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  • Blogs

    March 30, 2012

    Anchorman 2 Will Make You Just-Kidding-But-Seriously Love Some Bad Seventies Songs Again

    You probably saw this Thursday morning, attached to a mostly accurate quote on your Facebook news feed: Will Ferrell appeared as Ron Burgundy on Conan to announce Anchorman 2. That's great, and anybody who's ever derived any joy from quoting any movie will have long since dug their "I Love Lamp" shi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2010

    Ten Things to do Labor Day Weekend

    Amber McDonaldHeart's Ann and Nancy Wilson​It's Labor Day weekend, the last "real" weekend of summer. Don't let it get away from you. Friday: NewPop II Opening at Hoffman LaChance/After-Party at HandleBar Stan Chisholm, recent RFT Mastermind winner, is unveiling two solo shows at once this we ... More >>

  • Music

    September 1, 2010

    Heart

    7 p.m. Saturday, September 4. The Family Arena, 2002 Arena Parkway, St. Charles.

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2010

    Illinois Farmers Get a PR Makeover

    llinois farmers are getting a public relations makeover, thanks to the effects of Food Inc. and King Corn. The Associated Press reports that a campaign funded by the Illinois Beef Association, Illinois Corn Marketing Board, and Illinois Soybean Association was announced at the Illinois State Fair as ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2010

    Don't Panic Over Halal Food Carts Near Ground Zero.

    Good God, no! They're selling Halal food at Ground Zero! The Washington Post sensibly explains to a concerned reader why selling food that adheres to Islamic law in Lower Manhattan isn't threatening.An English professor was forcibly removed from a Manhattan Starbucks because she refused to participa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    Heart (Allegedly) Going to Play a Show in St. Louis(!)

    The email Gods have shined upon me, to mitigate my disappointment over the lack of Heart at the local Lilith Fair stop: According to a press release I just received, the band is allegedly going to be playing a show in St. Louis on Sunday, August 29. The venue is listed as TBA, so this show should be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    The Bangles Are Playing At the Pageant! So is the Dead Weather!

    So exciting! The Bangles -- who completely ruled at the Illinois State Fair last year opening for Heart -- are playing at the Pageant on Sunday, May 2. When I interviewed Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs last year, the latter said a new Bangles record was in progress. Still, the band plays pretty muc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2009

    Interview: Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs

    In June, power-pop darlings Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs released the second volume in their covers series. Under the Covers, Vol. 2 focuses on the '70s -- which means the album spans prog (Yes' "I've Seen All Good People"), sappy folk (Carly Simon's "You're So Vain"), power-pop (the Raspberries ... More >>

  • News

    March 4, 2009

    Setting the Unreal Record Straight

    In June, power-pop darlings Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs released the second volume in their covers series. Under the Covers, Vol. 2 focuses on the '70s -- which means the album spans prog (Yes' "I've Seen All Good People"), sappy folk (Carly Simon's "You're So Vain"), power-pop (the Raspberries ... More >>

  • News

    February 25, 2009

    Those Were the Days: Unreal turns back the RFT clock to the Lincoln-Douglas debates

    In June, power-pop darlings Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs released the second volume in their covers series. Under the Covers, Vol. 2 focuses on the '70s -- which means the album spans prog (Yes' "I've Seen All Good People"), sappy folk (Carly Simon's "You're So Vain"), power-pop (the Raspberries ... More >>

  • News

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