Ravinia 2025 Issue 2

THE BLACK CROWES While nesting in the alt-rock hotbed of north- ern Georgia, brothers Chris and Rich Robinson formed The Black Crowes in 1984 and steadily circled toward their eventual fame as blues- roots rockers the likes of which had been all but drowned out by the explosion of post-punk and grunge. Grown to a quintet, the group released their first album, Shake Your Money Maker , in 1990 and made a strong impression on rock ra- dio with “Jealous Again.” “Twice as Hard” kept them in their groove until their cover of Otis Redding’s “Hard to Handle” hit the airwaves, registering their first number-one rock hit and even tilting them into the top half of Billboard ’s Hot 100. Spins and sales kept ratcheting up over the next year, with “She Talks to Angels” boost- ing the album to multi-platinum status. More- over, early in 1991 The Black Crowes notched a truly “rock and roll” milestone: while on tour opening for ZZ Top, they disparaged the spon- sor and found themselves hitting the road in a different sense. Coincidentally, their first album peaked at number four around the same time. A year later, The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion topped the charts with the hit sin- gle “Remedy,” also adding “Sting Me,” “Thorn in My Pride,” and “Hotel Illness” to the band’s catalogue of rock radio number-ones. With the addition of a sixth member, Amorica kept record sales golden in 1994, and 1996’s Three Snakes and One Charm kept the band in the top 20. After 1999’s By Your Side , The Black Crow- es teamed up with Jimmy Page for a handful of shows that became Live at the Greek , featuring only Led Zeppelin and blues-rock classics, then the band took a break after 2001’s Lions . Upon their return with 2008’s Warpaint , The Black Crowes were in peak form, landing at number five on Billboard and starting a hot streak with 2009’s Before the Frost … Until the Freeze and 2010’s acoustic Croweology . Since their reunion in 2019 and an epic run of live shows, the Rob- inson brothers and longtime bassist Sven Pipien headed to the studio with producer Jay Joyce in early 2023 to transcribe the experience of getting back to their roots, and last March the music came alive with the album Happiness Bastards . The Black Crowes are making their first return to Ravinia following their 2022 debut. PAVILION 7:00 PM THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2025 JAMES TAYLOR AND HIS ALL-STAR BAND with special guest TINY HABITS Tiny Habits –Intermission– James Taylor and His All-Star Band TINY HABITS Singer-songwriters Maya Rae, Cinya Khan, and Judah Mayowa met at Boston’s Berklee College of Music and quickly gelled over three-part har- mony covers with an intimate vibe, becoming the acoustic folk-pop trio Tiny Habits at the be- ginning of 2022. Alongside viral success on so- cial media with recordings from the stairwell of their dorm, they received recognition and early support from the likes of David Crosby, Marcus Mumford, Phoebe Bridgers, Jacob Collier, Andy Grammer, Ben Platt, and Noah Kahan. Follow- ing collaborations with with Mark Ronson, JP Saxe, and Lizzy McAlpine—supporting the latter in her performance on NPR’s Tiny Desk Con- certs—Tiny Habits released two singles at the end of 2022, “pennies (voice memo)” and “hemenway,” which garnered over a million plays across all streaming platforms in their first months. Their debut EP of original material, Tiny Things , dropped in early 2023 and solidified them as a band to watch, featuring tracks that reflected their personal expe- riences and highlighted deep human connections and emotional journeys. On the road over the next year, Tiny Habits opened for Gracie Abrams across North America and Australia, picking up sold-out headline dates along the way, and for Noah Kahan across Europe. Working with acclaimed producer Tony Berg, the trio spun up another series of acclaimed singles—“Mudroom,” “Flicker/I Don’t Have the Heart” and “Wishes”—on their way releasing their full-length debut All For Something in May 2024, with musical backdrops ranging from piano ballads and folk to ’70s-inspired soft rock. After collaborations with Holly Humberstone and Kacey Musgraves, Tiny Habits played Lollapalooza and aftershow sets and hit the road again supporting Vance Joy and Lake Street Dive, and closed out the year with a headline tour in Australia. Tiny Habits made their Ravinia debut on the Carousel Stage in 2023 and are making their first return and appearance in the Pavilion. RAVINIA.ORG  • RAVINIAMAGAZINE 59