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Jeff Elbel - For the Sun-Times

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 Curt Smith, Roland Orzabal of Tears for Fears. 
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Tears for Fears draws from life lessons for ‘The Tipping Point’
“Everybody Wants to Rule the World” has received rapturous response for decades, and the band still relishes performing it.
By Jeff Elbel - For the Sun-Times
 
Phil Collins, seated out front, performs with Genesis during the The Last Domino? tour on Monday night at the United Center.
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Reunited Phil Collins, Genesis ably navigate an evening of pop, prog rock at United Center
The ailing Collins has revealed that this tour will be his last with Genesis, with no plans to record new music with his bandmates.
By Jeff Elbel - For the Sun-Times
 
Honoree Bob Dylan appears onstage at the 25th anniversary MusiCares 2015 Person Of The Year Gala honoring the singer-songwriter at the Los Angeles Convention Center on February 6, 2015.
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New songs are the driving force for invigorated Bob Dylan in Auditorium Theatre concert
Irascible at any age, Dylan said precious little during his Wednesday night concert in Chicago. He simply walked onstage and began playing songs, introducing new ones and subverting his classics.
By Jeff Elbel - For the Sun-Times
 
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Riot Fest Day 4 reviews: Slipknot, Machine Gun Kelly, Flaming Lips, Devo, Fever 333, Health, Melkbelly
Here’s a look at some of the highlights from the final day of the music festival in Douglass Park.
By Selena Fragassi - For the Sun-Times and Jeff Elbel - For the Sun-Times
 
Security lifts a crowd-surfing fan during Alkaline Trio’s performance Thursday at Riot Fest.
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Riot Fest 2021: A ‘grateful’ Patti Smith returns, Morrissey wins over the crowd; plus Day 1 photo highlights
Riot Fest returned to Douglass Park on Thursday with music, a carnival, wedding chapel and more.
By Jeff Elbel - For the Sun-Times
 
James Elkington
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Chicago’s James Elkington journeys inward for ‘Ever-Roving Eye’
Amid steady activity, Elkington has completed his second solo album. Recorded at Wilco’s studio The Loft, “Ever-Roving Eye” is available beginning Friday from the Paradise of Bachelors label.
By Jeff Elbel - For the Sun-Times
 
Jason Sinay (from left) Mike Campbell, Lance Morrison and Matt Laug of the Dirty Knobs.
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Post-Heartbreakers, Mike Campbell takes to the road with The Dirty Knobs
Campbell is forging ahead with an album and tour by the Dirty Knobs — a longstanding band composed of talented friends from Los Angeles. For nearly 15 years, the Knobs have played hometown shows during the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ downtime.
By Jeff Elbel - For the Sun-Times
 
The Ides of March — (front row, from left): Mike Borch, Bob Bergland, Jim Peterik, Larry Millas and Scott May. Back row (from left): Steve Eisen, Tim Bales and Henry Salgado.
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After 55 years together, the Ides of March ‘Play On’
“At our first rehearsal, we saw the Beatles on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show,’ and that was our blueprint,” says frontman Jim Peterik. “We wanted to be the Berwyn Beatles.”
By Jeff Elbel - For the Sun-Times
 
Mark Knopfler
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In the music spotlight: Mark Knopfler
2018’s “Down the Road Wherever” is Knopfler’s ninth solo LP, a masterful album of mellow rock with threads to European folk and character-driven storytelling.
By Jeff Elbel - For the Sun-Times