Despite a few rough moments in their afternoon concert at Austin’s Kehrein Center for the Arts, they more than made their ...

My first date with Dianna — best friend, wife and frequent editor — was to see The Band. She introduced me to the legendary rock group’s music, and we went to their 1970 concert in Madison, Wisc.

The group, founded in 2014, performs songs associated with British Invasion bands such as the Beatles, Rolling Stones and the ...

Known as Daddy G, he recorded with Jackie Wilson, Chuck Willis and others, but he was best known for the Gary U.S. Bonds ...

Rootsy, loose-limbed Chicago rockers the Orchard can sound elegant one moment and ramshackle the next. In 2019, the five-piece got started as a cover band, practicing in a Batavia barn next to an ...

Yes, precious, it gets the hose." Ringing any bells? I know zip about The Greenskeepers – a satirical Chicago band who've released a bunch of albums and even featured in video game blockbuster ...

The Band followed in 1969 with a self-titled album that many still consider its best and has often been ranked among the greatest rock albums of all time. Future records included “Stage Fright ...

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The singer known for hits like ‘Soul Man’ and ... which morphed into Paul London and the Capers. The band occasionally ventured south to Chicago and Detroit, and even traveled west during ...

“We really thought we were the best band in the world.” The Hawks soon parted ways with Hawkins, who was a strict taskmaster, and signed on with Bob Dylan, forming one of the greatest ...