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February 2014 • Volume 40, Number 4 • www.illinoisentertainer.com COVER STORY: THE WILD FEATHERS They all look like rock stars in their own right. IE's Tom Lanham interviewed three members of the Nashville quintet The Wild Feathers, who displayed such quirky, individual style, it was difficult to picture them as the cohesive, LaurelCanyon-breezy folk-country team heard on their eponymous Warner Brothers debut. But there's a kinetic spark that brought them together. 6 HELLO MY NAME IS NEAL 28 CALL HIM CROZ Neal Morse of Transatlantic told IE via phone about the inner makings of the dynamic group that lasted a 14 years longer than expected, and how he counts his blessings as an artist with almost complete freedom to make the music the band and the fans love. Page 22 David Crosby, the legendary Golden State songwriter and vocalist who co-founded the Byrds, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young told IE's Bruce Pilato what it was like to make his first solo record in nearly 2 decades, helped by his son and a "cast of thousands." File Motley is thru, Pete Seeger and more. Around Hear Burnside and Hooker, and more. Double Feature Spring Break was never so joyously weird. Sweet Home The tragic loss of Eric "Guitar" Davis. Media Rick Kaempfer talks to WLS-FM's Greg Brown. 6 14 16 18 20 Calendar 24 29 Caught In A Mosh 34 Spins Springsteen, Mogwai, Johnny Winter and more. Wisconsin prog-metal band Murmur talks to Kelley Simms. Studiophile Sessions at Studio VMR, and all the studio news that fits. Classifieds You dumped your guitarist, now you're looking for a bassist. Gear Johnny Depp has a signature guitar, Yar! . 36 42 46 Page 28 Publisher Advertising Sales Contributors: John Vernon Scott Assmann Mike Engel Andy Argyrakis, Guy Arnston, Curt Baran, Jeff Berkwits, Penelope Biver, Patrick Conlan, Deena Dasein, Jaime de'Medici, 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, Jason Scales, Gregg Shapiro, Kelley Simms, Ed Spinelli, James Turano Contributing Editors Curt Baran Patrick Conlan Mike Meyer Bruce Pilato Advertising Director Design Team Notion Pool Notion Pool Dragon Design Vision Design Senior Columnists Classified Advertising David Gedge Founder John Vernon Website Direction Rosalind Cummings-Yeates - Sweet Home Rick Kaempfer - Media Kenneth L. Voss Kelley Simms - Caught In A Mosh Publisher Emeritis David C. Eldredge - East Coast David Roberts 4 illinoisentertainer.com february 2014 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 420 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 2014 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.