Lollapalooza 2023 - Day Four Report Lollapalooza came to a big sweeping finale with personal and passionate performances on the smaller stages and hip-shaking grooves at the larger stages Read the full Lollapalooza 2023 - Day Four Report review

Lollapalooza 2023 - Day Three Report Despite the rain and mud, Saturday had its fair share of highlights with many of them occurring on the smaller stages Read the full Lollapalooza 2023 - Day Three Report review

Lollapalooza 2023 - Day Two Report Lollapalooza 2023 continued during day two with sunny skies and a schedule that was overflowing with talent. Read the full Lollapalooza 2023 - Day Two Report review

Lollapalooza 2023 - Day One Report Lollapalooza 2023 kicked off under ideal weather conditions as the sun shined down on just not the city of Chicago, but all the performers within Grant Park Read the full Lollapalooza 2023 - Day One Report review

Live: TWICE In Chicago The all-female K-pop group TWICE (stylized in all caps) arrived in America as part of their fifth world tour and they set up shop at Chicagos United Center for two nights performing to over 35,000 fans. Read the full TWICE In Chicago review

The Gaslight Anthem Live In Chicago The Gaslight Anthem have returned to concert stages for the first time in four years Read the full The Gaslight Anthem Live In Chicago review

Live: The Killers Rock Chicago The Killers tore through twenty-two songs in two-hours to a sold-out crowd at the United Center. The indoor confines really helped the interaction with the crowd as well. Read the full The Killers Rock Chicago review

Green Day, Maneskin Highlight Final Day Of Lollapalooza 2022 The fourth and final day of Lollapalooza 2022 was something the festival has not seen in its seventeen years in Chicago Read the full Green Day, Maneskin Highlight Final Day Of Lollapalooza 2022 review

Lollapalooza 2022 - Day Three Lollapalooza begins to reach its peak on Saturday every year. It is the third of four days and the first day of the weekend for many, so the festivals streets tighten, and the crowds are much larger earlier in the day Read the full Lollapalooza 2022 - Day Thee Report review

Lollapalooza 2022 - Day Two Day two at Lollapalooza was one of the best in the festivals history. Women ruled the day with expressive, gut wrenching and uplifting performances that remind us that behind every problem in the world is a woman who can fix it Read the full Lollapalooza 2022 - Day Two review

Metallica Tops Lollapalooza 2022 Day One Lollapaloozas four-day festival makes it distinctive and an outlier, especially with a backdrop of the city and the first day did not disappoint. Read the full Metallica Tops Lollapalooza 2022 Day One review

Inhaler: Dreaming Out Loud Inhaler is cut from the cloth of post-punk and new wave but on the concert stage, they painted the crowd with big bold swashes of rock n roll. Read the full Inhaler: Dreaming Out Loud review

Remembering Eddie Van Halen antiMusic's Anthony Kuzminski shares his reflections with the passing of music legend Eddie Van Halen. Read the full Remembering Eddie Van Halen review

The Best Films of 2019 There as many great films being released now than ever before, the key is to know where to look. Tony takes a look at some of the best movies of the past year. Read the full The Best Films of 2019 review

Queen + Adam Lambert Pure Majesty Live In Chicago Having seen all three American tours in the last five years, Friday nights stop in Chicago was the brashest and most powerful of the three. Read the full Queen + Adam Lambert Pure Majesty Live In Chicago review

Lollapalooza 2019 Day Four Report Lollapaloozas fourth and final day brought the 40-hour festival to a close, but before the final notes buzzed throughout Grant Park, there was a lot of music to be played. Read the full Lollapalooza 2019 Day Four Report review

Lollapalooza 2019 Day Three Day three at Lollapalooza continued the momentum from Fridays highs. The weather once again cooperated and over the course of ten hours, some history was made at the festival. Read the full Lollapalooza 2019 Day Three review

Lollapalooza 2019 Day Two Report Day two at Lollapalooza rebounded in a wonderful way with a line-up that was stacked with surprises, reveals and some discoveries over its ten hours Read the full Lollapalooza 2019 Day Two Report review

Lollapalooza 2019 Day One The overall vibe of the festival appeared to be more relaxed and opening day felt more like a soft opening than the beginning of a long weekend of music Read the full Lollapalooza 2019 Day One review

The Return of James to America North America hasnt seen a tour by James since 2010, but theyve finally returned with a co-headlining stint with the Psychedelic Furs. Read the full The Return of James to America review

Five Reasons Why The Rolling Stones No Filter Is The Tour Of The Summer Every time the Rolling Stones hit the road, theyre worthy of our attention and admiration, so lets breakdown our five takeaways from the opening night performance. Read the full Five Reasons Why The Rolling Stones No Filter Is The Tour Of The Summer review

Six Reasons Judas Priest Are Still a Potent and Primal Live Band Judas Priest made their third Chicago area appearance recently, in support of their 2018 album Firepower, where they didnt just deliver the goods, they decimated any and all expectations. Read the full Six Reasons Judas Priest Are Still a Potent and Primal Live Band review

Matt Nathanson Week: Antidotes and Anthems Nathanson stripped back the show in order to help let the songs breathe a little easier, fall on our ears a little softer and envelope our hearts more fully. Read the full Matt Nathanson Week: Antidotes and Anthems review

Matt Nathanson Week: 'Pyromattia' (Def Leppard Tribute EP) Nathansons tribute EP is more than a cash grab, its made with great care and reverence for Def Leppard. Read the full Matt Nathanson Week: 'Pyromattia' (Def Leppard Tribute EP) review

Matt Nathanson Week: Retro-Review Live In Indiana 2012 A few months after Matt Nathanson performed a headline show in Chicago, he returned just over the state line in Indiana opening for Kelly Clarkson Read the full Matt Nathanson Week: Retro-Review Live In Indiana 2012 review

Matt Nathanson Week Retro-Review: Live in Chicago 2011 When I first saw Matt Nathanson in 2011, it was evident he was more than a singer-songwriter, but a top tier performer. Read the full Matt Nathanson Week Retro-Review: Live in Chicago 2011 review

Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness: Fear, Faith and Reflection Andrew McMahon stands perched over his piano shifting between two microphones; one hanging off the piano and the other one to his left because he cant sit still. Read the full Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness: Fear, Faith and Reflection review

Panic! at the Disco: Writing Rock's Next Chapter At the end of their recent Chicago stop (in the suburb of Rosemont), there was little doubt that Panic! at the Disco is one of the best touring rock n roll bands at this moment in time. Read the full Panic! at the Disco: Writing Rock's Next Chapter review

The Best Films of 2018 When awards season is over and all of the films from this past year make their way to rental and streaming services, 2018 will be looked back on as the year where diversity ruled. Read the full The Best Films of 2018 review

5 Star: Matt Nathanson - Sings His Sad Heart On Matt Nathansons tenth album, Sings His Sad Heart, he steps up to the plate swinging with a group of songs that dig deep into his psyche about desertion Read the full 5 Star: Matt Nathanson - Sings His Sad Heart review

Best of 2018: Panic! at the Disco Live In Chicago Panic! at the Disco rode into Chicagos United Center for a storming show high on musical ecstasy. A ten-minute countdown clock began at 8:50pm revving the audiences anticipation and as the band members ascended from below the stage Read the full Best of 2018: Panic! at the Disco Live In Chicago review

Tony K's The Best Concert of 2018: Lorde I saw over one-hundred different artist perform live in 2018 and there was one performance I couldnt shake. It left me transformed along with questions I am still seeking answers to. Read the full Tony K's The Best Concert of 2018: Lorde review

Ghost Live In Chicago There is no other band in the world quite like Ghost. Over the last decade and four albums, theyve maintained an aura of mystery behind them Read the full Ghost Live In Chicago review

Pearl Jam's vs 25 Years Later This week marks the 25th anniversary of the release of Pearl Jams sophomore album vs. and today Tony K takes a looks back at the record Read the full Pearl Jam's vs 25 Years Later review

Fall Out Boy: The Road To Wrigley Its been sixty-seven months since the Subterranean show where the capacity was 400 and at Wrigley Field, theyll add two zeroes to that number for the largest headline show of their career. Read the full Fall Out Boy: The Road To Wrigley review

Jay Z and Beyonce 'On the Run II' Concert Review The lights dimmed at 9:13pm inside Soldier Field and on the massive screen, encompassing the entire end of the field, a series of words appeared one-by-one Read the full Jay Z and Beyonce 'On the Run II' Concert Review review

Lollapalooza 2018 Day Four Report Over the course of the last decade, Lollapalooza has evolved from a alternative rock presence to one that has a little bit of everything for everyone Read the full Lollapalooza 2018 Day Four Report review

Lollapalooza 2018 Day Three Report Lollapaloozas third day, Saturday August 4th, had the greatest competition for the headline slot with Vampire Weekend, The Weekend and Zedd Read the full Lollapalooza 2018 Day Three Report review

Lollapalooza 2018 Day Two Report The fans came out and by 2:30 the park was near capacity while an eclectic set of musicians serenaded 100,000 fans for ten hours. EDM, rock n roll, hip-hop and pop ruled Friday. Read the full Lollapalooza 2018 Day Two Report review

Lollapalooza 2018 - Day One Report I can't quit Lollapalooza even if I wanted to try. With the addition of a fourth day to the festival in 2016, the festival has turned into an endurance test for those who secure weekend passes. Read the full Lollapalooza 2018 - Day One Report review

Panic! at the Disco: Sinful Salvation Live In Chicago Panic! at the Disco rode into Chicagos United Center for a storming show high on musical ecstasy. Read the full Panic! at the Disco: Sinful Salvation Live In Chicago review

Daryl Hall and John Oates & Train Live In Chicago At Chicagos United Center in late May, Daryl Hall, John Oates and Train performed pitch perfect sets totaling more than three-hours to a sold-out crowd. Read the full Daryl Hall and John Oates & Train Live In Chicago review

Lorde Melodrama World Tour Concert Review Lordes Melodrama World Tour has the power to change your life. Maybe thats hyperbole, but I would be lying if I didnt feel something come over me while I watched her share something deep with 12,000 fans during her recent Chicago stop. Read the full Lorde Melodrama World Tour Concert Review review

The Best Films of 2017: A Different Point of View Every possible genre moved me this year and in the end, we are left with an abundance of great films that could make up a third of a best-of-decade list, let alone one year. Read the full The Best Films of 2017: A Different Point of View review

iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour 2017 The Chicago iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour 2017 was the ninth stop on the nationwide tour. Setting up shop at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, the performance stretched more than three-hours with more than thirty different songs Read the full iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour 2017 review

Guns N' Roses Week: Chinese Democracy Due to the anticipation and wait there was no way fans expectations could be met, which is most unfortunate, because it features some of the most soul-baring work of Axl Roses career. Read the full Guns N' Roses Week: Chinese Democracy review

Guns N' Roses Week: Our Greatest Arena Band (Live Nov 2017) Shortly before midnight in Chicago on the stage of the United Center, Guns N Roses are taking their bows moments after the pyrotechnic aftershock of Paradise City. Read the full Guns N' Roses Week: Our Greatest Arena Band (Live Nov 2017) review

Guns N' Roses Week: Use Your Illusion I and II Appetite For Destruction may be a near perfect album, but the Illusion albums are more challenging and rewarding on repeat listens. Join Tony as he takes a ride rediscovering these poetic and powerful masterpieces. Read the full Guns N' Roses Week: Use Your Illusion I and II review

Guns N' Roses Week: Defiant and Deconstructed The band has been on a reunion tour for nearly two years and it doesnt appear that their legacy will be waning anytime soon. Appetite is where it all started for Guns N Roses and it will kick start our Guns N Roses week. Read the full Gun N' Roses Week: Defiant and Deconstructed review

Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul Live In Chicago For an entire generation of music fans, Steven Van Zandt, was the bandana loving guitar player from the E Street Band highlighted in Bruce Springsteens Glory Days video. Read the full Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul Live In Chicago review

Remembering Tom Petty Rock legend Tom Petty passed away on October 2nd. As a tribute we look back at Tony Ks 2010 review of the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performance at Summerfest in Milwaukee. Read the full Remembering Tom Petty review

Depeche Mode: Rock N' Roll's Revolutionaries Depeche Mode is the worlds biggest electronic band. They have sold north of 100-million records, a few million fans see their tours and their singles are ubiquitous with generations of alternative-new wave-dance fans Read the full Depeche Mode: Rock N' Roll's Revolutionaries review

Lollapalooza 2017 - Day Four Report The fourth and final day of the 2017 edition of Lollapalooza was near flawless with anticipated showers never coming to light and a series of performances by women, who reflected brave beauty, fierce concentration and road map to a better tomorrow. Read the full Lollapalooza 2017 - Day Four Report review

Lollapalooza 2017 - Day Three Report The third day of Lollapalooza was welcoming with the sun covering Grant Park and the temperature in the high seventies, a solid twenty degrees warmer than the day before. The weather was perfect for a summer festival. Read the full Lollapalooza 2017 - Day Three Report review

Lollapalooza 2017 - Day Two Report The main streets of Grant Park was less crowded Friday morning at Lollapalooza day two. The cancelled headliner slots hung over the festival and the gloomy skies above made many wonder if we were in for a repeat performance. Read the full Lollapalooza 2017 - Day Two Report review

Lollapalooza 2017 - Day One Report The 2017 version of Lollapalooza got off to a stirring and wet start this year on the first of four days. It was one of the more eventful days since it has become a destination festival with Chicago at its home in 2005. Read the full Lollapalooza 2017 - Day One Report review

Queen + Adam Lambert Live In Chicago This incarnation of the band toured America for the first time in 2014 and they have returned to American shores for a blistering 2-hour show that covers their entire career showcasing their catalog in a different light. Read the full Queen + Adam Lambert Live In Chicago review

Little Steven - Soulfire Soulfire serves as a reintroduction to the artist of Little Steven. This is Van Zandts way of taking ownership of these songs some of which date back more than four decades. Read the full Little Steven - Soulfire review

Iron Maiden TBT Month- The Golden Years We conclude our special Iron Maiden TBT month with a look back at Tony Ks live review of the bands July 5th, 2012 concert at the First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, IL. Read the full Iron Maiden TBT Month- The Golden Years review

Alice Cooper: Between High School & Old School For this weeks TBT we take a look back at Tony Ks Alice Cooper: Between High School & Old School feature from 2007 where he examined the legacy of the legendary shock rocker! Read the full Alice Cooper: Between High School & Old School review

David Bowie - Station To Station Remaster We conclude our special TBT look back at music legend David Bowie with flashback to Tony Ks review of the remaster of the iconic album Station To Station. Read the full David Bowie - Station To Station Remaster review

TBT: Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska Bruce Springsteen recorded what he thought were demos on a 4-track tape recorder 35 years ago this week. The demo recording was haunting and proved challenging to replicate with the band. Read the full Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska review

Butch Walker - Stay Gold Album of the Year Butch Walker is standing on the tip of the stage at Chicagos House of Blues as he lays his guitar onto the hands of his faithful audience who hold it up as their arms stretch to the air. Read the full Butch Walker - Stay Gold Album of the Year review

In Tribute: George Michael's Faith Deluxe Edition Tony K wanted to pay tribute to music icon George Michael, who died on Christmas day, by revisiting this review from 2011 for the remastered release of the Michaels blockbuster Faith album. Read the full In Tribute: George Michael's Faith Deluxe Edition review

Fall Out Boy: The Boys of Zummer Tour: Live in Chicago The Fall Out Boy: The Boys of Zummer Tour: Live in Chicago DVD/BluRay contains the entire concert with staggering and astonishing visuals and a DTS 5.1 Surround mix that puts you in the thick of the action. Read the full Fall Out Boy: The Boys of Zummer Tour: Live in Chicago review

John Mellencamp Live In Chicago Whether it is comfort from a mad world, entertainment or an evening where we can look at ourselves in the mirror, John Mellencamp is an artist who serves many purposes and is only getting better with age. Read the full John Mellencamp Live In Chicago review

Rocktober Reads: 'To Live Is To Die: The Life and Death of Metallica's Cliff Burton We continue our Roctober Reads week with a look back at Tony Kuzminskis review of To Live Is To Die: The Life and Death of Metallicas Cliff Burton Read the full 'To Live Is To Die: The Life and Death of Metallica's Cliff Burton review

Lollapalooza 2016 Final Day The final day hit many of the high notes even as exhaustion from the previous three days had set in however, it was a post-grunge band who left us speechless. Read the full Lollapalooza 2016 Final Day review

Lollapalooza 2016 Day Three 2016 marks my fifth year of covering Lollapalooza for the antiMUSIC Network and in that time I have written over 50,000 words about this festival. Read the full Lollapalooza 2016 Day Three review

Lollapalooza 2016 Day Two Every year new acts emerge at Lollapalooza in a rare opportunity to activate their musical muscle and talents for one of the largest audiences of their careers. Read the full Lollapalooza 2016 Day Two review

Lollapalooza 2016 Day One Lollapalooza turns a quarter century old this year and to celebrate, the organizers are putting on the biggest festival to date with over 170 different acts covering more genres and sub-genres of music Read the full Lollapalooza 2016 Day One review

Michael Franti & Spearhead Live 2016: Miracle Makers Watching Michael Franti and Spearhead in concert is akin to an attending a reunion, a wedding and a funeral in the same two-hour period. Franti has a capacity to express ecstasy and agony in the same two-hour window Read the full Michael Franti & Spearhead Live 2016: Miracle Makers review

Guns N' Roses: Not In This Lifetime Concert Review Guns N Roses is reminding everyone what rock n roll is truly capable of. You can call it nostalgia but the truth is the catalog of Guns N Roses has never had more observant ears than they do right at this moment. Read the full Guns N' Roses: Not In This Lifetime Concert Review review

Guns N' Roses Month: Chinese Democracy When Guns N Roses hit the Troubadour stage, no one imagined that the setlist could contain anything less than material from the bands classic era from 1987-1991. But fans were in for a surprise. Read the full Guns N' Roses Month: Chinese Democracy review

Iron Maiden Live In Chicago The album and tour follow a loose narrative which the band captured onstage with the same essence of their early career. It would be easier for the band to launch nostalgia tours year-after-year, but this has never been how Iron Maiden ticks. Read the full Iron Maiden Live In Chicago review

Fall Out Boy: The Kids Are Alright (Live In Chicago) In a day and age where pop music steers towards the safe rather than the adventurous, Fall Out Boy aims for the target building a pop-punk cathedral catalog that is unlike anyone else on the musical landscape. Read the full Fall Out Boy: The Kids Are Alright (Live In Chicago) review

Tony K's Best Films of 2015 The world of cinema in 2015 was thriving and turbocharged. I cant remember a year with this many strong films. My top forty films all could have been a top ten films in different years. Read the full Tony K's Best Films of 2015 review

Remembering David Bowie: Space Oddity 40th Anniversary Special Edition We continue our look back on the life of David Bowie. Today we revisit Tony Ks 2010 review of the Special Edition 40th Anniversary of Bowies classic Space Oddity. Read the full Remembering David Bowie: Space Oddity 40th Anniversary Special Edition review

Remembering David Bowie: Bowie in Berlin: A New Career in a New Town antiMusic continues to look back on the life of David Bowie. Today we look at one of the definitive books which details his Berlin period from 1976-79: Bowie in Berlin: A New Career in a New Town Read the full Remembering David Bowie: Bowie in Berlin: A New Career in a New Town review

We Are Infinite: Remembering David Bowie How can someone I never met leave such a gap? His music has been so intrinsically a part of my life I cant fathom a world where there will never be another album, another video or a final concert. Read the full We Are Infinite: Remembering David Bowie review

Best of 2015: Butch Walker - Afraid Of Ghosts The ten songs housed on his seventh record are nothing short of a magnificent miracle. The landscapes these characters inhabit may be bleak, but their spirit is strong. Read the full Best of 2015: Butch Walker - Afraid Of Ghosts review

Riot Fest Chicago 2015: Most Valuable Performances Riot Fest is an independently run festival, covering three cities and delivering a bevy of acts with roots in the punk aesthetic. How did the 2015 Chicago edition fare? Pretty damn well. Read the full Riot Fest Chicago 2015: Most Valuable Performances review

The antiMusic Interview: Joey Tempest of Europe Watching Joey Tempest, lead singer of the Swedish hard rock band Europe, onstage at Chicagos House of Blues earlier this year was an eye-opening and enlivening experience. Check out Tonys interview with Joey. Read the full The antiMusic Interview: Joey Tempest of Europe review

Flashback: Bruce Springsteen's Born To Run Bruce Springsteens Born To Run was released in August of 1975 and forty years later, the eight songs that make up this rock n roll masterpiece are every bit as vital as they were in 1975. Read the full Flashback: Bruce Springsteen's Born To Run review

Motley Crue: The Final Ride More than an hour into Motley Crues final Chicago area show, the crowds arms are surging forward with fists full of fury as the chant Shout... shout... shout singing along to their seminal 1983 anthem Shout at the Devil. Read the full Motley Crue: The Final Ride review

Lollapalooza 2015 Day Three: Florence and the Machine and more One minute you are basking in the sun waiting for George Ezra to take the stage for an hour-long set and the next you are evacuating Grant Park looking for cover due to an impending storm. Read the full Lollapalooza 2015 Day Three: Florence and the Machine and more review

Lollapalooza 2015: Day Two - Metallica, Brand New And More Saturdays edition of Lollapalooza was another perfect summer day with a mixture of sleepy and stupendous sets. The most fierce set of the day came from a Lollapalooza veteran, Metallica. Read the full Lollapalooza 2015: Day Two - Metallica, Brand New And More review

Lollapalooza 2015: Day One - Paul McCartney- Gary Clarke Jr.- More What started as an alternative music fest has turned into one of the premier music festivals in the United States. While the spirit of alternative is alive within the festival, its expanded and has few musical boundaries. Read the full Lollapalooza 2015: Day One - Paul McCartney- Gary Clarke Jr.- More review

Michael Franti and Spearhead: Once a Day Tour Inside the friendly confines of the gorgeous Thalia Hall, Michael Franti and Spearhead matched U2 and the Rolling Stones song-for-song with a bristling catalog that confronts and comforts the listener. Read the full Michael Franti and Spearhead: Once a Day Tour review

Fall Out Boy: Boys of Zummer Tour Fall Out Boy returned to Chicago like reigning champions and their ardent fans accepted them with open arms this past weekend on the Boys of Zummer tour which also features sets from Wiz Khalifa, Hoodie Allen, and DJ Drama. Read the full Fall Out Boy: Boys of Zummer Tour review

U2's Set List Conundrum The overall consensus of the tour during its first month is the staging is not just stunning, but Earth-shattering. However, many fans who bought tickets to multiple shows (including this writer) feel a bit disillusioned. Read the full U2's Set List Conundrum review

Rush: Beyond the Arena Stage Rush in 2015 is a band at the peak of their powers. On tour in celebration of their fortieth anniversary (R40), they flat-out delivered the goods like a band that had so much on the line. Read the full Rush: Beyond the Arena Stage review

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