The Church will be in town on Saturday night at The Winchester for the Cleveland stop of their 30th anniversary acoustic tour. We’re stoked, and you already know this. Here’s something you might not have seen yet – our pals at Slicing Up Eyeballs spent some time conversing with author Robert Lurie, the man behind […]
Month: April 2010
Ben Folds in Columbus, OH for Record Store Day!
So you’re at Magnolia Thunderpussy Records in Columbus, OH, and you can’t help but notice how much the guy behind the counter looks like Ben Folds. Weird, right? Well, if you’re there tomorrow for Record Store Day, you’d be right to think that it is Ben Folds! From his official website: Ben will be at […]
Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage
It’s a good year to be a Rush fan. This summer, your favorite Canadian rock trio will be on the road performing the entire Moving Pictures LP and previewing new songs from their new studio album currently in progress. Rock documentary junkies will love this news regarding the pending release of Rush: Beyond The Lighted […]
Record Store Day 2010 – This Saturday!
For those of you that inexplicably haven’t been to your favorite local indie record store since Record Store Day last year, guess what? It’s time to do it all again! This Saturday, music fans will once again congregate at record stores throughout the United States and the UK to celebrate Record Store Day, with a […]
Here’s a Cheap Trick to get your weekend started….
How does one properly prepare for the weekend? Well, around here, we like to tune up with a healthy helping of Rockford’s own Cheap Trick from Mama’s kitchen, with all of the fixin’s. Mama always told me that there was nothing in life that couldn’t be cured with a lick or three from one of […]
Show of the Week: The Lottery League Big Show at Beachland Ballroom
The blame for this week’s show of the week falls completely on the shoulders of Cobra Verde/Jack Fords bass player Edward A. Sotelo. A few years ago, Ed Sotelo, bassist with local glam rockers Cobra Verde and the far rootsier Jack Fords, posted what he thought was an innocent update on his Facebook page. He […]
Turn up the radio….but not too loud, okay?
According to this piece from the Onion A.V. Club, there are people on our planet that are completely unaware of the alternative rock group R.E.M. – which prior to this moment, you and I both thought that those guys were pretty famous. (And they must have done something right, since they’re celebrating 30 years as […]
Oh My My, Oh HELL Yes!
Ladies and gents, start your summertime engines! The new issue (4/15) of Rolling Stone has this tantalizing and very colorful tour ad for the upcoming Tom Petty tour:
Happy 30th Birthday, R.E.M.!
Dear R.E.M.: Happy birthday! Today, you turn 30 years young — a milestone birthday that might make your car insurance a wee bit cheaper and keep you from being carded as often. On April 5, 1980, you played your first show at a church in Athens, Georgia. Back in those days, you were a ragged […]