Front Row Music News 2016 Retrospective – Best and Favorites
For Front Row Music News 2016 was another amazing year with so many great opportunities. With contributions from the hard working and talented staff of Azuree Wiitala, Ed Spinelli, Erica McKeehen, Jen Emmert, Sarah Hess and myself (John Kosiewicz), along with a special guest posts by Kris Lori and Ethan Chivari, we covered 75 shows and events throughout the Midwest and beyond. Included were some of the biggest shows of 2016: U2, Carrie Underwood, Florence and the Machines, Stevie Nicks with The Pretenders, Phish, Brad Paisley, just to name a few. We appreciate everyone’s support of Front Row Music News in 2016 and look forward to another great year in 2017!
From the shows which Front Row Music News covered in 2016, here are some of the highlights:
Most Extravagant Concerts
Loudest Bands
Favorite Performance – Solo Male Artist
Favorite Performance – Solo Female Artist
Favorite Performance – Local Artist (Chicago area) Band
- The Last Vegas
- Local H
- The Flips
- Chase Aways
Favorite Performance – New Artist
Most Raw Energy Performance
Favorite multiple day event:
- 101.1 WKQX The Nights We Stole Christmas: 12/01, 12/02, 12/03
- Windy City Lakeshake
- SummerFest
Favorite Bands in 2016
Favorite Venues
- Aragon Ballroom
- House of Blues
- Metro
Favorite Covers
- Switchfoot covered Group Love’s “Tongue Tied”
- Switchfoot covered Beastie Boy’s “Sabotage”
- ◦Jump Around (House of Pain cover; with Mutemath & Chef’Special)
- Anya Marina covered T.I.’s “Whatever You Like”
2017 Shows on our radar
- twenty-one pilots, along with Judah Á the Lion
- Tom Petty Á the Heartbreakers
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
About John Kosiewicz
- Previous Twin Peaks at Thalia Hall in Chicago
- Next Glam Skanks Shimmer in Chicago, Opening for Adam Ant