In adolescent terms, we all owe Cheap Trick a couple of year’s worth of summer allowances for a job well done. Of all the American bands that first reached out to us from the pages of Circus and CREEM ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Nearly 50 years after forming and 45 years since its first album, Cheap Trick’s members have come to a realization. “We’re too dumb to quit, and we’re too entrenched in what we do,” ...

Robin Taylor Zander plays rhythm guitar in his dad's band, Cheap Trick, and released his own album, "The Distance," earlier this year. He'll perform Friday at Rock N Roll Land. GREEN BAY - Rock N Roll ...

Sure, This Band Has No Past might seem like an odd (and incongruous) title for a book that is very much about the distant past of its subject. But it makes sense if you view it through the slightly ...

Styx will return to Des Moines Water Works Park with Cheap Trick as part of its 2026 tour.

Cheap Trick are once again keeping it in the family, as guitarist Rick Nielsen will be stepping away from the road for this coming week due to undergoing "a minor procedure." But in his place will be ...

Rock 'n Roll fans were out in force as the hard-rocking group Cheap Trick took the stage at Brown County Music Center on December 8, 2024. The original band members of Robin Zander (vocals, rhythm ...

When Robin Taylor Zander was a little kid, he loved spending his summers on the road with his father’s band, Cheap Trick. At night, he’d snuggle up next to his dad, lead singer Robin Wayne Zander, on ...

Illinois-born rock band Cheap Trick first started releasing music in the 1970s, when their debut self-titled album came out. By the 1980s, songs like “I Want You to Want Me” (originally released in ...

Since its debut, Cheap Trick has been blending Beatlesque pop with elements of arena/classic rock, hard rock, punk, modern rock and even a touch of blues. Its sound is instantly recognizable, its ...

For members of Cheap Trick, “Take Your Sons to Work Day” is a good thing. At the band’s concert at the Orpheum Theatre Friday night, Robin Zander and Rick Nielsen had sons Robin Taylor Zander and Daxx ...