May 1, 2017
Last Saturday, Eddie Vedder performed at Bostons Paradise Rock Club as part of the annual Hot Stove Cool Music benefit concert, created by Chicago Cubs president Theo Epstein.For the show, Vedder was backed by members of Letters To Cleo, Buffalo Tom, and Belly, as well as baseball reporter Peter Gammons.Per usual, Vedder busted...
May 12, 2016
Are you fascinated with terrible songs? Would you like to participate in a long, drawn out process to determined the most terribleof those songs?You're in luck. Sidespin, a kinja blog that describes themselves as "a bad place full of jerks" have introduced a full bracket of 64 godawful songsreleased since 1990 in four delightfully named divisions:...
Mar 14, 2013
This is just so cool in so many ways. Let's start at the beginning and work our way to the end...1. Somebody identified what he considers to be the 100 most essential riffs of all time -- spanning seven decades of rock history2. This person can play every single one in a convincing manner3. He has...
Jul 27, 2011
Blotto fans braved strong storms and were rewarded for their loyalty with another unique experience last weekend at Elgin's Vasa Park.For their part, Mr. Blotto did not disappoint, turning in a set capped with a couple of Zappa tunes on Friday night, programming some of Chicago's finest jambands on to warm up the crowd...