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December 2016 • Volume 43, Number 02 • www.illinoisentertainer.com COVER STORY: THE PRETTY RECKLESS Rocker/actress/artist Taylor Momsen has her own off-the-map hideout, an idyllic place in an unspecified part of New England where she regularly goes to collect her thoughts, create new paintings and sculptures, and generally recharge her creative batteries. The singer also maintains an apartment in New York City – “A tiny little shithole on the lower East side,” she sneers. When going off the grid, she’s found, is the only way to survive the hectic music business she entered when she first formed her metal outfit The Pretty Reckless in 2009, at the height of her five-season, TV-role popularity as Jenny Humphrey on the CW’s hit show Gossip Girl. Tom Lanham spoke with Momsen. Page 22 The Pretty Reckless HELLO MY NAME IS JON 8 Jon Anderson has presided over more superhero team-ups than your average Marvel Avengers movie. No joke, The ex-Yes frontman has left, then rejoined his classic prog-rock combo several times since its 1968 formation, but in between he’s launched adventurous collaborations with Vangelis (Jon and Bangelis), the Scottish Ballet Company, ABHW (Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe), plus his wife Jane Luttenberger, the Froggin’ Peach Orchestra (28 musicians based in the Frog and Peach pub in the Brit’s new hometown of San Luis Obispo), and Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman as the duo Anderson/Wakeman, and currently ARW, a touring trio with Wakeman and Yes guitarist Trevor Rabin, which hopes to track an EP this winter. Not to mention, of course, his 15-album solo career that began with Olias of Sunhillow back in 1970, when he first left his legendary group. But this acronymmed outfit might stick, he believes. “Because it’s just a joyful experience, and the band is really damn good,” Anderson marvels. “It’s like a revitalized Yes, and obviously, the three of us were in Yes. So we’re more Yes than any other band that can call themselves Yes these days!” Tom Lanham talked to the Hall Of Famer. File So long Blues Matriarch. Cinema Scopes Going Rogue One. Sweet Home Bobby Rush can't slow down. Media Josh Liss on sports. Spins Metallica, Pink Floyd, Nick Cave and more. Calendar Over 1200 shows and 2100 bands in December. Photo: Deborah Anderson Creative Caught In A Mosh Heavy music ready for gifting. Classifieds You dumped your boyfriend's vocalist, now you're looking for another. Studiophile What's going on at Songwerks, Gravity and Bennet Road studios. Gear My favorite Martin. 8 16 18 20 24 28 34 42 45 46 Page 8 Hello, My Name is, Jon Publisher Advertising Sales Contributors: John Vernon Scott Assmann Mike Engel Andy Argyrakis, Guy Arnston, Penelope Biver, Patrick Conlan, Deena Dasein, Jaime de'Medici, Jeff Elbel Terrence Flamm, Steve Forstneger Michael Gallucci, Michael C. Harris, Max Herman, Tom Lanham, Carter Moss, Brian Ormiston, Greg Olma Arsenio Orteza, Rodney Pawlak, Bruce Pilato, Matthew Pollock, Jessi Roti Jason Scales, Kelley Simms, Ed Spinelli, Tim Shockley, James Turano Contributing Editors Curt Baran Mike Meyer Tom Lanham Lori Vernon Advertising Director Design Team Notion Pool Notion Pool Dragon Design Vision Design Teknigram Graphics Senior Columnists John Vernon Website Direction David Gedge Rosalind Cummings-Yeates - Sweet Home Rick Kaempfer - Media Founder Kelley Simms - Caught In A Mosh Kenneth L. Voss David C. Eldredge Bruce Pilato - East Coast Classified Advertising Publisher Emeritis David Roberts 6 illinoisentertainer.com december 2016 SUBSCRIPTIONS: $35 per year (first class). Material for insertion must reach our office by the First Of The Month preceding publication. We cannot assume responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts or photographs. Follow us online at: facebook.com illinoisentertainer.tumblr.com twitter.com @ie_entertainer Address All Correspondence to: Illinois Entertainer 4223 W. Lake St., Suite 490 Chicago, IL 60624 [phone] - Chicago/North Sub [phone] - West/South Suburbs [phone] - Fax email us at: Editorial: [email protected] Advertising: [email protected] The ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER is published monthly by Roberts Publishing, Inc, All materials copyright 2015 by Roberts Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced without written permission from Roberts Publishing, Inc. Current and back issues of the IE are $10.00 postpaid.