Despite inclement weather and the confusion of trying to find the actual concert, the Bamboozle Roadshow at Soldier Field was a good time, even if it was only had by few people. This concert had a lot going for it. Big-name acts like LMFAO, Third Eye Blind and All Time…
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The crowd surrounding the back porch stage at the House of Blues is sweaty and ready. They have been warmed up from Chico Trujillo and they want to keep dancing. The Chicago House of Blues has transformed into a Latin American music bar from the heart of downtown Miami. The…
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The lights went out and the band took their place on the stage. There was no opening introduction and it wasn’t necessary. The packed house cheered and waited for the band to start. When the stage lights came up, the band immediately jumped in with “Nothing is Easy,” and the…
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Monday, 14 June 2010 18:27
Creedence Clearwater Revisited – Live at Harrah’s Casino in Joliet, Illinois
Written by Roger Reis
Saturday night at Harrah’s Casino in Joliet, Illinois can be a very special place to go, but when they have a musical act playing it’s even better. One of the best traveling bands around played a fabulous show for their audience. Creedence Clearwater Revisited took the stage entertaining fans of…
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The parking lot at the First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre has turned into a performance space with a crowd growing too big for even the Metro to hold. Q101’s Jamboree is an aide memoire of the magical second stage; the kind of stage that broadcasts newer music to the masses and…
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They might have become men over the past several years, but we still know them as New Kids on the Block, or more recently, NKOTB. Call them what you want, but they are back and, yielding to cliché, better than ever. Currently on their Casi-NO Tour the one-time mega popular…
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The weather was in question with thunderstorms almost certain to blanket Chicago the entire night. Still, the ominous report of storm-like conditions didn’t keep the fans from coming out in droves to see classic rockers Kansas, Foreigner and Styx at the outdoor concert venue, Charter One Pavilion, located between downtown…
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Thursday, 03 June 2010 20:17
Do Cheyenne Mize and Saredren Well's Old-Time Country/Folk/Indie Rock Songs Cast Spells?
Has your partner stuck your heart in a little plastic baggie, seasoned it, shook it up, put it in the oven and forgot it was in there? So, now, have you been burned and shrunk to the degree you qualify for a room with a single bed at the infamous…
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Bobby McGee’s was the setting for Jam for Life; a benefit concert for the American Cancer Society. Eight bands played their hearts out entertaining the concertgoers with energy. This charity should be proud of what kind of a show that was put on in their honor. It was a successful…
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After a pretty big media sweep in the days leading up to the show, Nelson jogged people’s memories about who they were, are, and want to be in their music. Taking the stage last night at Tailgaters, fans were given the past present and future in a high energy, and…
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On the heels of their critically acclaimed 2009 album Beast Rest Forth Mouth, Brooklyn’s Bear in Heaven returned to Chicago Thursday night for the final stop of a three-month tour to support Canadian indie superstars Metric at The Vic. The propulsive 45-minute set covered most of Beast Rest and was…
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Wouldn't it be cool to take a trip to outerspace, and check out what The Jetsons, Mork, and the cast of Star Trek have been up to since their Tv Shows? Therefore, considering a seat on a Space Shuttle to blast off to the moon costs millions, about $20 to…
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Friday, 07 May 2010 21:53
A Worldly Pair: Jann Klose - Anne Harris at the Skokie Theater
Kendall Guimond
“I don’t remember the place and time, but I think I remember your eyes...,” Jann Klose’s lyrics from Beautiful Dream, arguably one of the best songs on his latest CD Reverie, beautifully showcases the singer songwriter’s talent, and captivates the listener, bringing them into Klose’s world. The Johannesburg, South Africa…
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