May 14, 2015
We'll have a review of this show up soon, but wanted to share the headline right away.After sharing the stage at the tiny Martyrs' with Simon Townshend yesterday, Eddie Vedder headed out to the Allstate Arena for the full blown Who experience. Eddie and Pete play a benefit tonight at Rosemont Theater.Here's the...
May 13, 2015
Busy week in Chicago for fans of The Who and Mr. Eddie Vedder.The Who play tonight at Allstate Arena, Eddie joins Pete Townshend for a benefit at Rosemont Theater on Thursday.But the sneaky pick was Who touring member, and brother of Pete, Simon who played a club gig at Martyr's last night. Well,...
Apr 14, 2015
Pete Townshend and Eddie Vedder have announced a collaborative benefit concert billed as Celebrating The Who at Rosemont Theater on May 14.The Whos guitarist and Pearl Jam frontman will be joined by Simon Townshend and Friends, which includes the bassist, drummer and guitarist of The Who's most recent lineup, as well as keyboardists.Tickets to...
Jan 29, 2013
I recently finished Neil Young's autobiography Waging Heavy Peace -- and while I'll save all my thoughts on that tome for another post, one of the things that did stand out was how much he values the friendships in his life, whether they be musical, business or otherwise. At around the same time, I came...
Jul 6, 2012
Here's an interesting showcase of five apps that will change concert goingA couple of great items from our friends at Hidden TrackI really enjoyed reading about the jamband "glass ceiling" vis a vis Grace Potter & The NocturnalsAnd they offered some sweet video of Eddie Vedder fronting Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers in AmsterdamThere is...