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Kim Thayil talks the “Superunknown” start of Soundgarden and “A Screaming Life”

Alternative rockers Soundgarden remain largely synonymous with the city of Seattle, Washington, forming there in 1984 as they began to usher in a grunge rock movement that [More…]

Steve Albini-produced Toadies a grungy Vic Theatre “Charmer” after potent punch of Local H

As one of the grunge/alternative rock superpowers that really picked up steam in the front half of the 1990s, it might have seemed like the Toadies would’ve connected [More…]

Genesee gets alternative and psychedelic sides of Stone Temple Pilots as “Tiny Music…” turns 30

Alternative and psychedelic rock haven’t been the same since Stone Temple Pilots stormed the scene in the early 1990s, which has since led to 70 million albums sold and a [More…]

Shinedown start Allstate Arena a “Dance, Kid, Dance” fire, grungy greats Bush “Beat Loneliness”

For this entire century thus far, Shinedown maintained a paramount place on the hard rock charts, and though front man Brent Smith, guitarist Zach Myers, bassist Eric [More…]

Neo-psychedelic experiments and “No Rain” for Genesee when Blind Melon blasts back

One of the most promising alternative acts of the early 1990s was unquestionably Blind Melon, but the band’s original shelf-life was cut disastrously short by the untimely [More…]

Bush’s Gavin Rossdale remembers producer Steve Albini prior to Aragon for Q101 Twisted

This Friday’s performance at the Aragon Ballroom, as part of alternative station Q101’s annual “Twisted” holiday concert series, caps a busy year in Chicago for [More…]

Three decades of Live’s “Throwing Copper,” Stone Temple Pilots’ “Purple” an HBP “Jubilee” indeed

The 1990s are coming around again, not that they ever really went away, and when it came to the grungy side of the dial, there was no better pairing than Live and Stone [More…]

Liar’s Club and the art of Evan Dando, Space and the albums residency of The Lemonheads

Breaking out of Boston during the late ‘80s and early ‘90s alternative music boom period, Chicago has played an integral role for The Lemonheads frontman Evan Dando, who [More…]

Pearl Jam drop a “Gigaton” of grunge and greatness on United Center, another unpredictable show to go

Whenever Pearl Jam appears anywhere on earth, it’s nothing short of an epic event, starting with a scramble to score tickets, a mile-long line for customized merchandise [More…]

Q101 Piqniq provides Northerly Island an alternative party starring Incubus, Paris Jackson

The alternative musical marathon known as the Q101 Piqniq is an annual concert institution, always known for bringing the brightest burning of today and tomorrow to the [More…]