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Fleetwood Mac live shots!
The Mac Attack returns! A seemingly ageless Stevie Nicks and explosive Lindsey Buckingham led the charge at Rosemont’s Allstate Arena on June 14. In the middle of a massive juggernaut that will bring...
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Marilyn Manson live shots!
Marilyn Manson’s stringent photographer rules state that only the first song of his Fourth of July comedown affair at the Riviera on July 5 would be open for the shutterbugs. Kinda weird for a man who...
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Pearl Jam live!
There would be no joy in Wrigleyville. In actuality, there was no way Eddie Vedder was going to let that happen. At one point during Pearl Jam’s inaugural show at Wrigley Field, he joked about the...
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Pearl Jam live shots!
Eddie Vedder did not go gently into the good, rainy night on July 19 during Pearl Jam’s marathon set at Wrigley Field. Crashing lightning and fist-size droplets interrupted the historic proceedings,...
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Lollapalooza 2013 recap
More than 24 hours after the last note rang out in Grant Park at Lollapalooza 2013 and our feet still ache, we can’t sneeze without inducing some violent back spasm, and our shoulders remain bright...
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Lollapalooza live shots: Day one
It’s a wrap for Lollapalooza 2013, but you can relive all the excitment. Check out our recap of the entire three-day festival and scan below for pics of sets from day one, including Nine Inch Nails,...
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Lollapalooza live shots: Day three
It’s a wrap for Lollapalooza 2013, but you can relive all the excitment. Check out our recap of the entire three-day festival and scan below for pics of sets from day one, including The Cure, Alex...
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Stage Buzz – Live Shots: Lorde
Teenage-phenom Lorde recently tweeted that she thought she looked like The Lord of the Rings’ Gollum when she performs live. Scope out Curt Baran’s photos from the twice decorated Grammy winner’s...
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Stage Buzz – Live Shots: Kraftwerk
Techno mavericks. The Godfathers of EDM. Deep into their fourth decade in existence, these are only a few of the sobriquets used to describe Germany’s Kraftwerk, who continue to influence a new...
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Cover Story – Next Wave: The Emerging Sounds Of Chicago
If there is a single constant in Chicago’s modern music scene, it’s that there isn’t one signature sound. Depending on who you ask, Chicago is the birthplace of house music. Or it was once synonymous...
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Live Review & Gallery: Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire @ United Center
Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire United Center, Chicago Friday, April 1, 2016 Collectively and individually, Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire have pretty much stayed on the road ever since their...
View ArticleEddy “The Chief” Clearwater: 1935-2018
Blues legend Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater, who passed away on June 1 of heart failure, towered over the Chicago music scene both literally and figuratively. At six feet four, he cut a striking figure,...
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Live Review: Jay-Z and Beyoncé at Soldier Field
Jay-Z and Beyonce Jay-Z and Beyoncé Soldier Field, Chicago Friday, August 10, 2018 “What’s better than one billionaire?” rapped Jay-Z during “Family Feud” at the first of two Soldier Field stops for...
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Recap & Photo Gallery: The Smashing Pumpkins at United Center
Earlier this year, rumors began to swirl that Billy Corgan was “getting the band back together” to borrow a phrase from The Blues Brothers. Although the Smashing Pumpkins frontman had always continued...
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Live Review: Ariana Grande at The Vic Theatre
Ariana Grande Towards the end of Ariana Grande’s performance at the Vic Theater Wednesday, her manager, Scooter Braun, came onstage and interrupted the singer’s rendition of “God Is a Woman,” from...
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Photo Gallery: Elton John at United Center
Elton John delivered two nights at The United Center last week, shedding a few tears along the way. Though it wasn’t his final, final performance in the area (he’ll be back in Rosemont in February),...
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Live Review: Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats
Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats Aragon Ballroom Thursday, November 29, 2018 On Thursday, radio station WKQX closed the first of five nights of its “The Nights We Stole Christmas” series at the...
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Media: March 2019
Brian Sherman and Steve Tingle When WDRV’s Sherman and Tingle were first put together as a team more than a decade ago, it wasn’t exactly considered a long term plan. “I came here from Phoenix to be...
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Live Review: Slayer At Riot Fest
Slayer Slayer at Riot Fest Douglas Park, Chicago, Sept. 14, 2019 Slayer killed during a 90-minute headlining set that seemed to be cut short on a perfect late-summer evening in Douglas Park. At 9:56...
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Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz September 9 – 12
Rookie Margo Price hits Nashville’s Brooklyn Bowl stage for a pair of full-band, audience-free performances on September 9th, and September 10th at 7 PM. Get tickets and tune in at fans.com....
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Stage Buzz: Pegboy 30th Anniversary Show with Local H at SeatGeek Stadium on...
Pegboy comes to SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview Oct 17 Originally scheduled as a 30th Anniversary bash with two indoor shows in May, Chicago stalwart punk rockers Pegboy have recalibrated due to COVID...
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Live Review and Photo Gallery: Andrew Bird with My Brightest Diamond at...
Andrew Bird with special guest My Brightest Diamond Gezelligheid concert at Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago, IL Wednesday, December 14, 2022 Review and photos by Jeff Elbel Absent since 2019,...
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Media: August 2023 • Road to Rock’s New Class
The Illinois Rock and Roll Museum, Joliet. The Illinois Rock and Roll Museum on Route 66 is going to induct a new class to the Hall of Fame on September 17. This year’s musical acts include Earth...
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Photo Gallery: Sleater-Kinney with Black Belt Eagle Scout at Riviera Theatre...
Sleater-Kinney Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL March 21, 2024 Recap and gallery by Curt Baran Loss loomed large during Sleater-Kinney’s performance at the Riviera Theatre in Uptown Thursday night. The...
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Live Review & Photo Gallery: Mitski at Auditorium Theatre • Chicago
Mitski Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL Review of Friday, March 22, 2024, show by Jeff Elbel Photos of Sunday, March 24, 2024, show by Curt Baran On Friday, Mitski performed the second in a series of...
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