturday (4/5), touring in Chicago for the second time behind his latest release New Ammo. The album features some hot new Denson compositions, but also finds a lot of it's life in a handful of covers, both obscure and beloved....

Stream / Download / Video: Experience Hendrix @ Chicago Theater 3/14/14

The Experience Hendrix Tour is an annual package that brings the music of Jimi Hendrix to some of the nation's best theaters starring an A-List cast of guitarists and other musicians.The 2014 edition featured such Barn favorites as Eric Johnson, Cesar and David from Los Lobos, Dweezil Zappa, and an a appearance by Chicago Blues...

Barrier Breakers and Hendrix / Jaco Tribute In The Jazz Underground

This installment of Notes From The Jazz Underground features the playlist based on the November 29th show.From the previous weeks unthemed set, host Paul Abella provides two themed shows in one.The first hour was the barrier breakersBenny Goodman was the very first (major) jazz artist to integrate his band, heard here with Charlie...

Chart: 64 Vintage Guitars Played By Your Favorite Rock Stars

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 (...

Full Jimi Hendrix Woodstock Performance Film @ Music Box 1/14/12

Theamount of material that has been sitting in archival vaults is truly astonishing. In 1999, the Jimi Hendrix estate released 14 songs from his seminal Woodstock performance on DVD. Today, the audio has been remastered and additional material has surfaced -- the updated release heads to theaters next week and Chicago's Music Box will be hosting a...

Chicago Musicians Tackle Beck's Sheet Music, New Hendrix Music, Bowie Acting Normal, More...

A group of Chicago musicians, led by the band Mos Scocious took a stab at recreating Beck's sheet music opus Song Reader at the Tonic Room last week. The Sun Times had a reporter on hand to cover the event. Here's the playbill via the MS facebook page.One of online music's biggest holes may...

Bob Dylan's Blues In Chicago, Congress Theater In Foreclosure, Phish on MSNBC, more...

The debate rages on, what was this tune that Bob Dylan played at his last United Center stop in November?Hendrix turns 70 -- army records released (suprise: he liked his guitar). Also, his most influential job interview:This guy has collected a nice cross-section of Tame Impala bootlegs.Chicago's much-hated Congress Theater is in...