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Green Music Fest ‘09

By 93XRT ⋅ August 20, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The first ‘Green Music Fest’ in Eckhart Park was this past weekend, and I cruised over Saturday to check it out for myself. Before I get to the music, there’s a couple elements of the Green Music Fest that definitely warrant mentioning. First, what a fun/unique/under utilized location for a music festival. I’d never been [...]

Coldplay at Alpine Valley

By 93XRT ⋅ July 31, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The boys of Coldplay are true rock stars. They took the stage Saturday night, with no reservations as the tens of thousand of fans that packed into Alpine Valley roared. Despite the signs, despite the cheering, despite the thousands of women who would offer themselves to any of them in the drop of a hat, [...]

Shemekia Copeland at the Old Town School of Folk Music

By Tom Marker ⋅ March 17, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

The performance by Shemekia Copeland this past Friday night at the Old Town School of Folk Music was one of the best shows of any kind I’ve seen in a long time.
It was a surprise to learn that when Shemekia’s new tour brought her back around to her current hometown she wasn’t booked in a [...]

Mark Olson & Gary Louris’ Live from Studio X performance and XRT Show at Park West

By Lin Brehmer ⋅ February 23, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Even when they were young singer-songwriters with the fledgling Jayhawks, Mark Olson and Gary Louris were old souls. These are songwriters with a rare intuitive feel for making music that belongs to all time.
Their performances in Chicago began with a Live From Studio X appearance, which was recorded at The Hideout. I went [...]

The 5 Coolest Random Things That Can Happen At A Concert

By 93XRT ⋅ July 24, 2008 ⋅ 11 comments

Coldplay were in town this Tuesday and Wednesday playing a couple of excellent shows at the United Center. The fans at the sold-out Tuesday show were treated to an extra surprise- Coldplay were filming the show for the video to their new song “Lost!”. Now they all can tell their grand-children someday that they were [...]

Best iTunes commercial song?

By 93XRT ⋅ July 9, 2008 ⋅ 20 comments

A debate has been raging internally over the influence of the music on iTunes commercials on the mass population. If you recall and look past the U2 and Coldplay commercials of the recent past, you’ll recall how one commercial helped launch the career of a band called Jet, propelled Feist into a different atmosphere where [...]

Coldplay – the next U2?

By 93XRT ⋅ June 11, 2008 ⋅ 16 comments

Coldplay announced their return to Chicago this week on July 23rd at the United Center. With the mad marketing rush for the new album Viva La Vida, with the appearance on TV shows and award shows and the very big score of the iTunes commercial, this band is setting itself up and being positioned as [...]

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