Artist: Tedeschi Trucks Band
Venue: FirstMerit Bank Pavilion, Chicago
Date: Aug. 14
“The Windy City’s living up to its name tonight,” Susan Tedeschi told an adoring Chicago crowd on the Lake Michigan shore. The easygoing singer may be a bit faulty with her origins of city nicknames — Chi-town’s derives from its notoriously loose politics — but fans didn’t hold it against her. Not on this night: During a blistering 90-minute set, Tedeschi, her husband (virtuoso guitarist Derek Trucks) and the nine musicians who flesh out the Tedeschi Trucks Band unleashed a master class in bluesy roots-rock, mixing in choice selections from Revelator, their meaty 2011 debut, and this month’s Made Up Mind. Opener “Do I Look Worried,” a new, slow-burning strut, was accentuated by pristine horn work and highlighted by Tedeschi’s raw snarl. “Made Up Mind” was a rock riot, with Trucks showcasing his slide-guitar prowess. -Dan Hyman