First person Jim here. Let's see. My Lollapalooza weekend was preceded by Paul McCartney and ended with an epic rainstorm while the Foo Fighters played. Even for a guy like me, that has seen puh-lenty, it was a pretty epic week. So let's revisit the latter bookend and marvel at how four songs in Dave Grohl not only doesn't let a huge fucking rainstorm (which, by the way, literally had me and a bunch of other photographers cowering under the stage while we avoided mini-waterfalls pouring through the seams above) get him down, he fucking ATTACKS. more ›

At sixty bucks a pop, you really had to be a fan to buy tickets, but at two and a half hours in a mid-size venue, this was a concert that was really worth it for a hardcore fan. more ›

The last time we saw the Foo Fighters was their first show at Metro (playing with Mike Watt and Eddie Vedder's (then) wife's band. It was awesome. And now we hear they're playing there again on Saturday. Tickets are on sale in fifteen minutes. Good luck. more ›

In a piece appearing on The Record yesterday, Dave Grohl weighs in on arena rocking versus club rocking and how to try and merge the two. In it we also learn that Grohl's very first live show was seeing Naked Raygun play The Cubby Bear! Here's what he has to say about the show: more ›

If you can write a convincing argument for the Foo Fighters playing a show at your garage in 25 words or less, you and 50 pals might have a chance at hosting the Chicago stop of their "garage tour" on April 19. The word count makes it so anyone who enters practically has to communicate their argument in grunts and emoticons, but we're hoping fans can pull off some creative Foo haikus given the constraints. more ›

At the risk of feeding the hype machine, we still have to offer a congratulations to Mr. Kanye West for pulling in some Grammy gold last night. While we still don't buy the Grammys as an accurate barometer of the music industry and what's actually, you know, good in music these days, it's still the industry's main award show so there's something to be said for coming away with multiple trophies. While the night's big winner was Amy Winehouse, Kanye still managed to pull in four awards, as well as one of the night's most memorable acceptance speeches (surprise!) when he gave producers the verbal smack-down for trying to run him off in the middle of a tribute to his mother. more ›

She’s Your Sister was formed in Chicago, but after logging in a bunch of shows and pretty much getting nowhere, they decided to hightail it to California. We know, we thought that was weird too. Why would a reasonably decent band willingly plunge into the morass that is the Hollywood/L.A. music scene, right? more ›

In a surprise move, Chicago’s New Rock 94.7 The Zone switched to an all oldies format at noon today. Then again, it’s not like there wasn’t any warning. more ›

Almost every night of the week it's possible live out the rock-n-roll fantasy with Live Band Karaoke. Taking regular karaoke up a notch by allowing the singer to actually front the band of their choice. Given just the lyrics on a sheet, it can be a little more daunting than following the bouncing ball, but the adrenaline rush is definitely worth it. There are 3 bands in the Chicago area that play back up... more ›