Review by Jeff Elbel. Photos by Curt Baran. The unexpected reignition of Rush has emerged as the must-see concert tour of the year, as witnessed on Wednesday by an ecstatic audience at the United ...

Summer Of ‘ 99 And Beyond … Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre . Tinley Park, IL. July 18-19, 2026. Recap and photos by Curt Baran . Tinley Park hosted their annual Time Machine fest ...

The Braymores • Thursday, July 30 • BMI Stage • 1:00 p.m. Chicago’s Braymores deliver a familiar blend of folk and roots rock, recalling bands nurtured in the city, includ ...

Noah Kahan. Wrigley Field . Chicago, IL . July 14th, 2026. Recap and photos by Curt Baran. Noah Kahan, Pearl Jam, Chappell Roan, and more than three decades of elapsed time share ...

Since its inception in 2024, the Summer School tour has been a platform for emerging bands to showcase their talents and collaborate on the road. The tour thrives on musical diversity and ...

In February 2020, just as the pandemic was beginning to take hold, my IE Green Day interview could have been my last as we weathered the early days of the COVID-19 storm. By March, as Lockdown ...

For better or worse, that has become my patented gallows-humored, post-pandemic response to anyone who casually inquires how I’m doing. Based on the hilarious Monty Python Death Cart scene in The Holy ...

Singer and songwriter Lou Gramm returned to his regular haunt at the Arcada Theatre to warm up a cold Thursday night in December. The original voice of newly minted Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ...

At its outset, 2023 looked to be an unexpected banner year for Chicago punk-scene legends The Effigies. COVID had finally waned, national concert attendance had rebounded, and the once-moribund music ...

While the streets of Chicago teemed with revelers getting an early start on St. Patrick’s Day, a full house celebrated the holiday with Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve on Saturday night. Costello and ...

Morgan Neville’s documentary Man on the Run examines Paul McCartney in the 1970s, covering his early solo career in the tumultuous wake of the Beatles’ breakup and his drive to bring his subsequent ...