Ok well here it is my first real post on the blog. In this post i'm going to review the shows that I attended this weekend. First off we can start with Friday night I went and saw Panic! At The Disco at The First Merit Bank Amphitheater. The first thing that caught my attention when arriving was how many people were there. P!ATD was a fairly large band back in 2005 but since then they haven't been making much noise. To see the place almost full after the band not doing much for the last few years was a surprise but in a good way. I liked that people were still there supporting such a great band and it was clear to see that so many people still love them. Their set consisted of a good mix between both their new and old songs that at the end left the crowd begging for more.

Next we can move on to Saturday night where I attended a local Punk house show. The house was called Jurassic Park and they had about ten bands playing. I went to check out the band SUSHI who I am currently working with on my senior project for school. The show was filled with multi hair colored punks with their jean jackets and patches. Between the PA breaking, getting covered in feathers, and drinking way to much beer it was exactly how a Punk show should be.

Now last we have sunday night at The Chicago Theater to see John Fogerty. John is an artist that i have been dying to see for such a long time. The show was really different that what I normally go to, for most of the show the audience remained in their seats and only stood to applaud solos and the bigger hits. This all changed though when he played Looking Out My Back Door, the entire crowd stood up, began dancing, and singing every word. This then led to everyone dancing and standing the rest of the show. I have only been to a few shows before that everyone sat down the whole time so once everyone was up and moving it made it feel a little more like a concert. The show itself though was great everything you would want from a John Fogerty show was there. It is clear that John know what the fans want and makes sure to deliver.

Well that was my weekend hopefully some of you guys got out to see some music as well. Thanks for reading and see you next time.

My New Blog

Hey my name is Zack Triveline and I am excited to start this blog for my media class at The Illinois Institute of Art. Here I will be discussing concerts and shows happening around Chicago. It might be a show review, or just me talking about music happening this week in Chicago. I tend to go to mostly shows in the Rock genre but am always checking out new people and different styles of music. Hopefully by reading my blog it will motivate to to go out and see more live music. Chicago is such a wonderful place to live if you enjoy shows and concerts so why not embrace it. I hope that you all enjoy what I have to say and thanks for reading.