By Peter Thomas Ricci Imagine, if you will, the epic opening to Janelle Monáe’s sensational Lollapalooza set: a large white podium, with steps ascending to a platform, sits in the […]
By Peter Thomas Ricci The first thing you notice about Lollapalooza is the sheer enormity of it all. Sure, most (if not all) Lolla write-ups mention the fact that the […]
By Vern Hester When Hozier’s single “Take Me to Church” broke in 2014 it signaled a massive wave of hysteria. It wasn’t just that no one had ever heard of […]
By Angela Urban What started out as a very wet Sunday at the County Fair, turned into a night to remember with both Diamond Rio and Sawyer Brown performing while […]
By Fred Peth Alice Cooper and his incredible band threw the doomed audience into his “nightmare castle” at Tinley Park for his ‘Ol’ Black Eyes Is Back’ tour. From the […]
By Christopher David Most would-be rock stars dream of success during their teenage years, but if you’re as talented as Lindsey Jordan (aka “Snail Mail”), that timeline bumps up a […]