Depeche Mode @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre - 8/30English electronic band Depeche Mode are on a world tour that stops by Tinley Park on Wednesday. The extremely influential 80s band is promoting their excellent new record, Spirit, and performing for the first time in the Chicago area since 2013. Psych-rock band Warpaint will open the show.Kevin Morby @...

Festival Watch is a Tomorrows Verse feature where we break down festival news into the facts you need to know.North Coast Music Festival September 1-3 Union Park, ChicagoUpdate 6/1: Primus was added as an additional headliner, and Ganja White Night, Bob Moses and Autograf added as well.Headliners To Watch:Ween The obvious choice for...

You can't say that Ween isn't aware of their surroundings.St. Patrick's Day?  Open the show with "The Blarney Stone".video via Brian J. LeonardPlaying in Chicago?  Don the Cubs 17 ("hey.." - Kris Bryant) jerseys for the encore.Second of two nights?  Change things up a bit.  Ween dropped...

Photo: @RiotFestWeen's Live In Chicago has been one of the finest documents of their live sound.  They were back on Thursday for their firsrt non-festival gig in the city since 2010 -- the first of two nights at Aragon Ballroom.They delivered 25 songs (26 if you count an aborted "Your Party"), heavy on...

By: Aaron Stein (@neddyo) | Photos: Adam Miszewski (@adjomi)Go To: Full Photo Gallery | Setlists & Media - Thursday - Friday - Saturday - SundayEvery year they play an NBA All-Star game and every year basketball fans look at the line-ups -- the amassed talent almost incomprehensible in its limitless possibilities -- and...

Today marks the start of the fourth Lockn festival, and we couldn't be more excited about what's about to go down in Virigina.Somehow, Peter Shapiro and his team just knows what a certain type of fan wants to hear, and just delivers for four straight days, creating a festival lineup that stands alone.  ...

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Ween will be reuniting for two shows in Colorado this February, the bands first dates together since breaking up in 2012.The band will play two concerts at the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield, Colorado over Presidents Day Weekend, February 12 and 13, their first dates since a farewell show in Denver on New Years Eve in 2012.According...

Words & Photos: Alex WoodWeen fans flocked to Evanstons SPACE on Thursday for an intimate performance from Gene Ween. Playing with an electric four-piece backing band, the singer delivered a set spanning Weens eclectic discography in addition to songs from his most recent record, Freeman.Gener opted for a straightforward rock band, backed by guitars,...

Since Weens breakup in 2012, frontman Aaron Freeman (better known as Gene Ween) has jumped from project to project, rarely sticking with a band or concept for long.First came Marvelous Clouds, released under the name Aaron Freeman, a collection of cover songs written by poet Rod McKuen. Then came Freeman, a full-band studio album released...