The Lodge swallows authentic Illinois debut of Alanis Morissette’s “Jagged Little Pill”
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Des Plaines Theatre “Goin’ Out Of My Head” over Little Anthony’s 70th anniversary in show biz
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Foghat takes a bluesy “Slow Ride” to Hard Rock, “Love Hurts” for heavy metal heroes Nazareth
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OutKast’s Big Boi, A-Trak, Chip Tha Ripper rev up Credit Union 1 Amp’s “Rebel Ragers”
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Roxy Music’s guitarist Phil Manzanera shreds solo, talks to WXRT’s Terri Hemmert and Space
The name Phil Manzanera is most frequently associated with Roxy Music, yet serving as the lead guitarist for the sophisticated English art rock, pop and glam icons is only a [More…]
Hard Rock turns five with soul of Stephanie Mills, Shalamar, post-grunge of Marcy Playground
In the five years since the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana opened its doors with a customary guitar smash, it welcomed over 11.5 million visitors, paid out 411,057 [More…]
Four decades later, reunited Triumph, April Wine a classic Canadian combo for Allstate Arena
Coming out of Canada in the late 1970s, melodic hard rockers Triumph went on to temporarily rule the world throughout the ’80s, but after disputes over creative [More…]
The Dead Daisies’ Glenn Hughes, Doug Aldrich prep exclusive Arcada dive into Deep Purple
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Electric and acoustic, Little Feat leaves Arcada on the rootsy highs of “The Last Farewell”
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Rom-com craziness, celeb impersonations make Metropolis say “yes” to “The Wedding Singer”
When Adam Sandler became “The Wedding Singer” on the movie screen towards the tail end of the 1990s, he and co-star Drew Barrymore redefined the idea of a [More…]