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The Handcuffs Revisit Their Roots

July 29, 2022July 29, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments Brad Elvis, Burn The Rails, Chicago, Chloe Orwell, Morgan Fisher, Mott the Hoople, The Handcuffs

With a little help from Morgan Fisher of Mott The Hoople, the Chicago band delivers their best work yet on Burn the Rails

Alternative Rock Country and/or Western

ALBUMS: Wilco Loves Its Country

May 31, 2022May 30, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments Chicago, Cruel Country, dBpm Records, Glenn Kotche, John Stirratt, Mikal Jorgensen, Nels Cline, Pat Sansone, Wilco

This 12th LP is the Chicago band’s most poignant since Sky Blue Sky

Indie Rock Power Pop

WATCH: “40 Oz. Kid” by Man’s Body

March 12, 2022March 15, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments Ashtray Boy, Chicago, J. Niimi, Los Angeles, Man's Body, Rough Church

Dig the Trans-American trio’s latest single off their 2021 LP A Set Of Steak Knives

Post-Hardcore Post-Punk

WATCH: “Better Than Me” by Touched By Ghoul

January 26, 2022 Ron Hart 1 Comment Better Than Me, Big Black, Chicago, Electrical Audio, Premiere, Steve Albini, Touched By Ghoul, Video

The savage heart of Sonic Chicago is alive and well in the music of this cacophonous quartet

Alternative Rock Chicago Power Pop

Destination Power Pop

November 30, 2021April 3, 2022 John Packel 3 Comments Baden Schneider, Chicago, Jim Ellison, Material Issue, Material Re-issue, Mike Zelenko, Out Of Time, Out of Time: The Material Issue Story, Phil Angotti, Ted Ansani

New doc examines the enduring legacy of Material Issue and unforgettable frontman Jim Ellison

Glam Hard Rock

Flying High With Donnie Vie

November 22, 2021April 3, 2022 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments Batman, Batmobile, Box Set, Chicago, Chip Z'Nuff, Donnie Vie, Enuff Z'Nuff, Flash Drive, Party Time, The Donnie Vie Collection

The former Enuff Z’Nuff frontman surveys his four decades in glam rock and power pop on a generous new digital box set

Blues jazz Records Remembrance Retail

Bob Koester: The Purest of Purists

May 25, 2021March 24, 2022 James Porter 7 Comments Aaron Moore, Big Joe Williams, Bob Koester, Chicago, Curtis Jones, Dave Specter, Delmark Records, J.B. Hutto, Jazz Record Mart, Jimmy Burns, Jimmy Johnson, Johnny B. Moore, Junior Wells, Lurrie Bell, Luther Allison, Otis Rush, Piano Red, RIP, Rockin' Johnny Burgin, Roosevelt Sykes, Sleepy John Estes, Sunnyland Slim, Toronzo Cannon

Remembering the life of the man who kept the spirit of jazz and blues alive and thriving in Chicago

Blues Soul

WATCH: “Tell Me” by Devin B Thompson

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Blues, Chicago, Chicago Blues, Curtis Mayfield, Devin B Thompson, Luther Allison, Robben Ford, Tales of the Soul, Tell Me

The Rock & Roll Globe is proud to premiere the latest video from the Chicago soul blues luminary

Punk Remembrance

R.I.P. Pierre Kezdy, 1962-2020: Goodbye to a Good Guy

October 26, 2020October 29, 2020 Jack Rabid 2 Comments Chicago, Naked Raygun, Pegboy, Pierre Kezdy, Punk, Satyricon, Steve Diggle, Strike Under, The Buzzcocks, The Jam, The Ruts, Touch and Go Records

Jack Rabid pays homage to a friend and essential figure in Chicago punk

Punk

Scooting Around the Stage

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1970, 3rd Power, Chicago, Goose Lake, James Gang, John Drake Shakedown, MC5, Mitch Ryder, Mountain, Peter Walker, Ram, Teegarden, the Flock, the Litter, The Stooges, Third Man Records, Van Winkle, Vinyl

Third Man Records unearths a new (old) Stooges live recording, and it is amazing!

Blues Pop Punk Rock

The Claudettes: “Garage Cabaret” At Its Best

April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 Kelley Simms 0 Comments Berit Ulseth, Chicago, Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly, Forty Below Records, Johnny Iguana, Michael Caskey, piano, Ted Hutt, The Claudettes, Violent Femmes, Zach Verdoorn

Chicago blues/punk quartet release their most stirring album yet

Experimental jazz Rock Soul

Chicago Transit Authority’s 50th Anniversary Recalls a Time When Chicago was Cool

December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 Jim Allen 1 Comment 1969, 50th anniversary, Chicago, Chicago Transit Authority, Peter Cetera, Rhino, Terry Kath

Despite a controversial new remaster, the double-length debut of this legendary big band at its most experimental continues to reveal new shades of fancy colours a half-century later

Rock Uncategorized

IN CONCERT: A Colorful Shade of White

November 2, 2019November 2, 2019 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment Chicago, Christopher Cross, Micky Dolenz, The Beatles, The White Album, Todd Rundgren

Todd Rundgren, Micky Dolenz, Christopher Cross and more honor The Beatles’ properly eponymous 1968 opus

Power Pop

The Lilacs and the Endurance of Pure Chicago Power Pop

August 27, 2019May 23, 2022 j. poet 1 Comment Alchemy Richard Lloyd, Altered Statesman, Art Kim, Blue Spark, Brad Wood, Chicago, David, David Levinsky, Green, John Valley, Ken Kurson, Liz Phair, Material Issue, Monica, Power pop, Pravda Records, Richard Lloyd, Scotty Moore's studio, Shadow of Doubt, Steve Poulton, The Lilacs, The Lilacs Endure, The Lilacs Rise above the Filth, Tom Whalen

An exclusive chat with the seminal Windy City band still rocking like crazy after all these years

Blues Chicago Gospel Roots Soul

Welcome to Cadillac Baby’s Show Lounge

July 26, 2019July 27, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments Bea & Baby, Bob Koester, Cadillac Baby, Cadillac Baby's Bea & Baby Records: The Definitive Collection, Chicago, Chicago Blues, Earwig Music Company, Earwig Records, Jazz Record Mart, Michael Frank, Narvel Eaton, Peter Shertzer, Red LIghtin' Records, Richard Davenport

An exclusive look at the forthcoming Bea & Baby Anthology boxed set, showcasing a lost but integral part of the Chicago Blues Movement

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