Opening Day
Billy Corgan Stops By, Talks Smashing Pumpkins At Opening Day 2013 [Listen]
Lead singer of the Smashing Pumpkins and Chicago Cubs fan, Billy Corgan, stopped by Yak-Zies Bar and Grill to chat with Terri Hemmert at the XRT Miller Lite Opening Day Broadcast. A Chicago native, Corgan […]
Leagues Rocked Yak-Zies At The Opening Day Broadcast [Watch]
Yesterday at XRT’s Miller Lite Opening Day Broadcast, there were many guests and bands featured at Yak-Zies Bar and Grill to celebrate the Chicago Cubs first home game of the season. Even Billy Corgan and […]
The Regular Guy’s Annual Opening Day Prayer [Watch]
Yes, The Regular Guy loves a good movie, but the silver screen is nothing compared to Wrigley’s green ivy. Every opening day the Guy leads a group of early-morning XRT listeners in a prayer to help start the Cubs off on a winning season. We’re not sure if it helps, but it couldn’t hurt, right?
Lins Bin: Is Chicago Cubs Fandom A Religion? [Watch]
Does Cubs fandom reach a level fitting for scripture? Is Wrigley Field a place of woe or worship? This week Lin dons robes of blue and delivers a sermon for the heavily persecuted but fiercely […]
93XRT/Miller Lite Opening Day Live From Wrigleyville
It’s one of the best days of the entire year in Chicago – especially if you’re a Northside fan! Hope springs eternal – and XRT rules Wrigleyville! Hope you can join us in person Monday […]
For Openers: Lin Brehmer Welcomes The Baseball Season Back To Chicago [Listen]
On the morning of opening day in 1992, I wrote a short piece about how it feels to welcome back the baseball season. It has become a tradition for me to read “For Openers” at […]
Cubs Win World Series, Fulfil 2012 Doomsday Prophecy [Watch]
The Playstation commercial for MLB 12 is a classic. The Cubs win the World Series. We feel the excitement and the exhilaration of this improbable event. But I can’t help feeling that Playstation missed a […]
XRT Morning Show’s “Ain’t No Rest For The Ricketts” Cubs Parody For Opening Day [Listen]
[pullquote quote="There ain't no rest for the Ricketts, pennants don't grow on trees." credit="Eric Howell"]An essential part of any XRT Baseball Day Broadcast are the Cubbie parody songs. Crafted by Lin Brehmer and performed by […]
Surprise Visit From Billy Corgan Live At XRT’s Opening Day Broadcast [Watch]
[pullquote quote="Robert tried to make out with me that night -- and that's not a joke." credit="Billy Corgan on meeting Robert Smith backstage with The Cure"]Former Cubs Corespondent, Billy Corgan (a lefty, who knew?) stoped […]
Guster & Jeff Garlin Stop By For “The Beginning Of The End” At XRT’s Opening Day Broadcast [Watch]
This is the year? Our 7 hour live broadcast at Yak-zies, on Clark Street just one block from Wrigley Field is a tradition that is legendary and a celebration with 20 years of history. 3 […]
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Giveaways This Week
- See Laura Marling Live from Studio XLaura Marling will perform Live from Studio X on the evening of Thursday, May 23! Register for your chance to see her perform in an intimate and unique performance. Studio X is presented by Coors […]
- Ticket Pre-Sale: Iron and Wine at The Chicago TheatreDon’t miss Iron and Wine at The Chicago Theatre or Friday, September 27th! Tickets go on sale Saturday, May 18 at 10:00 am. Enter for your chance to win a pair of tickets. You can […]
- Lookingglass Junior Board’s Annual Madhatter’s BallThe Lookingglass Junior Board invites you to join The Madhatter at his clandestine hideaway to kick off summer with the most unique fundraiser of the year. Don your fedora, cloche, bowler, trilby or boater, whisper […]
