Illinois Entertainer March 2019 | Page 4

March 2019 • Volume 45, Number 04 • www.illinoisentertainer.com COVER STORY: THE WAY DOWN WANDERERS Peoria natives The Way Down Wanderers may be new to many, but since dropping a self- titled debut in 2016, as well as a pair of EPs and a live recording, the quintet has steadily swelled their grassroots fan base with an alluring, fre- quently unexpected hybrid of heartland sounds. Comprised of guitarist/vocalist Austin Krause- Thompson, mandolin player/violinist/gui- tarist/vocalist Collin Krause, upright bassist/gui- tarist/vocalist John Williams, drummer/percus- sionist John Merikoski and banjo player/guitarist Travis Kowalsky, the guys’ relentless tour sched- ule has taken them all across America and over- seas, both headlining and supporting The Infamous Stringdusters while making the rounds at several of Chicago’s most coveted rooms. Andy Argyrakis has the Q&A. 8 Page 22 - The Way Down Wanderers HELLO MY NAME IS SUZI QUATTRO Veteran glam rocker Suzi Quatro was clearing away the dinner dish- es from her London dinner table with a clinkety-clack as we skimmed over surfacey introductions before discussing her rough and tumble comeback disc No Control, which hits shelves later this month. But sud- denly, the conversation turned unusually deep. Before she moved to Britain in 1971 under the tutelage of Starmaker Mickie Most, she hailed from Detroit, the same salt-of-the-Earth stomping grounds as the Illinois Entertainer’s readership, she notes, before adding, “But my mother is from Indiana.” Weird. This writer — momentarily caught off guard — can’t help but counter that his mom hails from the Hoosier state, too. And everything squeals to a halt. Psychic. I used to do things like this all the time — I stopped questioning them a long time ago.”Tom Lanham talked to the influential and pioneering female rocker. File Gear Swaps and Virgin Wine. Sweet Home Gary Clark Jr is back. Cinemascopes Spring into new movies. 6 12 14 Media 16 Spins 20 Deju Vu all over again for Sherman and Tingle. Bob Mould, Pete Berwick, Tynan and more. Calendar Over 1400 shows to see, the best bands, at the best venues. Caught In A Mosh River of Nihil runs through Reggies. Classifieds You dumped your boyfriend's drummer, now you're looking for another. Studiophile Studio news from the best studios. Gear 28 34 42 45 46 Paul Reed Smith's special guitars. Page 24 - Michael McDermott 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, Michael Obrecki, Greg Olma Arsenio Orteza, Rodney Pawlak, Bruce Pilato, Matthew Pollock, 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 - East Coast Classified Advertising Publisher Emeritis David Roberts 4 illinoisentertainer.com march 2019 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 unsolicit- ed manuscripts or photographs. Follow us online at: facebook.com/ieentertainer instagram: illinoisentertainermagazine twitter.com/ie_entertainer Address All Correspondence to: Illinois Entertainer 4223 W. Lake St., Suite 201 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 2019 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.