Josh Eppard likes the Mets. Scratch that, Josh Eppard loves the Mets. In fact, when I ask the Coheed and Cambria drummer about the team’s chances of making the playoffs this season, he takes more time to answer than he has for any other question during our interview. The bullpen, the strength of their schedule, […]
Seeing a packed Pinnacle Bank Arena on Thursday night for Tool was a surreal experience. In a world with a shriveling attention span and a popular taste that’s moving further away from guitar-based music, it’s hard to process almost 12,000 people showing up for metal concert for a band that’s not Metallica – let alone […]
Cher’s career stretches back nearly 60 years and she touched on all of it and more when she brought the Here We Go Again tour to the CHI Health Center on Tuesday night. The 73-year-old icon played a lean 90-minute set that included hits, tributes to other artists, and more than a few montages. Before […]
It’s been ten years since the release of your first EP. How do you look back on that time and how do you think you’ve changed as an artist since then? I think the biggest change is that over the years, I’ve learned to take better care of myself as a human, and that has […]
The best power-pop songs sound tossed off. When you listen to Guitar Romantic by the Exploding Hearts or any album by Big Star, it sounds like the band members stumbled across the instruments and just happened to make something great. It’s like they struck gold without having any intention of looking for it in the first place. […]
I’ve got a confession. Before last night I’d never really listened to James Taylor. That’s not to say I’d hadn’t heard him, I could hum along to “Sweet Baby James” and “Carolina in Mind,” but I never knew who it was by. He’s just one of those artists that passed me by […]
There’s nothing more enjoyable than watching a bunch of old people having fun. Elton John and his impeccable band were doing just that when they performed an emotional two-and-a-half-hour set at the CHI Health Arena as part of the English singer’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. It’s strange […]
Kurt Vile is back. Actually, Kurt Vile never left. One could argue that the 39-year-old Philadelphia songwriter and guitarist has never been better or more prolific. In the last 18 months alone, he’s done two full American tours, an international tour, and released a collaborative album with Courtney Barnett (it’s called Lotta […]
As summer fades into autumn there’s a shift in the artistic landscape. Movie studios start scaling back their popcorn releases and begin to roll out their Oscar bait, and the biggest video games are released in anticipation of the holiday season. In essence, they’re saving the best for last. While this doesn’t always translate to […]
Summer is officially over. I know, that’s kind of a bummer, but September still gave us enough great shows and a few new releases that helped us wring every ounce of enjoyment of the fleeting warm weather days. Lincoln Calling celebrated its 15th birthday in style last month with some […]
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