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Sometimes, the only way to find live music is to get in the car and drive...

Photo Gallery: Simple Minds (Saturday, October 13, 2018 At The Pabst Theater In Milwaukee)

For just over two and a half hours in Milwaukee Saturday night, Simple Minds worked through two sets that hit upon virtually every corner of their catalog, including their brand new studio album Walk Between Worlds (the group's eighteenth)... ...

By Jim Ryan,
October 15, 2018 at 7:08 am • 

Photo Gallery: Retro Futura 2018 - Modern English, Tony Lewis (Of The Outfield), Limahl (Of Kajagoogoo), Annabella Lwin (of Bow Wow Wow), ABC, Belinda Carlisle (Of The Go-Go's) (Wednesday, August 1, 2018 At Pabst Theater In Milwaukee)

ChicagoNow caught up with the “Retro Futura” tour on August 1st at Milwaukee’s Pabst Theater. Headliners ABC and Go-Go’s frontwoman Belinda Carlisle closed the show following brief sets by 80s hitmakers Modern English, Tony Lewis (of The Outfield),  Limahl (of Kajagoogoo) and Annabella Lwin (of Bow Wow Wow). All of the artists embraced the nostalgia of their 80s past and connected with fans throughout. Photos of “Retro Futura”... Read more »

By Jim Ryan,
August 8, 2018 at 6:50 pm • 

Memphis in May - The Beale Street Music Festival: Sunday, May 5 Concert Review

Rain continued to fall and despite obvious attempts by organizers at cleaning up/drying festival grounds, Sunday made for the sloppiest day yet as artists like the Flaming Lips, The Black Crowes, Phoenix, the Smashing Pumpkins and more closed out the 2013 Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis... ...

By Jim Ryan,
May 17, 2013 at 5:27 pm • 

Memphis in May - The Beale Street Music Festival: Saturday, May 4 Concert Review

Rain continued to fall on Memphis as artists like Patti Smith, Jerry Lee Lewis, Mavis Staples, The Black Keys, ZZ Top, The Roots, Porter Robinson and more performed on the second day of the Beale Street Music Festival...

By Jim Ryan,
May 5, 2013 at 1:37 pm • 

Memphis in May - The Beale Street Music Festival: Friday, May 3 Concert Review

Friday afternoon along the flooded banks of the Mississippi River in Memphis's Tom Lee Park, Hall & Oates, Alice in Chains, The Wallflowers, Yngwie Malmsteen, Sheryl Crow, Deftones, The Joy Formidable and more performed on a cool and rainy first day of the Beale Street Music Festival... ...

By Jim Ryan,
May 4, 2013 at 12:49 pm • 

The Rock n' Roll Roadtrip I: A Kansas Concert Review. Saturday, 3/10/12 at Blue Chip Casino (With Setlist)

There's nothing better than a rock n' roll roadtrip.  It was with that in mind that I hit I-94 Saturday bound for beer, gambling and a little prog rock in Michigan City...

By Jim Ryan,
March 15, 2012 at 11:17 pm • 

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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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