Marty Lennartz

What a great Chicago experience last night at the Auditorium Theatre! The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Mavis Staples Jeff Tweedy Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Auditorium Theatre.

El Mago returns to Wrigley Field tonight! This shot is just before his very first Wrigley at bat 2014. If you're going tonight, give Javy a deserved welcome back! Javy Baez Chicago Cubs 93XRT

Finom with a terrific Saturday hometown set at the always wonderful hometown Square Roots Festival. Played their new album Not God! Sounded so good live on the street! 93XRT Finom

Game changing release on this date, April 23, 1976, the debut album from The Ramones! Label exec Seymour Stein called it The Beach Boys through a meat grinder. Hey Ho Let's Go! 93XRT Ramones

When you wake up with Daylight Saving Time jet lag and the the first thing you hear is your fave George song If I Needed Someone, you thank Terri Hemmert for Breakfast With The Beatles! Better than pancakes. Thanks Terri! 93XRT

Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit ripped through his rich songbook over two nights at The Salt Shed this week. Vivid characters, Crazy Horse style and Southern Rock jams with hope and care for his audience. 93XRT

This tree on Division Street has steadfastly ignored fall and winter. It refuses to lose its leaves. Kind of inspiring. Photo taken today.

The NOLA funk has been dropped on Fat Tuesday Morning! The Meters, the New Orleans house band with People Say! More Mardi Gras music all day. This morning just call me Marty Gras!

It came out of the punk scene yet still stands alone as an original work of inspired duel threat guitar genius from Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd. The first rock band to play CBGB. Television's Marquee Moon, released on this date, February 8, 1977.

Kicking this record out really loud today. Wayne Kramer. Rest in peace, power and action.

Making a vintage Chicago postcard of historic South Michigan Avenue from the 11th floor gym window at Prudential. (Anything to waste time between sets.)

Happy Birthday to the man behind the curtain, The Great Phil! The 80's would not have been the 80's without him. Happy 73rd, sir!

Marty's Morning View today at 7:26a Puerto Morales, Mexico. I will come home. Promise.

Original Coca-Cola on the beach? It has to be Mexico!

Even the horses had to bundle up this week! This is Rio sporting his new coat! It all just made him want to sleep through it all on his luxurious bed of hay.

A near perfect spin for a cloudy January Sunday morning. Side 2. Before And After Science.

Noah Kahan has played XRT's Blue Cross Blue Shield Stage! See him on a bigger stage in Amsterdam with XRT's Xclusive Xperience. Your first chance to qualify today is around 9:40a and also win a pair of tix for Noah's Sold out Alpine Valley show this summer! Win win!

Finally, on the final morning of the year!

Enjoy every sunrise! Another spectacular Morning Show View.

"On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, two turtle....uh, well, these girls are close enough for Chicago!

This is today! 7:34a from the XRT Conference room windows. It's cold but we do have this bright and shiny Marty Morning View! Enjoy the day!

A brush with royalty! Priscilla Presley stopped by XRT today and I got to meet her. Now I need to see Sophia Coppola's new Priscilla bio pic.

Stick Season at Humboldt Park Chicago.

Ring in the new year at The Sold Out XRT Holiday Jam with Mt Joy 12/28 at Sat Shed with a pair of free tix. Be listening at 9a for your first chance today!

This photo popped up in memories today. Nick Tremulis, Rick Rizzo and me after NTO opened for Wilco at The Riv exactly 14 years ago at The Riv! That was some kinda hometown night!

Felices Fiestas! Los Lobos at last night's XRT Holiday Jam at The Vic blasting through 50 years of East LA rockin' jams in their second home Chicago! Thanks to everyone for supporting the Lin Brehmer Scholars Fund!

This is what we'll see today at 4:19p, the earliest sunset of the year! Don't miss it! Yesterday's was spectacular!

Today we lost Wings' and The Moody Blues Denny Laine on the 50th Anniversary of Band On The Run's release. Denny, Paul and Linda recorded the album in Lagos, Nigeria. Here they are pictured with some kids from the album artwork. Denny was 79. Give the record a spin today if you can.

In 4h grade we were given the assignment to write a thank you letter to the First Lady for her televised tour of The White House. I was one of two kids to get a response. My most cherished keepsake. Today we think about the President and Mrs Kennedy. Thought I'd share.

My mom worked at Woolworth when she was a teenager. On what would have been her 94th B-Day last week I stumbled upon what might the last one in Puebla,Mexico! Coincidence?