Death Cab For Cutie at Chicago Theatre
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Alternative Rock
Everclear salutes “Sparkle And Fade” with City Winery double shot
If it seems like the 20 years flew by since Everclear released its breakthrough project “Sparkle And Fade,” it’s probably because the Portland-bred band maintained a [More…]
David Cook carves out fresh alt-pop/rock angle at The Abbey
Four years may be an eternity to wait before releasing a new project these days, but David Cook was far from idle between 2011’s “This Loud Morning” and 2015’s [More…]
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds at Farm Aid 30
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Imagine Dragons at Farm Aid 30
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Foo Fighters rock Wrigley with classic alternative undercard
Now two decades into a consistently compelling career that’s endured beyond countless flavors of the day, the Foo Fighters could very well be considered the ultimate [More…]
Better Than Ezra on ’90s, now, Taylor Swift’s cover and Under The Sun Tour
Twenty years after “Good” topped the rock charts, Better Than Ezra is back to recording and hitting the road, all while keeping a fairly high profile thanks to several [More…]
U2 trades excess for introspection during tech-savvy journey
Coming off the most massive and highest grossing concert tour in history, U2 could’ve either repeated the formula verbatim or thrown the entire rule book out the window. [More…]
My Morning Jacket mix it up during no repeat residency
Throughout the past decade-and-a-half, My Morning Jacket has confidently claimed a progressive indie rock niche that falls somewhere in between the spacey sounds of The [More…]
“Once” makes a masterful leap from indie film to Broadway tour
What began as an independent Irish movie made with a pretty basic budget has since exploded into the Academy Award winning critical favorite “Once” turned Grammy and [More…]