On a wonderful summer evening, I had the privilege of visiting one of the best venues in the Chicago area. The Ravinia Festival in Highland Park is a pillar of the outdoor concert community, and I can't believe I considered myself a seasoned concert-goer without ever stepping foot on the grounds. From…
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Tuesday, 16 August 2011 12:21
The Stone Temple Pilots; Getting Hot and Healthy
Written by Kimberly Katz
I really enjoyed the Stone temple Pilots concert tonight at The Venue in Hammond, Indiana. I hadn’t seen singer/frontman Scott Weiland in a few years and I was worried that he might be looking disturbingly thin or strung out, but at this weekend’s show, Scott looked very healthy and fit.…
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It's been two years since the California band, Incubus, charmed Chicagoan's with a stellar performance on the scenic Charter One stage. For anybody who attended in 2009, the set was amazing - complete with a great light set, killer vocals, instrumental perfection, and an ensued misty rain that only enhanced…
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Each security team member received a briefing prior to the event, which ended up being completely accurate. It read: People expected: 14,000, mostly male and a very active crowd. As I approached the Mayhem Metal Festival I immediately began hearing people say, “Fuck yes!” and “Fuck that!” The swearing was…
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Thursday, 11 August 2011 12:08
ZZ Top at The Horseshoe Casino: Three Sharp Dressed Men that Still Got It
Written by Tracy Walsh
You very well may have first heard ZZ Top rock, while carrying your boom-box on your shoulder, and walking down your block. It was the lovely ‘80s when I was no longer a virgin to ZZ Top's tunes, and it was also when Aqua Net hairspray was rampantly used to…
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Big Randy knows how to throw a party! Some of the best parties of the summer in recent years have been in Schiller Woods in the form of Woodsbash. For the tenth anniversary celebration it was a fantastic time. Woodsbash 2011 was a blast! Sweet G has been a tremendous…
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Wednesday, 20 July 2011 15:17
Patti Labelle; Live at Hammond’s Horseshoe Casino
Written by Roger Reis
The Venue inside of Hammond, Indiana’s Horseshoe Casino always has some of the best acts that come through the area. The setting for a show is a top notch facility with not a bad seat in the house. The theater will start to fill up and the entertainer du jour…
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311 has and probably will always be one of my most favorite bands ever to exist! Having that said, they ROCKED Charter One Pavilion yet AGAIN past week on Thursday July 14th. I've seen 311 play live many many times, and this was by far the best show I've ever…
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Thursday, 07 July 2011 12:37
All of the Lights Shine on Kanye West at Summerfest
Written by Mike Kincaide
"Hark,who goes yonder? Well speak up man, what is it?" "News from the East sire, Mike Kincaide has returned to Buzznews.net!!!!" I absolutely un-apologetically love hip hop. Always have. Its in my blood. Coming from the rough neighborhood of Englewood on the southside of Chicago, r&b soul music is the…
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How long will it be to tear down the wall? Many of you Pink Floyd fans out there would know exactly what I’m talking about. Being a Pink Floyd fan for years, I decided to check out another one of those Pink Floyd tribute acts called Echoes of Pompeii, a…
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Wednesday, 29 June 2011 17:11
Happy Birthday to WDRV (97.1 FM)!! Jethro Tull and America; A Heavy Horse With No Name
Written by Roger Reis
Generosity at its finest! Chicago’s very own radio station WDRV (97.1 FM) celebrated their tenth birthday with some legendary musicians at the Rosemont Theatre. The classic rock groups Jethro Tull and America teamed up with WDRV for this amazing Monday evening. The ticket prices were quite reasonable as well as…
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On an extremely hot day, straight out of Hades, concert goers gathered for the Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tennessee as they have done for a decade now. With only a thin layer of sun block on for protection, the area in front of the stage was filled up by young people flirting…
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It was a night of the showmen at Ravinia Thursday night with the headliner being the legendary Robert Plant, and opening for him, a Chicago-based group called JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound. Brooks and the Uptown Sound are a funk and R&B group, whose music sounds like the early…
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