Riot Fest: The Cure and Weezer close out day three
Reports from Sunday, day three at Riot Fest in Humboldt Park, from Greg Kot (GK) and Bob Gendron (BG): 12:11 p.m.: No line, no waiting. Hangovers have provably set in...
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Riot Fest: Sun shines on day two
Reports from Saturday, day two at Riot Fest in Humboldt Park, from Greg Kot (GK) and Bob Gendron (BG): 12:02 p.m.: Humboldt Park looks destroyed. Little, if any effort, has...
Soggy start to Riot Fest in Humboldt Park
Reports from Friday, day one at Riot Fest in Humboldt Park, from Greg Kot (GK) and Bob Gendron (BG): 2:35 p.m.: A huge line of fans waits in the rain...
It’s pro-Bono: U2’s new album invades your iTunes
Whether you want it there or not, U2's new album, "Songs of Innocence," has moved into your iTunes library. The coffee is on, the furniture's in and Bono's got his...
Riot Fest only seems like it has every band in America
In its 10th year, Riot Fest is bigger than ever. Originally a punk and metal festival spread out across several clubs, the festival moved into Humboldt Park in 2012 with...
Interpol roars through the gloom on ‘El Pintor’
Against the odds, Interpol is back with its fifth studio album, "El Pintor" (Matador), and it wears the scars of the band's fractured past well. One is tempted to say...
A bounty of fall sonics, from Swift to Prince
The fall always brings a windfall of new music, and this year is no exception. Albums are expected by everyone from Taylor Swift to Shellac, and Jason Aldean to Aphex...
Usher, Black Keys among fall’s big concerts
The action starts to move indoors as fall descends, and there is a legion of impressive concerts to choose from during this busy season in the touring business. Here are...
Twin Peaks don’t let a bad break stop them
Twin Peaks would seem to have been at a disadvantage when the band took the big stage at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Union Park over the summer with singer-guitarist...
Garth Brooks introduces new digital music service
Garth Brooks announced a new digital music service, ghosttunes.com, Thursday as a prelude to the comeback he is launching with an 11-concert residency at the Allstate Arena. Across the street...