Jun 6, 2018
Festival Watch is a Tomorrows Verse feature that breaks festival news into the facts you need to know.Fitzgeralds 37th Annual American Music Festival June 29-July 3Headliners To WatchNick Lowe with Los Straitjackets Esteemed English singer-songwriter returns to Fitzgeralds on Tuesday, July 3 for a performance with Nashville instrumentalists Los Straitjackets. Combining Lowes powerful songwriting with...
Oct 30, 2017
The music scene in Chicago never slows down, and were here to keep you on track. Here is a list of Tomorrows Verses favorite shows in town this week.Terrapin Flyer @ Chop Shop 10/31Chicagos favorite Grateful Dead cover band Terrapin Flyer will perform a free show at 1st Ward / Chop Shop in Wicker Park on...
May 23, 2017
Festival Watch is a Tomorrows Verse feature where we break down festival news into the facts you need to know.FitzGeralds American Music Festival June 30 - July 3The 36th Annual FitzGeralds American Music Festival will take place at the Berwyn venue, celebrating the musical traditions of folk, country and Americana. Here are the details....
Jun 26, 2015
FitzGeralds American Music Festival will celebrate its 34th year July 1-4. Taking place inside and outside of the venue in Berwyn, the festival boasts a lineup of Americana, folk, blues and roots bands that fit the venues reputation perfectly.Amongst the bigger names on the roster are Pokey LaFarge, Eric Lindell, Joe Ely Band, JD...
Mar 3, 2014
Fact: there is outstanding music every weekend in Chicago.But sometimes you just have to shake your head, sigh, and realize how lucky we are to have this city as our playground.What's more, the highlights of this weekend's cavalcade of stars feature that are right smack in our wheelhouse. the jambands, supergroups, heavy funk,...
Feb 4, 2014
Why are there not more Bob Dylan cover bands?Isn't it universally acknowledged that he has the deepest catalog of songs of any beloved artist? And let's face it, the bulk of his repertoire is written in a way that is just begging to be interpreted. Given that recent Dylan performances have left his rabid...
Oct 10, 2013
It was hard NOT to get excited upon hearing the news about the addition of Wire to Berwyn's burgeoning "music row" on Roosevelt Road. Before the opening, we had every assurance that it would be a unique space curated by musicians with the fan in mind.We were fortunate to have Alex Mason, of A....
Sep 26, 2013
High tech firms have successfully used the "incubator" approach to make good ideas great and bring them to life. The concept is simple -- get talented people together across disciplines, give them a space to interact, exchange points of view, and the tools and technology to succeed.Wire aspires to do just that... but for...
Nov 15, 2012
Every summer, interesting festivals overtake the music landscape in and around Chicago. While the festival calendar dries up after Labor Day, leave it to the area's best venues to make our holidays seem like mini-festivals of their own. And with Thanksgiving more of a homecoming style occasion, the program leans delightfully local.We've...
Sep 13, 2012
I don't have evidence, but I'd venture to guess that the Grateful Dead have more tribute bands dedicated to recreating their sound than any other performers. That's not stopping Chicago tribute juggernaut Tributosaurus -- a band typically renown for their spot-on reproductions of the studio work of a host of classic rockers -- from tackling...