The concept of wild, reckless teenagers rebelling against their dull, joyless parents has served as the impetus for many a great rock and roll song since the inception of the genre. Cheap Trick’s ...

Classic rock is about heavy hooks, power chords, and tight harmonies, but it’s also about letting loose and enjoying the good times — and there’s no better time than Friday evening, when we pick up ...

“On Tour Since 1974” is one of the slogans you’ll see on Cheap Trick concert T-shirts if you’re in Mount Pleasant on Dec. 28. The rock darlings of the Midwest, Cheap Trick will take the stage ...

Pearl Jam leaned on one of Illinois' finest to close out their set at the United Center in Chicago on Tuesday. Not The First Time Pearl Jam Covered Cheap Trick The band wrapped up the night with a ...

If you’ve been lucky enough to see Cheap Trick within the past few years, at Riot Fest, or South By Southwest, or opening for the Foo Fighters, or even their recent sold-out show at Chicago’s ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Cheap Trick burst onto the rock scene with their live album “Cheap Trick at Budokan” in 1978. Recorded in Japan, the album featured the hits “I Want You To Want Me” and ...

Chicago seemed wild last night, and it’s all thanks to Pearl Jam. The band covered iconic power pop song “Surrender,” originally done by Cheap Trick, at their September 5 show to close out their set. ...

Cheap Trick will be bringing its slew of classic hits to Spokane. Formed in Illinois in the early 70s, within just a few years the rock band had its first international hits and a triple-platinum live ...

“How can you resist the impressive Robin Zander or the charismatic Rick Nielsen?” There he is, Mike Damone, jamming that air guitar, trying to scalp Cheap Trick tickets to the bitty in the bleachers.

In Hear This, A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well. This week, we’re talking about songs we loved from our first favorite bands. Many might have wondered what Cheap Trick, a band ...