Chicago

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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!

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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

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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

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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

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Power Pop 

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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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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Blues Rock 

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 1 Comment Chicago, Chicago Blues, Eddie C. Campbell, Magic Sam, Muddy Waters, Otis Rush

The West Side Chicago blues great was 79

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