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The “Discipline” of King Crimson comes alive again as BEAT supergroup stuns Copernicus Center

Experimental rock innovators King Crimson may be no more, yet due to a couple key members of a particularly fruitful period and a few friends, the group’s proggy, arty, [More…]

Stick man Tony Levin on BEAT’s revival of 1980s King Crimson coming to Riverside, Copernicus

Each season of King Crimson was characterized by radical innovation and unpredictable experimentation attracting quite a cult following, which when it came to the 1980s, made [More…]

Progressive metal groundbreakers King’s X turn House Of Blues onto “Three Sides Of One”

When progressive metal was just getting off the ground in the late 1980s, King’s X were helping lay its foundation, on top of soul, funk, gospel, blues and British [More…]

Queensrÿche co-founder Geoff Tate belts out final Des Plaines chapter of “Operation: Mindcrime”

Between Geoff Tate and and the band who bears the name, there are two ways to encounter Queensrÿche at the moment, yet there’s arguably no better way to experience [More…]

Metal men Megadeth “Destroy All Enemies” while “Peace Sells” the seats of CU1 Amp

Thrash metal probably wouldn’t be where it is today today had it not been for Megadeth, who alongside Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax, revolutionized a more technically [More…]

Guitar superpowers Joe Satriani, Steve Vai join forces and fill up the Riverside Theater

Veteran guitar god Joe Satriani and his former student/fellow superpower Steve Vai have frequently crossed paths since the 1980s, but believe it or not, outside of the [More…]

Extraordinarily epic Dream Theater takes Chicago Theatre to the “Top Of The World”

It’s been three long years since Dream Theater graced the Chicago Theatre stage, but the band was back in the Windy City on Sunday shaking off the pandemic rust, all while [More…]

Unmatched metal man Geoff Tate keeps moving on from Queensrÿche towards Sweet Oblivion

Original Queensrÿche singer Geoff Tate is regularly ranked as one of hard rock and heavy metal’s outright finest, which is a standing that’s sure to continue after [More…]

Dream Theater “Distance Over Time” Tour at Chicago Theatre

Click here for a review of Dream Theater at the Chicago Theatre. For additional information on DreamTheater, visit DreamTheater.net. For a list of upcoming Live Nation shows, [More…]

Chicago Theatre transforms into a Dream Theater of fresh ambitions and a full album

It’s been 20 years since Dream Theater released its first album with keyboardist Jordan Rudess at the helm, “Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory.” To [More…]