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Curt Smith reveals how Tinley Park-prepping Tears For Fears reached “The Tipping Point”

Given the constant presence of synth-pop and alternative architects Tears For Fears, either with the ageless singles “Shout,” “Everybody Wants To Rule The World,” [More…]

Genesee boards “Runaway Train” for Soul Asylum anniversary, “Counting Blue Cars” with Dishwalla

Alternative rock/grunge greats Soul Asylum released “Hurry Up And Wait” in early 2020 and the title turned out to be even more prophetic than merely the four-year break [More…]

More than 20 years since stopping by these shores, it’s the right time to roll to Scotland’s Del Amitri

Scotland’s alternative/roots rockers Del Amitri were one of the brightest and best bands to spring out of the late 1980s and thrive well into the ‘90s, but there hasn’t [More…]

Tool: “Fear Inoculum” Tour at United Center

Alternative metal icons Tool brought towering sounds and brooding theatrics to a packed United Center, unfurling epics from its latest progressive opus, “Fear Inoculum,” [More…]

Imagine Dragons: “Mercury” World Tour at Fiserv Forum

Milwaukee scored an area exclusive when alternative rock superstars Imagine Dragons brought the explosive “Mercury” Tour to a packed Fiserv Forum, performing both current [More…]

Let the “Vibrating” begin with the “Shine” of colossal alternative rockers Collective Soul

During alternative rock’s explosion in the front half of the 1990s, Collective Soul was moving albums by the millions and went on to be a defining force of the entire [More…]

Unplugged Fastball paves “The Way,” followed by The Fixx’s “Wake Up” call after almost a decade

The 1980s met the ‘90s through now when new wave/alternative rock groundbreakers The Fixx teamed with fellow alt-rockers Fastball at Turner Hall Ballroom in Milwaukee. [More…]

Walk The Moon lands another sold out, dream-chasing dance party

New wave-inflected alternative rockers Walk The Moon will be famous forever thanks to the quintuple platinum powerhouse “Shut Up And Dance,” but the band has constantly [More…]

Twenty One Pilots’ club “Takeover” tackles “Scaled And Icy” sunniness, alternative exploration

At this point in Twenty One Pilots’ meteoric ascent, the unclassifiable duo comprised of front man Tyler Joseph and drummer Josh Dun is generally an arena, amphitheater or [More…]

Alternative rockers Collective Soul, Better Than Ezra and Tonic “Shine” at Ravinia

Landing somewhere between the explosion of grunge and alternative rock, Collective Soul practically defined both lanes while always barreling forward with melodic aggression [More…]

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