Tag: House of Blues
Photo Gallery: The Struts (Friday, November 23, 2018 At House Of Blues)
Photos of The Struts live at House of Blues by Philamonjaro Studio. For more, visit Philamonjaro online at http://www.philamonjaro.com/
Photo Gallery: Thievery Corporation (Wednesday, November 7, 2018 At House Of Blues)
Thievery Corporation performed their first of two shows in Chicago Wednesday night in front of a full house at House of Blues. A Thievery Corporation performance is more than merely a concert – it’s a celebration of life through music. Founding members Eric Hilton and Rob Garza, along with their usual live musical entourage, delivered a high energy 1... Read more »
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Q&A Interview With Ann Wilson of Heart (Concert Preview: Friday, June 16, 2017 at House of Blues)
Headed to town for a rare, small venue set with her new backing band Friday night at House of Blues, I spoke with Heart vocalist Ann Wilson about the freedom working outside Heart expectations brings in the solo setting, some of her favorite vocalists and about what makes friend and Seattle colleague Chris Cornell a timeless voice... ...
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Q&A Interview With Martin Kemp - A Spandau Ballet Concert Preview (Saturday, April 25, 2015 at House of Blues)
Headed to town as a part of a reunion tour that brings Spandau Ballet to House of Blues on Saturday, April 25th, I spoke with actor and Spandau Ballet bassist Martin Kemp about second chances, his band's new documentary Soul Boys of The Western World and why he feels this tour escapes the pitfalls that can often accompany the typical reunion jaunt... ...
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An Interview With Chuck D - Part 1 of 2 (A 2012 Public Enemy Concert Preview)
Getting ready to launch the "Hip Hop Gods Classic Tourfest Revue," I spoke with Public Enemy's Chuck D last week in advance of his band's appearance this Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at House of Blues in a thirty minute phone conversation that hit on Public Enemy's pair of new albums, the city of Chicago and the band's ability to embrace digital distribution and social media both in the studio and on tour......
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Jim Ryan has written about music in print and online for a variety of Chicagoland publications for over fifteen years. In addition to duties filling in as Traffic Anchor on CLTV or in the helicopter on NBC 5, you can also catch him Sunday afternoons at 3PM central as host of "The Rock N' Roll Radio Program" on AM 1420 WIMS (streaming at wimsradio.com and via the free TuneIn Radio app on any computer, phone or device). Jim has also worked locally for WXRT-FM, lives within walking distance of the Metro and is an avid White Sox and Blackhawks fan whose first live concert experience came at Comiskey Park in 1984 during the Jacksons' "Victory" tour.
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