Rock stalwarts, Toto, are still celebrating their 40th anniversary (their first album, which I still have on vinyl!, was released in 1978) and their greatest hits album, 40 Trips Around The Sun, out on tour bringing the music to the people. The band brought their eclectic style of music, some …
Read More »Live Review + Gallery: Art Alexakis of Everclear at Space in Evanston, IL. 10.08.19
Everclear frontman, Art Alexakis, has set out on his own for a solo acoustic tour to celebrate the release of his first solo album, Sun Songs, that released on October 11, 2019. The album is a personal journey/expression for Art that touches on his recent diagnosis with Multiple Sclerosis, his …
Read More »Live Review + Gallery: Stone Temple Pilots, Rival Sons, Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown at Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, IL (09.25.19
Confession: I haven’t followed Stone Temple Pilots since Chester Bennington left the group in 2015. It’s tough enough for a band to reinvent themselves when a well know singer, such as their first frontman, Scott Weiland, leaves. But I thought Chester’s addition to STP was a stroke of genius. He …
Read More »Live Review + Gallery: REO Speedwagon at Rosemont Theatre in Rosemont, IL. (08.03.19)
REO Speedwagon returned home to a sold-out crowd at the Rosemont Theatre on Saturday, August 3rd, and delivered a 2+ hour show full of hits, energy, and fond musings from front-man, Kevin Cronin, about REO’s past and life in general. The aforementioned Cronin made a joke early on in the …
Read More »Live Review + Gallery: Tedeschi Trucks Band and Blackberry Smoke at Riveredge Park, Aurora, IL (07.21.19)
Tedeschi Trucks Band are out on the road on their Wheels of Soul tour in support of their 2019 album, Signs. Blackberry Smoke, and Shovels & Rope are in support. The jam-packed July 21stshow at Aurora, Illinois’ Riveredge Park had the band picking up where it left off after January’s …
Read More »Live Review & Gallery: Kings of Chaos at Riveredge Park, Aurora, IL., 2019-06-22
Kings of Chaos, the rock supergroup with the rotating cast, visited Aurora, Illinois’ Riveredge Park on 6/22/19, and featured Dee Snider (singer, Twisted Sister), Sebastian Bach (singer, formerly of Skid Row), Lou Gramm (singer, formerly of Foreigner), Warren DiMartini (guitarist, formerly of Ratt), Gilby Clarke (guitarist, formerly of Guns ‘n’ …
Read More »Live Review + Gallery: Duff McKagan at Thalia Hall in Chicago, IL. 6/06/19
Those coming to Guns ‘N’ Roses bassist, Duff McKagan’s, solo show at Chicago’s Thalia Hall on Thursday expecting to hear the rock ‘n’ roll renaissance man run through a set of GNR big hits might have left disappointed…and there were many attendees in Guns shirts at the show. But for …
Read More »Live Review + Gallery: The Winery Dogs at Northern Lights Theater in Milwaukee, WI (05/16/19)
Two or three decades ago, the music industry was a very different place than it is today. World class rock musicians belonged to one band, and the lifecycle of that band pretty much went like this: record and release album, tour to support album sales and spread the new music …
Read More »Gallery: Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown at The Forge in Joliet, IL. 4/11/19
Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown is currently out on tour in support of Black Stone Cherry, and recently stopped by the greater Chicagoland market for a show at The Forge in Joliet, IL. on April 11th. The band has a new single out, On To The Next, that is available for …
Read More »Live Review + Gallery: Bob Weir & Wolf Bros. at Riverside Theatre in Milwaukee, WI. 03.20.2019
Bob Weir, of Grateful Dead fame, brought his trio, Bob Weir & Wolf Bros., and their unique interpretation of Grateful Dead material (amongst other songs), to Milwaukee on 3/20/19 for one of the final dates of their second tour. The group, which includes Jay Lane on drums and Don Was …
Read More »Gallery: Los Lonely Boys at City Winery 03.17.19 in Chicago, IL.
Live Review + Gallery: Billy Idol & Steve Stevens at Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet, IL. 03.21.19
Billy Idol and Steve Stevens were ready to rock at their show at the Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet, Illinois on March 21st. So much so, that neither wasted any time with extended greetings upon appearing on-stage before getting into the first song of the night, Dancing With Myself. But the …
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