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Terri Hemmert

Terri Hemmert has written 4 posts for 93XRT Concertgoers Blog
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The Decemberists XRT Show at the Riv

By Terri Hemmert ⋅ October 9, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

The music of The Decemberists is like a rain magnet. A lot of us stood in
the rain to see them this summer at Lollapalooza, and I remember getting a
bit wet when they played at the Pritzker Pavilion with the Grant Park
Symphony. But, although it did rain outside, the Riv was warm and dry [...]

Roger McGuinn at the Old Town School of Folk Music

By Terri Hemmert ⋅ May 19, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Last week it was the anniversary of the Byrds making their first tv
appearance in 1965 on Hullabaloo.  I remember watching that show (couldn’t
tivo it then, you know) and was knocked out by this new band with the
amazing vocal harmonies and gangling guitars.  And who was the guy with the
12 string Rickenbacher and the cool rose [...]

Adrian Belew in a Sold Out XRT Show at Old Town School

By Terri Hemmert ⋅ April 21, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

If I e-mailed you Adrian Belew’s musical resume, your hard drive would crash. It’s no wonder Zappa, Bowie, Talking Heads, King Crimson and more wanted to play with him. He’s a brilliant musician, and has such a joyful personality. I’ve seen King Crimson many times over the years, and never saw Robert Fripp [...]

The Pretenders’ XRT show at the Riv

By Terri Hemmert ⋅ February 20, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

Hard to believe it’s been almost 30 years since you could go to Wax Trax
Records on Lincoln Avenue to pick up the latest import single by the
Pretenders, a British group with a leader from Akron, Ohio. That leader is
Chrissie Hynde, who led her current band through an excellent set of music
for an adoring audience. [...]

 

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