Concert Reviews

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Written by Gary Pierson Sunday, 28 April 2013 17:01

The band marched through its set with vigor and intensity, mixing more well-known material with newer songs.

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Written by Janet Rhoads Saturday, 27 April 2013 13:01

All in all, and despite a couple of embarrassingly drunk asshats, it was a feel good night.

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Written by Janet Rhoads Wednesday, 24 April 2013 20:25

Ritter’s “put the Dalai Lama to shame” smile is ever present.

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Written by Ashley White Saturday, 20 April 2013 12:36

It’s amazing what phenomenal talent can do.

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Written by Mike Koehler Saturday, 20 April 2013 12:26

He was extremely funny and full of pride (and made several jokes about Canada and Morrissey).

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Written by Janet Rhoads Monday, 15 April 2013 16:47

Their live performance was filled with light and happiness.

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Written by Bruce Matlock Tuesday, 09 April 2013 12:45

Pop’s in Sauget, IL is the place for loud British bands looking to smash things such as eardrums and instruments.

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Written by Jennifer Metzler Tuesday, 26 March 2013 20:34

Some bands rely on shenanigans to cover up musical inefficiencies, but Pinback’s musical complexities and technical proficiency were very clear.

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Written by David Von Nordheim Sunday, 24 March 2013 13:01

The druggy aesthetic of psychedelic rock was fully communicated at Firebird by two luminaries of the recent wave of revivalists, Foxygen and Unknown Mortal Orchestra.

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Written by Brian Cheli Sunday, 24 March 2013 12:29

The set looked like a bunker made out of boomboxes, and mish-mashed with various speaker systems.

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Written by Chuck Lavazzi Sunday, 17 March 2013 11:36

It was, in short, quite a feather in the cap of the organization I’m starting to regard as The Little Opera Company That Could.

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Written by Chuck Lavazzi Sunday, 17 March 2013 11:26

It’s as though the composer sought release from his dark mood in unstintingly sunny music.

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Written by Brian Cheli Sunday, 17 March 2013 11:10

You could just stare at the screen and zone out while the band oozed perfection into your ears.

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Written by Alexy Irving Wednesday, 13 March 2013 20:47

Before the show started, Sara announced, “I swear, this is going to be the best show of the tour.”

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Written by Brian Cheli Tuesday, 12 March 2013 21:03

Throughout the performance of “Madness,” Bellamy’s glasses projected the lyrics, proving to be the sexiest indoor sunglasses I’ve ever seen.

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Written by Lauren House Saturday, 09 March 2013 11:47

Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds spoke humbly and genuinely about how thankful they all are, because “it’s been a long four years and it hasn’t always been like this.”

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Written by Janet Rhoads Wednesday, 06 March 2013 09:47

When you have such fine ingredients, you make a tasty dish indeed.

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Written by Jennifer Metzler Monday, 04 March 2013 21:08

A seemingly never-ending bubble machine on either side of the stage aided in making “Take a Walk” an even more magical experience.

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Written by Janet Rhoads Monday, 25 February 2013 22:26

As for Crain and her cohorts, they performed like the inner mechanisms and cogs in a beautiful old grandfather clock, in which every piece moves the other forward.

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Written by Brian Cheli Monday, 25 February 2013 21:31

Delivering more costume changes than any show I’ve seen in the past year, you could tell that he enjoys entertaining.

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Written by Bruce Matlock Thursday, 21 February 2013 15:08

Part of that awkward, uncomfortable feeling of watching a band discover its newfound fame is fun in itself.

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Written by Chuck Lavazzi Sunday, 17 February 2013 21:43

Written for a large orchestra, the music has the kind of cinematic sweep that suggests a classic private eye flick on steroids.