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Wicker Park's Double Door May Close Very Soon

Double Door, the iconic music venue located in the heart of Wicker Park, may be closing its doors in the very near future.The venue, located at 1570-72 N. Milwaukee Ave., is currently in legal negotiations with the buildings owner. However, recently filed legal documents point to an imminent eviction.Speedwagon Properties, a downtown investment...

New Developments For A Potential Phish @ Wrigley Field Appearance

UPDATE [2/3]:It's ON![Update 1/29] Another group of rumored dates still has Wrigley in play for both June & July. Postedinline below. Also, news about another Wrigley concert.[Update 2/1] And another set of rumored dates... this time from the notorious AttyAtLoew on PT. Wrigley still alive.All circuits were lit up lastmonth when we publisheda breakdown...

Watch Bruce Springsteen Cover David Bowie At Tour Opener

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band began The River Tour in Pittsburgh on Saturday, where The Boss gave a nod to the recently deceased David Bowie.Springsteen shares a heartwarming story of Bowie having supported his songwriting early on, leading to Springsteen taking a Greyhound bus to visit Bowie during the recording sessions for...

Widespread Panic Will Close Spring Tour With A Three Show Chicago Theater Run

If there's one thing that has characterizes Widespread Panic's touring in recent years, it's been their willingness to "set up shop" in a city (see: Milwakuee) and treat fans to an extended time in more intimate settings.So it's curious that the only multi-night stand in Chicago since their last hiatus was a two-nighter at...

Horseshoes & Hand Grenades Are Making Their Move

Horseshoes & Hand Grenades is a Stevens Point, Wisconsin band who you may be hearing a lot from these days. Sitting here in Chicago, it sure seems like the band is primed to make their move,and they certainly have the tools to capitalize.At first glance, they're a slick progressive bluegrass band--but they set...

Listen To A New Courtney Barnett Song, “Three Packs A Day”

Courtney Barnett began her career by self-releasing songs on her own Milk! Records. With the labels roster having rapidly expanded with Barnetts fame, the label will release a compilation titled Good For You on February 14th.Recorded over a single week in September 2015 in Melbourne, the compilation featuressongs from Ouch My Face, Jen Cloher, The...

David Bowie Has Died

Following an 18-month battle with cancer, David Bowie passed away peacefully last night, according to a post on his Facebook page.The post reads, January 10 2016 David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer. While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect...

White Denim's New Album and Tour: What To Expect

By: Alex WoodWhen White Denim announced that their new studio album, Stiff, will be released March 25th through Downtown Records, there were a few red flags immediately raised to longtime fans like us at The Barn.While Stiff is the proper studio follow-up to 2013s Coriscana Lemonade, the last two years have been a tumultuous...

MSNBC Punctuates 'Trump in Vermont' Coverage With Perfect Phish Reference

Presidential hopeful and ex-reality TV star Donald Trump recently made a campaign stop in the hallowed Phish grounds of Burlington, Vermont. This fact did not escape MSNBC'sThe Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, who clearly have a Phish fan on staff.Trump's visit to The Green Mountain State did not come without it's share of logistical...

LCD Soundsystem To Reunite For Tour And Studio Album

Following the announcement that LCD Soundsystem will headline this years Coachella festival and a new Christmas song, frontman James Murphy has announced that the band will reunite for a tour as well as recordan albumin 2016.In a lengthy, rambling note posted to the bands website, Murphy explains the reasoning for the reunion, specifically as opposed...