Peter Thomas Ricci

2 weeks ago | beintheloopchicago.com | Peter Thomas Ricci

Portishead Singer, Beth Gibbons, Goes Solo For A Night At The Auditorium Theatre In Chicago Features, Music News, Reviews By: Peter Thomas RicciSome musical artists possess the rare ability of transforming their fans into modern-day Ahabs who, with increasing desperation, search the Internet’s seas for evidence of new music. Kate Bush is one. D’Angelo is another. For a time, Jeff Mangum and Lee Mavers fit the bill.

2 months ago | lodgingmagazine.com | Peter Thomas Ricci

The COVID-19 pandemic is long gone. According to an excellent joint research presentation (from VISIT FLORIDA and Skift) at the recent annual Florida Governor's Conference, normal has returned. Not "new" normal, but normal. To me that means demand, economic cycles, booking patterns, et al. are returning to some sort of "Oh, yeah, I recognize that!"Well, what happened to the workforce?

Jul 19, 2024 | beintheloopchicago.com | Peter Thomas Ricci

TJ & Dave Bring Their Ecstatic Show To The Goodman Features, Music News, Musical Theatre, Reviews By Peter Thomas RicciIn the liner notes for a remastered edition of Miles Davis’ epochal LP “Kind of Blue,” the late, great Robert Palmer described the album’s influence on Duane Allman, lead guitarist and sibling to Gregg in The Allman Brothers Band.

Jun 4, 2024 | beintheloopchicago.com | Peter Thomas Ricci

Return Of The Mystique, Glass Beams Rock The Park West Features, Music News, Reviews By Peter Thomas Ricci“Mystique” is a word that is rarely bandied about today when one discusses musicians and bands.

May 30, 2024 | beintheloopchicago.com | Peter Thomas Ricci

Chicago’s Own, Andrew Bird, Returns For An Intimate Two Show Night At Uptown’s Green Mill Features, Music News, Reviews By Peter Thomas Ricci When I first began seriously listening to Andrew Bird in 2010-11, a distinct air of mystery surrounded the multi-hyphenated violinists early-career concerts – how riveting it must have been, I imagined, to have seen Bird perform in small venues like The Hideout! Stuck, as I was, watching the by-then-hugely-popular musician as such venues as The...