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 guitarist Rick Nielsen, a founding member of the group, once described the band as "America's greatest pop/rock garage band." Some would argue that after they conquered Budokan, they ...

Cheap Trick has been rocking stages large and small since the '70s, and there are few classic-rock bands as consistently engaging than the dudes from Rockford, Illinois. You know you're going to hear ...

With a knack for unforgettable hitmaking (“Surrender”) and a weakness for song-doctor capitulation (“The Flame”), these iconic smartasses have always seduced and subverted, remaking the mainstream ...

When Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen joins a recent Zoom video call from his Rockford, Illinois home, he’s strumming a beautiful vintage guitar. “This one’s a 1962 Dwight Coronet,” he says. “I have ...