Gwar 10/31/11 at House of Blues
It has been a Halloween tradition for years that Gwar lands on our planet and performs in Chicago and this year was no different as the band returned once again to the House of Blues. The ornate interior of the venue was wrapped in plastic for the occasion as the club was packed full with [...]
The Bangles 10/10/11 at House of Blues
Just because Riot Fest ended the night before didn’t mean concerts in Chicago would come to a halt. The very next night the House of Blues hosted the long-awaited return of 1980s pop stars The Bangles. The band had a handful of hits back then and have a lot of really catchy tunes and were [...]
Arch Enemy 10/4/11 at House of Blues
Last night the House of Blues hosted an early show featuring four metal bands that were touring together with the headliner being Arch Enemy. The band has a lot of fans in Chicago and they brought a pretty attractive package of opening acts with them. The show got off to a super early start at [...]
UFO 5/20/11 at House of Blues
Friday Night the House of Blues in Chicago was packed full of old rock fans eager to see the return of legendary rock and roll band, UFO. The band has gone through a number of lineup changes over the years but has been coming and going since they formed around 1970. It has been a [...]
Ted Nugent 8/4/10 at House of Blues
Summer means two things: it’s skateboarding season in the midwest and Ted Nugent puts down his bow and arrow and picks up his guitar and hits the road for a season of touring. The controversial motor city madman has enjoyed a musical career spanning nearly four decades now and shows no signs of letting up. [...]
Public Image Limited 5/2 at House of Blues
Sunday night, Public Image Limited (PiL for short) made their long awaited return to Chicago to play a pair of shows at the House of Blues (this being the second night). The band had been inactive for around 18 years and until the beginning of this year the future of the band was uncertain and [...]
Cannibal Corpse 4/29 at House of Blues
Death metal made a big return this past Thursday with Cannibal Corpse headlining a show at House of Blues. They were here for the Evisceration Plague tour and are on the road with a stellar lineup of metal bands. This show got off to a very early start as the first band went on at [...]
Arch Enemy 1/29 at House of Blues
Friday night the House of Blues played host to another big metal show, this time one being headlined by Arch Enemy, hailing all the way from Sweden! Last week was the week of overseas death metal first with Behemoth and now Arch Enemy, quite an exciting week for metal fans indeed! Mutiny Within Mutiny Within [...]
Anvil 1/10 at House of Blues
The new decade in the windy city started off with the return of a band that is into their third decade together as a band, three decades where they really didn’t get a whole lot of recognition in the big scheme of things until someone made a movie about them which finally got people to [...]
Skinny Puppy 11/9 at House of Blues
Monday night was the most exciting night of the year in music for me, the return of my favorite band in the entire world, Skinny Puppy! It had been over two years since they last played here. This time they are on the In Solvent See tour which unfortunately is not in support of a [...]
A look back at 2008 – part one: the shows
2008 seemed to fly by a lot quicker than I would have liked, especially the summer (where my return to skateboarding after a 20 year hiatus sadly got cut in half due to a back injury). I think the first half of the year was slow for me in regards to shooting shows but things [...]
Down 11/12 at House of Blues
A few days ago I went to see Down once again play at the House of Blues. They were just here about a year ago and put on a really good show, so i was excited at the chance to see them again. I also was a Pantera fan and since Down features Phil Anselmo [...]
Ministry 5/8/08 at House of Blues
Thursday night I went over to House of Blues to catch Ministry on what they are billing as their final tour. this was the first of a four night run of shows they are playing at the venue. Seeing as Chicago was their hometown for most of their career, it made sense that they’d more [...]
Hate Eternal, Soilent Green, Skeletonwitch 4/23 at House of Blues
Wednesday night I went over to House of Blues for a night of metal. It was a beautiful day outside and it was an early show so I skated over to the club from the train station instead of taking the bus. After having to check my skateboard at the hotel next door, I went [...]
