Jeff Elbel - For the Sun-Times
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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.
The legendary pop-rocker filled the evening with amiable stories that deepened listeners’ connections to the songs.
The songs on new Minus 5 album “Stroke Manor” document an altered mental state and trace a jagged line back to functionality.
This weekend’s performance at Co-Prosperity Sphere will feature Brokeback’s full lineup, with guitarist Douglas McCombs, guitarist Jim Elkington, drummer Areif Sless-Kitain and guest bassist Nick Macri.
The band made a string of albums rooted in equal parts proto-punk minimalism a la the Velvet Underground and the improvisational freedom of jazz titans like Miles Davis.
X’s occasional forays into political territory remain potent. 1983’s “The New World” is surprisingly timeless.
A live album called “The Who’s Tommy Orchestral” is set for a mid-June release.
“We’re all bouncing back and forth between several different groups,” bassist Scott Ligon says of the Chicago quintet’s busy lineup.
Joe Jackson has challenged himself and his audience with myriad musical excursions during a lengthy career.