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Soaking up the sun in Chicago: the outdoor music scene!

By 93XRT ⋅ May 27, 2008 ⋅ 17 comments

We saw what is to come in months ahead this past weekend – a warm sun. When we think of a warm sun we think of live music outdoors in Chicago. Let’s throw the festival scene aside right now for this conversation because we all know Pitchfork and Lollapalooza will come to the front. But, [...]

STP, Rilo Kiley, and Lonnie Brooks

By 93XRT ⋅ May 21, 2008 ⋅ 20 comments

Looking ahead to the rest of the week, we see the return of Stone Temple Pilots to Charter One Pavilion, Rilo Kiley to The Riv in Chicago, and Blues legend Lonnie Brooks performs a post race concert this Saturday at Arlington Park in the burbs.
But the pick of the week is to see how Scott [...]

The Cure at Allstate Arena

By 93XRT ⋅ May 19, 2008 ⋅ 31 comments

After they cancelled their only ‘07 date in Chicago to go back in-studio to finish their new album, The Cure finally made their way to Rosemont last Saturday for a 3 hour performance at Allstate Arena. Was it worth the wait? Tell us what you thought of their performance!

The Police with Elvis Costello

By 93XRT ⋅ May 12, 2008 ⋅ 17 comments

Just recently The Police announced that they will be performing one final show as a band this summer in New York, letting fans all over the world know that this current tour is one last time to see them perform in your city and to have one final send off. Following last summer’s two buzz [...]

B-52s Played the House of Blues

By 93XRT ⋅ May 8, 2008 ⋅ 10 comments

Last week, a few of us took the night to check out the XRT show at House of Blues with The B-52’s. The new single “Funplex” is getting plenty of attention these days and the band has a catalog of hits that you would be familiar with. After headlining an XRT New Year’s Event a [...]

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