Photo Gallery: Metallica at Soldier Field - Illinois Entertainer
Metallica. Soldier Field. Chicago, IL. Fri., August 9, 2024. With tickets on sale nearly two years from their dual performance dates in Chicago – you could say Metallica’s Friday show was the most anticipated of the year. Two years after they headlined Lollapalooza, the band brought their massive in-the-round stage concept back to the ...
Media: July 2021 • “Radio Joan” : Illinois Entertainer
Jun 30, 2021 · Media: July 2021 • “Radio Joan”. Joan Esposito was known to Chicago audiences as a television reporter and anchor after her many years at Channel 5 & 7. Still, when she accepted the job as afternoon host at Progressive Talk WCPT (820 AM), it was not her first job in the medium. “When I first got into broadcasting, I got a part-time job ...
Media: January 2022 • Signal Stays Strong at MeTV FM
For the last few years, fans of MeTV FM (87.7FM) in Chicago have been bracing for their favorite station to be shut down by the FCC. Program director Rick O’Dell has good news for them if they haven’t heard it yet. “We reached a critical point last July where the FCC had imposed a deadline, whereby they required all 87.7 stations to be digital or go off the air,” he explains.
Photo Gallery and Reap: Jelly Roll • United Center • Chicago
Brassneck | October 14, 2024. Jelly Roll with W arren Zeiders and Alexandra Kay. Thursday, October 10. United Center. Chicago, IL. Photo Gallery and Reap: Edward Spinelli. Some call him country; others say his style is southern rock with a hint of hip-hop, although perhaps most accurately, it’s a hybrid of them all; no matter how Jelly Roll ...
Thirsty Whale Reunion - Illinois Entertainer
Sep 30, 2009 · The bands had their fans, but the Whale had its fans, too, and thanks to Illinois Entertainer Promotions Director Tony Labarbera, the Thirsty Whale reunion show will be held on October 24th at Shark City in Glendale Heights, preceded by Whalepalooza the night before. “It was the one thing I still wanted to do, and do right,” says Labarbera ...
Interview: Shoes : Illinois Entertainer
Aug 31, 2012 · Interview: Shoes. There was a sense of déjà vu as the three members of Shoes gathered in vocalist-guitarist Gary Klebe ‘s home recording studio in Kenosha, Wis. to discuss Ignition, their first release in 18 years. And it wasn’t simply because this writer was the same one who interviewed the band about its Stolen Wishes album 20-plus ...
Live Review: Cheap Trick at Metro • Chicago - Illinois Entertainer
Jul 16, 2023 · Cheap Trick with Brokeback. Sunday, July 16, 2023. Metro, Chicago, IL. Review by Jeff Elbel. The 40th-anniversary celebration at Chicago’s venerable Metro con tinued on Sunday by welcoming Rockford’s finest rock and roll export, Cheap Trick, for a sold – out show. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers maintain a regular presence in the area, but Sunday ’ s show was a treat with one of the ...
Monthly - Illinois Entertainer
Oct 31, 2024 · The The Salt Shed Chicago, IL October 25th, 2024 Recap and photos by Curt Baran Deep into The The’s second music set at Chicago’s Salt Shed, listeners were reminded how bottomless this band’s catalog goes. Now entering their fourth decade, The The (the chosen moniker singer/songwriter Matt Johnson has used throughout his career) broke ...
Cover Story: Local H • “Navigating The Maze” - Illinois Entertainer
Sep 30, 2021 · Cover Story: Local H • “Navigating The Maze”. Local H are lifers. That much should be evident to even those with only a casual knowledge of the band’s career over their 30-plus year history. The band consists of singer/songwriter/guitarist Scott Lucas and drummer Ryan Harding, who released their debut record Ham Fisted back in 1995 ...
Media: October 2024 • Chicago’s Very Own Dean Richards
Brassneck | September 30, 2024. Dean Richards. Dean Richards had an entire career before he started working at WGN-TV. He had been working in radio for nearly twenty years at stations like WFYR, WCFL, WIND, WCLR, WNUA, and WGN Radio. He had been a morning host, program director, and production director and held down nearly every day on the air.