The Heard Stories

Widespread Panic Fan's Guide To Chicago - Spring 2013

There have been hiatuses, New Year's Runs, Wood Tours, and gigs En La Playa, but there hasn't been a full on electric TOUR from Widespread Panic, since they stepped off the stage in Chicago on Halloween 2011. That changes this week in St. Louis, but the first weekend stop finds them bunking down in our city...

Recap and Video: Galactic @ Park West 4/6/13

On Saturday Night at the Park West, I started to keep track of how funky Galactic's tunes were by counting the number of times drummer Stanton Moore leaped off his stool to emphasize a beat or dramatically finish a fill.Cutting their teeth as one of the most party-ready bands of the nineties, it is...

Cole DeGenova and The Heard Have You Covered In Case The World Ends... And In Case It Doesn't

Two bands will be covering the near western suburbs on the weekend before Christmas, but the holiday may not be foremost date on their calendars. Instead, doomsday will be the more appropriate way to mark the occasion, when Chicago products Cole DeGenova & The People's Republic and The Heard blow it out on Friday, December 21...

Halloween Weekend - Chicago Live Music Guide 2012

Halloween is on a Wednesday this year, and apparently that means six full days of Halloween musical goodness in Chicago. While the bulk of the "costume" shows will take place on the prior weekend and, of course Halloween night itself, there's even a few heavy-hitting shows in the "days between" that serious music fans have...