Earlier this year I had a chance to speak with Robert Lamm, founding member of Chicago, the legendary “rock and roll band with horns.” The veteran keyboardist/vocalist is always an engaging chat and on this particular occasion, there was plenty to talk about. The band had just performed on the Grammy Awards, melding the old […]
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Rhino Handmade prepares Chicago “Live in ’75” release
When I spent some time recently reminiscing about some great live Chicago video from the ’70s, I had no idea that my words might make it to the music gods with power to release cool stuff. Actually, it’s probably completely unrelated, but I’m very, very stoked about the latest announcement from Rhino Handmade about Chicago’s […]
Video Rarities: Chicago in Amsterdam, 1977
How about some Chicago video that’s even better quality than the stuff that I just posted? Well alright…. This time, our journey will take us to Amsterdam for a short broadcast recorded in February of 1977. Dig.
Video Rarities: Chicago at Budokan, 1972
Growing up, Chicago was one of my favorite bands and I came into their discography at an interesting point, since Chicago 17 was the first album that fell onto my radar. I hadn’t quite learned that longtime fans were rabidly cursing Chicago and David Foster for every minute of both 16 and 17….and what do […]
Good Listening: Christmas with Chicago
I need better connections in Youngstown (that’s in Ohio, for those of you that are either unfamiliar with the Springsteen song of the same name or living in one of the other states not named Ohio). In the past few weeks, I’ve missed concerts from both Eddie Money and Bryan Adams in the Youngstown area. […]
Ask the dust if we can go to Chicago…
Our good pals over at Too Poppy poured a little bit of salt in the wound to remind us that alt-rockers Dada (er, dada) are headed to this side of the world for a rare set of tour dates as they wrap up work on their upcoming sixth studio album (!!!). One of those shows […]
Exploring “The Things We Left Behind” with Blue Rodeo
Every now and then, you have these spontaneous reminders that tap you on the shoulder to let you know that indeed, “maybe we ain’t that young anymore.” Like the other day, when I realized that this year marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Casino, the 1990 album that introduced me to Canadian alt-country […]
Eric Clapton announces Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
This year was looking like it might be the first one in a while to be festival-free on my concert schedule. After attending on average, 3-4 festivals each year for the past few years, my cranky concert going self was telling me that it might be time for a break. But I didn’t count on […]
Bill Champlin: The ATV Interview
During my early years as a music fan, I came across albums that would be important mile markers in my continuing musical education. Chicago 17 was an important album that introduced me to the production of David Foster, and perhaps more importantly, the vocals of Peter Cetera and Bill Champlin. Champlin was a recent addition […]
Good Listening: Chicago – Live in New York – 6/20/77
As I was digging around in my collection today, I pulled out two CDs worth of Chicago, recorded live in New York City in 1977. While this isn’t the best sounding show that I’ve got from Chicago, it was interesting to me at the time that I first got it a few years ago for […]