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Moby XRT Show at the Vic

By Frank E. Lee ⋅ October 1, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Moby is a man of many talents: singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist and occasional conga player, but his genius lies in his ability to blend, arrange and manipulate sounds as diverse as cotton field spirituals to raging techno. He played to his strengths last night at a sold out XRT show at the Vic Theatre, moving [...]

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.” [...]

Pearl Jam at United Center

By Marty Lennartz ⋅ August 24, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

Just as Pearl Jam’s third song of the evening, “Why Go Home” came to an end, Eddie Vedder asked “Why go home? I’m already there”.
It’s always a homecoming when Eddie is in Chicago. At Sunday night’s sold out United Center show (the first of two nights) Eddie made reference to his early [...]

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 [...]

The Pretenders XRT Show at The Vic

By Frank E. Lee ⋅ August 19, 2009 ⋅ 5 comments

It was an intriguing XRT triple bill of distinctive female voices at the Vic Theatre last night and the show lived up to expectations with fine sets delivered by all. The evening’s headliners, The Pretenders, led by Chrissie Hynde, resplendent in a dark blazer with tails and a sleeveless top, stomped through a mix of [...]

The Killers at Lollapalooza ‘09

By 93XRT Intern ⋅ August 10, 2009 ⋅ One comment

After patiently standing for three and a half hours, me and about 45,000 of my new best friends at Lollapalooza watched the road crew set up the stage for The Killers. There was not one, but two pianos entirely tiled with mirrors. A number of neon lights lined the front of the stage, Brandon Flower’s [...]

The Killers at Lollapalooza ‘09

By 93XRT Intern ⋅ August 10, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Walking around Grant Park early before the gates opened I could hear the Killers sound check in the distance. To be honest, I was really excited for the show, but not too impressed by what I heard. But I suppose that this is the reason bands have sound check because Sunday night when the Killers [...]

Jane’s Addiction at Lollapalooza ‘09

By 93XRT Intern ⋅ August 10, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

I arrived at an eerily empty Grant Park Sunday morning before the gates opened, ready for a full day of work.  As I was walking in, I could hear a guitar strumming “Jane Says” from Jane’s Addictions’ sound check at the Budweiser stage.  I knew I was probably only going to be able to see [...]

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