Jeff Elbel - For the Sun-Times
Contributor
As new documentary and album sum up band’s first 50 years, the New Wave pioneers consider their next de-evolution into holographic avatars or touring heads in jars.
With every note of the evening indelibly etched, the communal experience was carried into the parking lots after the band waved their local “long goodbye.” Steely Dan proved the perfect opener in a solid set of their own.
At 82, Dylan remains willing to defy expectations and take risks with even his newest material. The impression made while playing his music is that Bob Dylan remains playful.
English rockers road-test deliciously depressing new fare alongside forlorn favorites and a sprinkling of whimsical gems.
The band’s sophisticated blend of pop, new wave, glam, krautrock and indie rock remains familiar but has evolved since the brash power-pop days of early albums.
Jeff Tweedy and company are in the midst of a three-night run at the North Side club, promising a different set each night.
‘People want to hear their favorites,’ says longtime singer Mike Love, promising some ‘Good Vibrations’ at the Chicago Theatre along with the ‘Little Saint Nick.’
Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s ‘Ghosts’ tour a familiar lights- and lasers-filled Christmas extravaganza
The group, affectionately known as TSO, returns to Allstate Arena with “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve — The Best of TSO and More.”
At 78, the former Pink Floyd mastermind seems fit and continues agitating.