Bob Gendron

Even in its prime, Redd Kross was cursed by bad luck. Repeat victims of record-label logistics, the kitschy California group influenced the grunge movement, yet never attracted more than a...

Already engulfed in a wake of sound, Chris Hansen wanted more volume. He lifted his guitar and held it up at a 45-degree angle, summoning waves of earplug-defeating feedback that...

"Play it again," yelled David Bromberg to his bandmates during "Don't Let Your Deal Go Down," a half-moon smile creeping across the singer-guitarist's face as the opening tune stretched into...

There are good reasons why bands play warm-up shows. Performing the third date of a brief club outing it is using to prepare for a widespread European jaunt, Alice in...

As both a song and album intended to invoke overwhelming solidarity, "Ten Thousand Fists" resembles the type of devil-horn's salutation Ronnie James Dio wrote in the '80s. But whereas Dio...

The crying-baby sound in "So Tired," a perky shuffle about parental chores and the opening track on Eric Clapton's first record to include original songs in more than four years,...

Heavy as they are, High On Fire's first two studio records fail to convey the blinding power and axe-to-bone physicality of the group's concerts. Recorded live in January 2003, this...

Coldplay vocalist Chris Martin can do no wrong. At least not for the 35,000 fans who worshipped his quartet's every move Saturday night at Alpine Valley. It's doubtful any other...

Depicting scenarios that could come straight out of a Stephen King novel, Unsane's horrific album covers hint at the violence contained on its records. With its image of a gore-splattered...

If Pelican's new "March Into the Sea" EP is any indication, by the time its sophomore album hits later this year, the up-and-coming Chicago instrumental quartet should be one of...