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Brandi Carlile at House of Blues

By XRT Listener Submission ⋅ September 29, 2009 ⋅ One comment

I think HOB is my new favorite venue for small stage- Brandi sounded fantastic in person, absolutely great. If you haven’t seen her in person you really ought to.  Even more enjoyable on the stage than the stereo. I witnessed a lot of confidence in the band and the comfort of familiarity between members in [...]

Bruce Springsteen and the E. Street Band at United Center

By XRT Listener Submission ⋅ September 21, 2009 ⋅ 6 comments

Bruuuucceee….Bruuucceee….Bruuucccceee! Oops, sorry. That’s been going on in my house since last night when we took in the Boss at the UC. For a guy closing in on 60 in a day or two he shows no signs of stopping. Sunday’s 3-plus hour event was like a science experiment hypothesis: What happens when two immense [...]

U2 360 Tour at Soldier Field

By XRT Listener Submission ⋅ September 15, 2009 ⋅ 6 comments

From the city-sized set to stadium shaking sound, there’s not a bigger rock and roll show on the planet than U2. The Irish band’s North American opener at Soldier Field on Saturday didn’t disappoint.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers began their set with four tracks off their newest release “No Line on the Horizon.” [...]

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