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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

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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

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The Lilacs and the Endurance of Pure Chicago Power Pop

August 27, 2019August 30, 2019 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

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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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Wooden Nickels, Golden Blues

January 4, 2019January 4, 2019 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 1 Comment Chicago, Chicago Blues, The Siegel-Schwall Band

The Siegel-Schwall Band revisited

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Blues Remembrance

In Memoriam: Eddie C. Campbell

November 27, 2018November 27, 2018 James Porter 0 Comments Chicago, Chicago Blues, Eddie C. Campbell, Magic Sam, Muddy Waters, Otis Rush

The West Side Chicago blues great was 79

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In Transit/With Authority

August 10, 2018August 10, 2018 Henry Carrigan 0 Comments Chicago, Chicago II, Peter Cetera, Rhino Records, Soundstage, Terry Kath

Chicago revisit their signature second LP on an exciting new live collection

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The Lilacs Help Lead an International Pop Overthrow in Chicago

April 24, 2018April 11, 2019 Ken Kurson 0 Comments Adele, Chicago, Devonns, Green Pajamas, Heartland Cafe, International Pop Overthrow festival, Material Issue, Moby Grape, Offspring, Phil Ajjarapu, Rainy Day Crush., Rose Cora Perry & The Truth Untold, The Lilacs, The Stick Arounds

The Lilacs play International Pop Overthrow festival at the Heartland Cafe in Chicago. April 21, 2018 (Photo by Kevin Sanders) The International Pop Overthrow festival landed in Chicago this past weekend as David Bash — the Bill Graham of powerpop — brought a few dozen bands together for four-chord harmony-laden guitar pop. The festival is in its 18th year and has conquered over a dozen cities (including Stockholm, Vancouver, Liverpool

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