The Cure: “Shows Of A Lost World” Tour at United Center
Alternative/gothic rock innovators The Cure don’t come around all that often anymore, which made the United Center sell out in seconds for the “Shows Of A Lost World” [More…]
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Peter Hook & The Light illuminate seminal Joy Division albums, open with New Order
Innovative and distinctive bassist Peter Hook had the fortune of not only founding seminal gothic rockers Joy Division, but also having lightning strike a second time after [More…]
Australian activists Midnight Oil scream goodbye, but not before a galvanizing call to “Resist”
So many acts coast exclusively on nostalgia when it’s time to retire from the road, but Midnight Oil isn’t just any band, especially one that would ever rely on past [More…]
“Beds Are Burning” and Midnight Oil will tour no more after “Resist” comes to the Riviera
For a band that’s always boasted the battle cry, “it’s better to die on your feet than live on your knees,” it’s only fitting that Midnight Oil’s farewell to [More…]
XTC’s Terry Chambers sends City Winery into English pop EXTC after four dormant decades
Few UK acts of the early 1980s are as revered as XTC, who despite never having fully exploded in America, nonetheless had a string of brilliantly crafted singles that clearly [More…]
Well worth the 29-year wait, Tim Butler talks The Psychedelic Furs’ “Made Of Rain”
From the alternative underground, to characterizing the John Hughes’ coming of age classic “Pretty In Pink,” plus additional new wave smashes “Love My Way,” “The [More…]
The Church’s “Starfish” observes 30 years “Under The Milky Way” with complete album concert
Put The Church’s “Starfish” album on right now, and outside of the occasional production flourish or possibly benefitting from a digital remaster, the lean, driving and [More…]
Talking Heads’ David Byrne mounts ambitious “American Utopia” concept in gripping weekend closer
Anytime David Byrne comes to town, he never has to worry about ticket sales, but when the envelope-pushing innovator announced his first tour behind an individual album in 14 [More…]
Squeeze: “Join The Dots” Tour at Vic Theatre
Click here for a review of Squeeze at the Vic Theatre Theatre. For additional information on Squeeze, visit SqueezeOfficial.com. For a list of upcoming Jam Productions shows, [More…]
British power pop at its most tempting from a Difford & Tilbrook-led Squeeze
The players may have changed many times, but the constant thread that continues holding Squeeze together is the impenetrable songwriting nucleus of longtime co-leaders Chris [More…]