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On October 26th, Rod Stewart will drive another stake into the hearts of long-suffering true believers.
On October 26th, Rod Stewart will drive another stake into the hearts of long-suffering true believers.
Sal Nunziato | Posted 10.05.2009 | Entertainment
Reviewed this week: Rosanne Cashe, Built to Spill, Kraftwerk, Willie Nelson and more.
Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.05.2009 | Entertainment
With Layne Staley's death, Alice In Chains was all but done. But fourteen years later, here we are with something that sounds a lot like what the group would have had they returned to the studio a couple years later.
Posted 10.04.2009 | Impact
For two and a half decades, the Farm Aid concert has raised money for family farms and promoted local, organic food. All of the usual suspects are the...
Sal Nunziato | Posted 09.28.2009 | Entertainment
This week's picks: Alice in Chains, Elvis Costello, Corey Harris, Ian Hunter, Kris Kristofferson, Madness, Rod Stewart, Madonna and more.
Chris Campbell | Posted 07.30.2009 | Entertainment
Wilco have now released seven studio records and every single one has been met with critical adoration.
AP | DAVID MERCER | Posted 07.24.2009 | Chicago
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Former Wilco guitarist Jay Bennett died of an overdose of a pain killer, a coroner said Tuesday, and authorities are viewing h...
Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.22.2009 | Entertainment
The songs on Wilco's self-titled album are laden with fat, beefy hooks although there isn't the usual amount of boundary pushing here.
Patrick Sauer | Posted 06.28.2009 | Comedy
An (un)legal divorce is recognized solely by the straight married couple contained within, or at least the one writing the post. It eliminates the paperwork suckfest and ensures that the magical rent fairy will keep a roof over my head.
AP | Posted 06.26.2009 | Chicago
URBANA, Ill. (AP) -- Further testing is needed to determine what killed ex-Wilco member Jay Bennett. Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup says the...
AP | Posted 06.25.2009 | Chicago
URBANA, Illinois — Jay Bennett, a former member of the band Wilco, has died at age 45, according to his record label. "We are profoundly sadden...
Sal Nunziato | Posted 06.18.2009 | Entertainment
Why are you apologizing? What is it that still keeps confident adults insecure about their music likes and dislikes?
AP | Posted 06.05.2009 | Chicago
CHICAGO — A former member of Wilco is suing the band's lead singer, claiming he's owed royalties for songs during his seven years and five album...
AP | Posted 06.05.2009 | Chicago
CHICAGO — A former member of Wilco is suing the band's lead singer, claiming he's owed royalties for songs during his seven years and five album...
Ari Bendersky | Posted 04.04.2009 | Chicago
It's going to be a jam-packed weekend for anyone who loves movies and music. Why? Because as the name states, all the movies somehow center around music.
Chris Campbell | Posted 03.27.2009 | Living
I didn't greet this free time with a desire to sit around lazily and waste away the days, but rather to explore the things that I've always wanted to go after, namely writing and photography.
Chris Campbell | Posted 02.27.2009 | Entertainment
Most industries are adapting and evolving during these uncertain times, but the arts have been in flux for years and years, long preceding Bush and Wall Street's dismantling.
Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.02.2008 | Entertainment
Decades before Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, Son Volt and The Jayhawks re-introduced and expanded the parameters of roots-rock, there was a scrappy little group, originally hailing from El Cerrito, California.
Karen Stabiner And Sarah Dietz | Posted 08.12.2008 | Entertainment
While Radiohead is incredible, the music and the content seems to be a reflection of the status of the world at the moment, beautiful but not afraid to expose the ugly undertones for all to see.
Karen Stabiner And Sarah Dietz | Posted 07.25.2008 | Entertainment
I do not belong to any demographic that Radiohead cares about, and Kanye West probably does not know that people like me exist. But that's going to be me in the crowd at Lollapalooza.
Christine Escobar | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home
Friday night on the northside of Chicago, Democratic hopeful Barack Obama shared the stage with another beloved hometown act, indie rock luminaries Wiclo.
Tim Mohr | Posted 10.24.2009 | Entertainment