As sure as the sun-soaked shoulders of West Coast teens strung out on boredom and impenetrable youth, the Windy City fought. Threatening a classic midwest ice storm for the long awaited return of its Americana-anthem, apathy-Pop queen. Perhaps the ice storm did close multiple schools...
The history of Rock-n-Roll dates all the way back to the 1940s, and since then, many sub-genres have been spawned from its foundation. Part Blues, Jazz, R&B, Country, and even Gospel, Rock-n-Roll's influences run far and wide. That in mind, each decade has offered their own...
With trudging feet, sunglasses, yesterday's t-shirt, and little hair-of-the-dog in their horns, the Chicago Open Air Day 2 crowd on Saturday, July 15th, inched their way towards the Blackcraft stage for the first band of the day. The festival's priorities were certainly in the right...
It began the moment three days in July of 2017 were announced. It began the moment each of the 41 bands were revealed. It began when wristbands arrived in the mail, excitement conquered the night-before sleep and an entry line coiled a mile around the...
As the late great Jim Croce once said, "I'll have to say I love you in a song," because sometimes music can say what we cannot. Such is the case with the mild mannered Robert Lamm, who has spent most of his life expressing himself...
What makes a band worthy of a national spotlight? Connection to the listener is the key and Banana Gun is doing just that with their unique brand of Alternative Rock. Fronted by Kevin Loyd on vocals/guitar, with Nic Dehaan on guitar/backup vocals, Ian Breslin on drums,...
With so much transpiring in the first two days of Chicago Open Air, on day three violent storms rolled through Bridgeview, Illinois in the early morning hours. Lightning, thunder, and heavy rain drenched the town as festival goers prepared for the worst. Add to that...
Following an explosive opening day, Saturday, July 16th, marked day two of the Chicago Open Air Festival. Making its home at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois, day one saw an epic conclusion with Rammstein closing out the main stage, and day two promised to be...
Anything worth achieving takes a mass of hard work. An old school motto of the USA, while much of the new generation often walk around looking for hand outs, Arizona based band American Standards rather earn their due. Come together back in 2011, their musical...
On June 13, 2015, a night that could have been billed as “Songs and Stories at NYCB Theatre at Westbury,” Peter Cetera, the former Chicago band member and master of the ballad held the audience in the palm of his hands. Complemented by an inviting...
