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April 2017 • Volume 43, Number 06 • www.illinoisentertainer.com COVER STORY: DREAMCAR The surprise supergroup that No Doubt's Tony Kanal quietly put together over the past three years, features himself on bass, plus fellow No Doubt members Adrian Young on drums and key- boardist/guitarist Tom Dumont and the unexpect- ed addition of AFI frontman Davey Havok on vocals? It's everything or nothing, depending on how you view the synchronicity of daily events, it appears. Because the Dreamcar debut disc for Columbia feels as if it was simply fated to serendipitously coalesce; It’s awash in playful ‘80s Gothic/New Wave riffs and melodies. Tom Lanham talked to the head mechanic of Dreamcar, Kanal. Page 22: Dreamcar HELLO MY NAME IS...JOHN 06 John Lydon just published Mr. Rotten’s Songbook – name checking his former Sex Pistols persona, Johnny Rotten – an annotated anthology of all of his song lyrics, from the proto- punk Pistols through to his current, more experimental work with Public Image Ltd. Each page is augmented by hand-drawn artwork that helps illustrate the song’s meaning, and every copy of its limited-edition run of 1,000 is numbered and autographed by the singer himself. "And since I’m asking people to pay seri- ous attention to this book, I’m going to give a serious effort.” Tom Lanham talked to the punk rock legend. File Remembering Chuck at Chess and Lollapalooza. Cinema Scopes Spring movie preview. Media ROBIN TROWER 20 Chicago's best newsman has a great new project. Bri tish blues-rock guitarist Robin Trower is a living leg- end. If you haven’t heard of him by now, add his classic discography to your musical bucket list. Since 1971, Trower has redefined blues guitar playing. His powerhouse trio modeled after three-piece bands like the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Cream influenced thousands of guitar slingers. Kelley Simms talked to Robin on the eve of his tour, coming to the Copernicus Center on April 29. Sweet Home Remembering James Cotton. Spins The Tossers, PLS PLS, Emperors & Elephants. Calendar Over 1500 shows and 2300 bands in April. Caught In A Mosh John 5 is Rob Zombie's right hand man with a new album. Classifieds You dumped your boyfriend's guitarist, now you're looking for another. Studiophile What's going on at Graviry and Bennett Road studios. 6 14 16 18 24 28 34 50 53 Gear Will return next month. Page 20: Robin Trower 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, Brian Ormiston, Greg Olma Arsenio Orteza, Rodney Pawlak, Bruce Pilato, Matthew Pollock, Jessi Roti Jason Scales, Kelley Simms, Ed Spinelli, Tim Shockley, James Turano Contributing Editors Curt Baran Tom Lanham Mike Meyer 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 Bruce Pilato - East Coast Classified Advertising Publisher Emeritis David Roberts 4 illinoisentertainer.com april 2017 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 illinoisentertainer.tumblr.com twitter.com @ie_entertainer Address All Correspondence to: Illinois Entertainer 4223 W. Lake St., Suite 490 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 2017 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.