In The Loop Magazine

Beastmaker Return To Chicago With Zakk Sabbath Tour At Bottom Lounge

Jun 09, 2017 James Currie Features, Music News, Reviews 0

By Christopher David Returning to Chicago for only their second time, Fresno horror-doom trio Beastmaker brought their evil riffage to the Bottom Lounge on Friday in support of Zakk Sabbath,...

U2, Two Nights At Soldier Field, The Joshua Tree 30th Anniversary Tour 2017

Jun 06, 2017 James Currie Features, Music News, Reviews 0

By Christopher David “Tell me, train-sound, with all your long-lost grief, what I can give. Dear Lord of all the fields, what am I to do?” – James Dickey, The […]

Dedication Ceremony For Legendary Blues Guitarist Muddy Waters, As Mural Goes Up On State Street

Jun 05, 2017 James Currie Features, Music News, Reviews 0

WHAT: Dedication Ceremony and Tribute Performance for the Muddy Waters Mural The mural is located on the building at 17 N. State Street...

Historical Inconsistencies Mar Writers Theatre’s Perfect ‘Parade’

Jun 03, 2017 James Currie Features, Music News, Musical Theatre, Reviews 0

by Peter Thomas Ricci Writers Theatre’s production of the Jason Robert Brown musical “Parade” is the kind of show that makes my heart sink – a technically perfect, ravishingly performed...

Quad City Band Featuring Former Tripmaster Monkey Members, Chrash, To Play Show At Bottom Lounge

Jun 02, 2017 James Currie Features, Music News, Reviews 0

From Davenport, Iowa, comes a band as fluid and strange as its name: Chrash. Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Chris Bernat (Tripmaster Monkey), along with Kim Murray on bass, keyboards, and...

Review: Edward & Graham – ‘Menomonee Road’

May 31, 2017 James Currie Features, Music News, Reviews 0

By Jamie Dull Edward & Graham, a newer duo based in Chicago have released a single titled ‘Menomonee Road’ from their upcoming debut album. This tune partners a few different […]