Kit O’Toole, who writes a regular column for Something Else!, is a featured speaker at this weekend’s Fest for Beatles Fans in Chicago.

Ballister’s fifth release ‘Worse For The Wear’ proves that Chicago-style free jazz remains cutting-edge and uncompromising.

Emily White blends an expressive and earnest vocal quality with evocative and colorful lyrics.

He can joke about it now, and does. But Dennis DeYoung admits his hearing has never been the same since a sudden mishap.

Stevie Wonder’s ‘Songs in the Key of Life’ is one of those albums that I can truly say changed my life.

Obert Davis and the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic manage to be faithful to Miles Davis’ original ‘Sketches of Spain,’ yet take it to new heights.

We review ‘Ragged & Dirty,’ which finds Devon Allman getting it done his own damned way.

Fawcett’a songs possess the depth, maturity and easily engaging quality lacking from other singer-songwriters these days.

There is no small amount of blasphemy going on here.

Toto just seems to get better with age – and Michael McDonald held his own.