Cover Story: Smoking Popes • For The Love of the Game| Illinois Entertainer
Media: March 2025 • Flipside Records Remembered| Illinois Entertainer
March 2025: CinemaScopes • March Films in Like A Lion| Illinois Entertainer
Live Review: Cy Curnin • Belly Up Tavern • San Diego, CA| Illinois Entertainer
Stage Buzz: Jerry Cantrell, Lucy Dacus, Tiffany| Illinois Entertainer
Wardruna, the globally renowned purveyors of Norwegian-tinged post-rock-meets-folk, recently returned with their sixth album, Birna, on last month via Sony Music/By Norse Music. The 10-song collection offers another powerful exploration of, and contemplation on, the natural world, with visionary composer Einar Selvik searching for the voice of the bear.| Illinois Entertainer
Stage Buzz: Silverstein, Justin Timberlake, Foster The People| Illinois Entertainer
Her concerns about going it alone certainly seemed unfounded in the very welcoming confines of the Pilsen venue. Songs like “Change Shapes,” Crocodile Tears,” and “Something In The Air” didn’t stray too terribly far from the synth-fueled, disco-kissed pop that populated the releases from her other band. If anything, the new material takes a similar approach to songwriting and then distills itself to a purer, more minimalist finished product. As a performer, Mayberry still proved t...| Illinois Entertainer
6x GRAMMY® Award-nominated musician/songwriter/producer Steven Wilson has announced the eagerly awaited North American leg of The Overview Tour – his first full-band solo headline run in the US and Canada in over seven years. Dates for the Live Nation-produced run start September 9 at San Francisco, CA’s The Masonic and continue through mid-October. Highlights include shows at historic venues such as Los Angeles, CA’s The Wiltern (September 10), Chicago’s historic Auditorium Theatre,...| Illinois Entertainer
George Lynch made his hay as the guitarist of Dokken in the 80s (the band hit paydirt during the hair band era with Tooth and Nail and Back For The Attack with heavy MTV airplay). By the decade’s end, he had enough, and Lynch Mob was formed in 1989 after the breakup of Dokken. Wicked Sensations was Lynch Mob’s biggest hit, achieving gold album sales. Since then, the band has released a dozen albums along with Lynch’s solo albums and side projects; the guy is prolific. The current (and f...| Illinois Entertainer
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