Performance

The Dead Daisies, fresh off an early summer tour that saw them playing the European and South American circuit, as well as a few dates in the Far East, have just kicked off their first U. S. headlining tour. The group is playing clubs and theaters in August in support …

Classic rockers Foreigner are celebrating their 40th anniversary with a new retrospective album called 40, and a Summer tour that hit Chicago’s lakefront venue with the city skyline view, Northerly Island, on August 9th, 2017. Mick Jones may be the only original band member in the group these days, but …

Known for their unique fusion of Classic Rock and Prog, have taken to the stage to record their live DVD titled ‘LIVE @ The Robin 2’. Following a series of successful supports for Inglorious, Lifesigns, Soft Machine, and a very busy festival season, The Room filmed their final show of 2016 at The …

You’re in luck because 2017 is chalk-full of epic summer music festivals. I use the word “summer” loosely. While we only get three official months of summer, the hot weather doesn’t disappear when September 22nd rolls around and, thankfully, neither do the festivals, which stretch all the way to October. …

Dead & Co. Blazing at Wrigley with Record Setting Sold-Out Show 7/1/17 – Wrigley Field – Chicago, IL. By Bradley Todd  When I saw Dead & Co. for two nights in Boulder in June, I thought I had caught what could be the pinnacle shows of the tour…great setlists, hot …

Fifteen years deep into an incredibly consistent and rewarding career, Seether continues to thrive, pushing their creative boundaries while remaining true to their fiercely loyal, worldwide fan base. Poison the Parish is Seether at their very best, a gripping and self-assured affirmation of a quintessential hard rock band in peak …

Dark Star Orchestra, one of the premier Grateful Dead covers bands, is scheduled to play the greater Chicagoland area on June 24th at Riveredge Park in Aurora, IL. This date is one of the band’s early shows on its 2017 Summer tour (see tour dates below), which covers the Midwest …

RATT 6/2/17 – Concord Music Hall – Chicago, IL. By Bradley Todd Now that Ratt’s legal wranglings with their original, and now former, drummer for control of the Ratt name seem to have come to a close, it’s time for the recently reunited band to get back to the business …

  Kilmarnock, Scotland rockers Biffy Clyro have long since established themselves as rock royalty across the pond in the United Kingdom. Overseas the band regularly sells out 20,000 plus seat capacity venues while touring on hit singles and number one records. They’ve also leveled up to the degree where in …