This week on my show from 3pm-7pm on 97.9 The Loop in Chicago and worldwide via www.wlup.com: win $100.00 per hour as the Loop's "Workforce Payroll" continues. Make sure we have your name so we can give you yours! http://www.wlup.com/contests/WorkforcePayroll2011.aspx

Also this week, win tickets to the Motley Crue/Poison/New York Dolls show daily.

(See Motley Crue's video for "Girls, Girls, Girls" here: http://myplay.com/videos/motley-crue/girls-girls-girls)

(See Poison's video for "Talk Dirty To Me" here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCChxBSRo1Y)

Bigger, better, funnier and more bombastic. Usually as time passes, artists find it hard to maintain the level of performances that defined their legacy, let alone surpass them. Not so with Rush. Somehow, Rush defies the odds and gets better with each passing year and tour. This past week at the United Center proved that. Before a packed house of Loyal Loopers, Rush upped the ante again and delivered a show that whipped the crowd  into a delirious frenzy. "Farewell To Kings"? Long live the kings!

(See Rush perform "Spirit Of Radio" live at the United Center here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80UIauvRcbU)

(See Rush perform "Freewill" live at the United Center here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C25_3K60H6s)

(See Rush perform "Closer To The Heart" live at the United Center here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cyLAMxmQkw)

(See Rush perform "Tom Sawyer" live at the United Center here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXx45grnc_s)

(See Rush perform "Subdivisions" live at the united Center here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAgIe-KR2ao)

(See Rush perform "La Villa Strangiato" live at the United Center here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9CaCIZ2GLA)

This week on my show from 3pm-7pm on 97.9 The Loop in Chicago and worldwide via http://www.wlup.com/: win $100.00 per hour as the Loop's "Workforce Payroll" continues. Make sure we have your name so we can give you yours! http://www.wlup.com/contests/WorkforcePayroll2011.aspx

Also this week, win tickets daily to see Robin Trower live next month at the House Of Blues.

(See Robin Trower perform "Bridge Of Sighs" live here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tLsFsGxLmE)

The "Golden God" Robert Plant and his Band Of Joy delighted a sold-out crowd of Loyal Loopers this past weekend at the Auditorium Theatre with a set that included several Led Zeppelin classics.

(See Robert Plant perform "Ramble On" live at the Auditorium Theatre here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlFTt35FD7g)

(See Robert Plant perform "Tangerine" live at the Auditorium Theatre here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3-Pf6yvggY)

What great news for we Chicago sports fans! The Blackhawks made it back to the playoffs with a little help from our friends the Minnesota Wild, and the Bulls secured top seed in the Eastern Conference!

This week on my show from 3pm-7pm on 97.9 The Loop in Chicago and worldwide via www.wlup.com: win $100.00 per hour as the Loop's "Workforce Payroll" continues. Make sure we have your name so we can give you yours! http://www.wlup.com/contests/WorkforcePayroll2011.aspx

This Tuesday I will be broadcasting my 3pm-7pm show live from the United Center in preparation for that evening's Rush concert, including a conversation with Rush at 4:30pm. If you are headed to the show, please stop by and say hello. I will be packing lots of Loop prizes to give away!

(See Rush's video for "Tom Sawyer" here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7DFsBcVMDA)

(See Rush's video for "Limelight" here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKpn0esJ73w)

(See Rush's special gift to Loyal Loopers at their most recent Chicago show here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ho7--y441wm/watch?v=0ho7--y441w)

Also this week, win tickets each day to see the hilarious Steel Panther.

WARNING! ADULT CONTENT.
(See Steel Panther's video for their song "Fat Girl" here: http://www.youtube.com/user/SteelPantherVEVO#p/u/1/x67jtMPfdTw)

The boys in Thin Lizzy were back in town this past weekend featuring fellow countryman Vivian Campbell of Def Leppard guesting on guitar. One of rock's most influential, yet somehow under appreciated gems showed exactly why they ought to be one of the next batch to be included into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame with a top-shelf performance at the Vic Theatre for the capacity gathering of Loyal Loopers.

(See Thin Lizzy perform "The Boys Are Back In Town" live at the Vic Theatre here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lDMngEDkys)

This week on my show from 3pm-7pm on 97.9 The Loop in Chicago and worldwide via http://www.wlup.com/: win $100.00 per hour as the Loop's "Workforce Payroll" continues. Make sure we have your name so we can give you yours! http://www.wlup.com/contests/WorkforcePayroll2011.aspx

Also this week, win tickets each day to next week's Rush "Time Machine" tour featuring their seminal "Moving Pictures" album played live in it's entirety plus a set of Rush favorites. Every winner will be qualified to win the grand prize, a limited-edition Alex Lifeson Les Paul guitar!

(See the limited-edition Alex Lifeson Les Paul guitar here: http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-Custom/Alex-Lifeson-Les-Paul-Axcess.aspx#)

(See Rush's video for "Vital Signs" from their "Moving Pictures" disc here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2k4Jo9895E)

(See Rush's video for "Closer to The Heart" here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BRCTYitKQM)

Baseball is back! I will have more hard-to-find White Sox memorabilia to give away to commemorate their home opener Thursday during my show.

This Friday from 3pm-7pm, join me at Hawthorne Racetrack as I broadcast my show live with your chance to meet the top 30 Loop Rock Girl 2011 contestants.

(See the 2011 Loop Rock Girl top 30 here: http://media.wlup.com/2011/RockGirl/voting/index.html)

Don't forget voting begins this week!