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Setlist / Photos / Video: Chris Robinson Brotherhood @ Park West 2/6/15

Photos: Wyatt BrakeThe Black Crowes may be over, but Chris Robinson keeps chugging along. The Chris Robinson Brotherhood may be a bit more mellow and heady than the band that put him on the map, but they came to the Park West on Friday with two full sets of original material mixed with covers (...

Recap / Video / Photos | Robert Randolph & Family Band @ City Winery 1/23/15

Robert Randolph is just so many things. He and The Family Band popped in for a pair of shows at City Winery this winter as a part of the Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival. He's the bandleader, a brilliant soloist, more-than-capable singer, master of ceremonies, and part-time comedian.He was even the inspiration for his...

Review & Video Playlist | Kishi Bashi @ Athenaeum 1/15/15

By Alex WoodKishi Bashi debuted his new string quartet at Athenaeum Theatre on Thursday as part of the Tomorrow Never Knows festival.The songwriter and violinist was joined by two violas, a cello and a violin, as well as his touring guitarist guesting on banjo when needed. In addition to vocals, Kishi Bashi conducted the...

Widespread Panic - "I Swear It Wasn't Me" [Video & Lyrics]

It's hard to fathom exactly how incredible Panic en La Playa must be to WSP fans who are able to make the trip. Four nights. Stage right on the beach. Staying on site at an all-inclusive resort.After a blowout show on first night of the fourth edition of this destination festival, the band had...

Setlists, Pro-Shot Video | A Leftover Salmon NYE Suprise Party @ The Vic 12/30-31/14

The Leftover Salmon boys set up shop at Chicago's Vic Theater for two shows over New Year's Eve. There were plenty of reason to be excited with Keller Williams sharing the stage, but it it turned out the party planners had a big more up their sleeves....The NYE show also happened to coincide with...

WATCH: Karl Denson's Tiny Universe Perform Run DMC's "It's Tricky", "Peter Piper" On NYE @ Park West

Karl D and his boys played Chicago on New Year's Eve for the third consecutive year. While last year, they shared the stage with Robert Randolph, this year there was a bigger twist -- transforming themselves into a RUNDMC cover band for the holiday. Yeah, I'm calling in KarlDMC,There they are above decked out...

Setlist / Video: Assembly Of Dust welcomes Mark Hague, Kicks Off 2015 With Two Shows At Martrys

One of Chicago's best kept secrets is Blotto / Helping Phriendly Orchestra guitarist Mark Hague, so it's always a treat when he gets a chance to shine with a national touring act.Assembly Of Dust gave him that opportunity on the second night of their two night run in Chicago on January 9th & 10th.  ...

JRAD Cracks Open A UJB > No Quarter > UJB at Suwanee Hulaween 11/2/14 [Full Show Video]

I've recently expounded on the top ten shows of the year that I've seen personally, but as I try to put an punctation on our 2014 coverage, I just HAVE to call this one out as one of the most under-rated jams of the year. No, I wasn't there, but man was I caught off guard...

Photos / Video: Main Squeeze & The Heard @ Lincoln Hall 12/13/14

We love our photographers around here, especially when they are able to capture such photogenic bands.You can just feel the soul and funk drip off of the shots from Rickie Kostiner's camera as she covered a pre-holiday double bill with two of the hottest Chicago bands going right now.Main Squeeze capped a national...

Setlist / Video / Recap: Joe Marcinek Christmas Jam @ Wire 12/23/14

Joes Garage: Joe Marcineks Christmas Jam At The Wire - BerwynBy @312mrgLive music has a way of rewarding you with enchanted evenings if you're willing to make a little effort or taking a risk.Whether its following a lead, listening to a buddy, or maybe just allowing your interest to be re-kindled with an artist...