Review: Corgan brings urgency, energy to Pumpkins
Fans that stood by the Smashing Pumpkins during their rollercoaster ups and downs of the past decade got rewarded in the form of a show many have waited years to...
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Lollapalooza 2015 day three: Fest closes 30 minutes early due to weather
Reports from Sunday, day three at Lollapalooza in Grant Park, from Greg Kot (GK), Bob Gendron (BG), Kevin Williams (KM), Tracy Swartz (TS) and Janine Schaults (JS): 10:28 p.m.: Lollapalooza...
Lollapalooza 2015 day two: Metallica finds its box of fury
Reports from Saturday, day two at Lollapalooza in Grant Park, from Greg Kot (GK), Bob Gendron (BG), Kevin Williams (KM) and Tracy Swartz (TS): 9:30 a.m.: At least five arrests...
Lollapalooza 2015 day one: Paul McCartney is in a feisty mood
Reports from Friday, day one at Lollapalooza in Grant Park, from Greg Kot (GK), Bob Gendron (BG) and Kevin Williams (KM): 12:07 p.m.: The first of the 130 bands to...
Pitchfork day 3: Chance the Rapper closes down ‘historic night’
Reports from Sunday, day three at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Union Park, from Greg Kot (GK), Bob Gendron (BG) and Kevin Williams (KM): 12:55 p.m.: Give the grounds crew...
Pitchfork day 2: Sleater-Kinney is out for blood, Vic Mensa shifts from boisterous to downcast
Reports from Saturday, day two at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Union Park, from Greg Kot (GK) and Bob Gendron (BG): 1:06 p.m.: Indie rock could use a little more...
Pitchfork day 1: Wilco plays new record in its entirety
Reports from Friday, day one at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Union Park, from Greg Kot (GK), Bob Gendron (BG) and Tracy Swartz (TS): 3:48 p.m.: Natalie Prass announces her...
Grateful Dead over 3 nights: Missing Garcia, finding the spirit in the crowd
Hovering high above the stage, the iconic red-and-blue Steal Your Face logo depicting a skull and lightning bolt implied it. The name printed on my tickets and on dozens of...
Jeff Beck still has it, and isn’t shy about showing it
A few minutes into his concert Thursday at Chicago Theatre, Jeff Beck stood back to let the key members of his band take brief solo turns and demonstrate their skills....
Metz concert review: Sound and fury at Lincoln Hall
Champion athletes are said to have an internal switch they turn on during a game's most crucial moments. The members of Metz apparently possess the same aptitude. Wednesday at a...