Dec 5, 2013
The Blues Brothers works for me on so many levels. It's one of the quintessential Chicago films. Quotable as hell ("Orange Whip? Orange Whip? Three Orange Whips!"). It boasts a damn near perfect soundtrack and epic big-screen action sequences.The folks at Bricktease seem to agree on that final point and pay homage in an...
Mar 13, 2013
It was with certain amount of amusement, and shameful delight, that I watched the "reviews" roll in for the Umphrey's McGee "Chicago tourist anthem" last spring. Admittedly I was excited to hear a band that I liked pay tribute to the city I love, but the final product was a bit of a head-scratcher.It...
Apr 25, 2012
Thursday, April 26th, tickets go on sale for the Summer 2012 season of Ravinia Festival in Highland Park. Programmers there are usually pretty good about sprinkling in a handful of pop and rock shows to the classical heavy lineup and this year is no exception. No, it's not the best place for sitelines (unless you have...