Reggies Rock Club

Concert Review: Wrecking Ball Punk Festival

November 18, 2010 By Chris 2 Comments

Live punk music makes me happy. And I was grinning with pleasure all the way through The Wrecking Ball Punk Fest at Reggie’s Rock Club in Chicago.

Weekend Concert Preview: Rhymefest, Wrecking Ball Punx Fest, Waco Brothers

November 12, 2010 By Chris 4 Comments

It’s Friday my friends, which means it’s time to see what’s going on in Chicago’s live music scene this weekend…

Filed Under: Best Of, Concert Previews, Emotions, Experiments, Free Downloads Tagged With: Chicago, chicago punk, Concert Preview, Friends of Rhymefest, Hip Hop, Punk, Reggies Rock Club, Rhymefest, Rock, The Shrine, Voice of Addiction

Concert Preview: The Kickback Is Ready To Explode

May 20, 2010 By Chris 3 Comments

One way to get the attention of a live music fan is to call a band’s live show “explosive,” which is one of the words used to describe how The Kickback do things live. But before you go to their next concert, let’s hear directly from the band why their brand of live rock has [...]

Filed Under: Best Of, Concert Previews, Emotions, Interviews Tagged With: Artist Interviews, Chicago live music, Concert Preview, Great Self Love, Reggies Rock Club, STLS Energy Transfer, The Kickback, The Little Things

Hip Hop Call-And-Response: Talib Grabs The Mic

March 19, 2010 By Chris 5 Comments

What happens when the fans control the flow of a hip hop show with a fan-driven call-and-response? Where will the journey take us when we voyage out of our own hearts and minds during a concert?

Filed Under: Experiments, Fan Interviews, Fan News Tagged With: call-and-response, Chicago, Eyedea & Abilities, Hip Hop, Live Music, Moira McCormick, rap, Reggies Rock Club, tours

Hip Hop Call-And-Response: Are You Inspired or Conditioned?

February 24, 2010 By Chris Catania 2 Comments

This past weekend indie rap duo Eyedea and Abilities wrapped up their recent tour in support of their latest album By The Throat. And while memories of the tour are still fresh in fan’s minds, we’re going to revisit E&A’s Chicago show and experiment with hip hop’s call-and-response culture.