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OUR LADY PEACE anadian’ 90s alt-rock journeymen, Our Lady Peace, have been going strong for over three decades. With a resumé boasting of 10 full-length albums with over several million albums sold, four Juno Awards( equivalent to the US’ s Grammy Awards), 19 Top Ten singles, and countless shared stages alongside established acts such as Van Halen, Page and Plant, I Mother Earth, Live, and Collective Soul, Our Lady Peace remains one of Canada’ s most successful rock bands.
Joining vocalist / guitarist Raine Maida in OLP are bassist Duncan Coutts, guitarist / keyboardist Steve Mazur, and drummer Jason Pierce. Due to overwhelming demand after this past summer’ s North American tour with Collective Soul and Live, the celebration continues into this new year with an extended US-only leg. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of its 1994 debut fulllength album, Naveed— which kicked off in Canada in February of 2025— Our Lady Peace will be hitting the road with its OLP30 U. S. Tour with special guests, Michigan rockers The Verve Pipe, kicking off on March 5 right here in Chicago at the historic Vic Theatre. Kelley Simms caught up with Maida getting the latest on 30th anniversary events coming this Spring.
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For Wednesday 13 [ Joseph Michael Poole ], horror and spooky things aren’ t just a hobby. It’ s his full-time job. There’ s a reason he’ s known as The Duke of Spook. For the past three decades, he’ s been making music about hideous creatures, evil monsters, and all things horror. He’ s a modern-day Alice Cooper. He lives and breathes horror. If he’ s not singing about it, he’ s watching it, collecting memorabilia, and is involved in the horror scene. Before heading out on tour in support of his latest album, Ashley Perez-Hollingsworth about his latest album, his upcoming big birthday celebration, and what keeps him going this far into his career.
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February film and streaming preview.
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Jonathan Richman, Stevie Nicks, Dr. John and more.
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Studio and rehearsal space news.
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