After Tesla played at Loopfest 2004, many Loyal Loopers (who had previously not had a chance to witness their excellent live performances) were suitably impressed and vowed not to miss their future shows in the area. You can catch Tesla in support of their forthcoming CD "Forever Now" as the Loop brings them to The Venue at the Horsehoe Casino October 11th.

(See Tesla's video for their new song "I Wanna Live" here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egCdS_EtLio)

(See Tesla's video for "Modern Day Cowboy" here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8xWcN6k_Es)

The Eagles played two sold-out shows at the United Center this past week. As always, they were stupendous and Joe Walsh was his usual entertaining self. Whether he is on stage or off, Joe knows how to have a good time. During one of his solo tours a few years back, Joe invited me out on the town with his band after appearing on my show. No slouch of a band, either. The legendary late session whiz Nicky Hopkins who played keyboards on famous albums and singles by The Beatles, The Who, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, Jefferson Airplane, John Lennon, George Harrison, Marc Bolan, Jeff Beck and many others manned the ivories, and the man who famously turned down the lead vocalist job in Deep Purple and Jimmy Page for the lead vocalist job in Led Zeppelin (but recommended an unknown kid named Robert Plant) Terry Reid traded lead vocals with Joe on that tour. After several libations, Joe's comedic nature was in full bloom, as were the stories from the others. Interestingly, Terry told me he didn't regret his decision about Zeppelin, adding that Robert Plant was perfect for them and that he doubted they would have been as big as they were had he been fronting the band.

(See the Eagles perform "Hotel California" live at the UC here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKTiqfZiGwY)

(See the Eagles perform "Rocky Mountain Way" live at the UC here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHbTA2xnVgM)