If you think I’ll sit around as the world goes by… One of the hardest things in all music is…
I only interacted a few times with Smithereens frontman, songwriter and guitarist Pat DiNizio. That seems strange to me, given…
On California Globe, they’ve been closely covering a law called AB5. It was touted as a bid to protect “gig…
Kevin Sanders directed a video of The Lilacs hit “Shadow of Doubt” from The Lilacs Endure. The band scored a…
My wife asked me if I’d trade having written a New York Times No 1 bestseller for having written the…
It’s remarkable how the music that resonates with you through the years depends at least as much on who you…
Randy Jackson is the founder/singer/songwriter/guitarist for the pop-metal band Zebra, which made a little bit of noise in the early…
In a nice bit of Lilacs kismet, the fellow who shot and edited the Lilacs video at The Lilacs Reunion…
On March 4, 2017, The Lilacs played together for the first time since the early 90s to commemorate the 25th…
Making the “Local Heroes” column of the Trib was a big deal to Chicago bands at a time when amazing…