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Sonic Youth in a Sold Out XRT Show at the Vic Theatre

By Jason Thomas ⋅ June 30, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

What a crazy weekend in Chicago. Taste of Chicago began, the Cubs/Sox played three (with some beanball action!), USA/Brazil turned out to be both classic and heartbreaking, the Gay & Lesbian Pride Parade transformed Lakeview into a huge 3-day party, and, oh yeah, Sonic Youth played two XRT Shows on Saturday and Sunday at the [...]

Ben Harper and Relentless7 Sold Out XRT Show at the Vic Theatre

By Jason Thomas ⋅ May 19, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

“This is American rock, the way it is supposed to sound and feel.”
That’s a line from benharper.com describing the sound of the new album,
White Lies For Dark Times. After seeing Ben Harper &
Relentless7 this past Saturday at the Vic Theater, we can go ahead and
assume that the statement applies to the band’s live performances as
well. [...]

Leonard Cohen at the Chicago Theatre

By Jason Thomas ⋅ May 8, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

It’s not every day you have the chance to see Leonard Cohen. Or, every
year. Or, um, every decade. Something happened this past Tuesday
evening at the beautiful Chicago Theatre that hadn’t happened in 15
years… Leonard Cohen stepped onto a stage here in Chicago. “An
Evening With Leonard Cohen.” “An Evening With!” Code for no opener, so
the 8:00 [...]

Morrissey in an XRT Show at The Aragon

By Jason Thomas ⋅ April 7, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

Stephen Patrick Morrissey. The man with the “Irish blood” and the
“English heart” gave us a right-on-cue B+ to A range set on 4/4 at the
Aragon. Before we mention anything about the music, I just have to say
something about the Aragon and the interior decor. I love it. You have
some sort of [...]

Warren Haynes XRT Show at Old Town School of Folk Music

By Jason Thomas ⋅ February 24, 2009 ⋅ 5 comments

It’s always a pleasure to be involved with a show at the Old Town School of Folk Music, so when I was asked to introduce Warren Haynes this past Friday night, there was no doubt about it. I had to go. The OTSOFM is really unlike any other venue in town. It’s [...]

Michael Franti plays an XRT Holiday Concert for the Kids show with Spearhead

By Jason Thomas ⋅ November 13, 2008 ⋅ 4 comments

Walking up to the Vic Theater on the evening of November 8th, I realized that I was there not too long ago for, um, an XRT show with Michael Franti & Spearhead! What can you say? He likes playing XRT shows at The Vic. One of the things that always jumps out at you at [...]

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