Cleveland Scene

No Surrender: Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen Talks about the Band’s Longevity and that Classic Five-Neck Guitar he Likes to Play

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 ...
Redmond Reporter

A Cheap Trick thumbs up for Marymoor crowd | SLIDESHOW

Who needs the clock to strike 10 when Cheap Trick is on the premises for a 6:30 p.m. kick off? With their guitars at the ready, checkerboard amplifiers set to 11 and the Marymoor Park crowd ready to ...
Staten Island Advance

No surrender! See Cheap Trick rock the St. George Theatre in 2015 in these 19 photos

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 ...
American Songwriter

Rick Nielsen Talks Songwriting and Cheap Trick’s New Album ’In Another World‘

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 ...
The Oakland Press

Arts, Beats & Eats: Another Robin Zander makes his mark with dad’s band, Cheap Trick

Thanks to hits such as “Surrender,” “I Want You to Want Me” and “Dream Police,” Cheap Trick has become one of rock’s generational bands. It’s also become a next-generation affair. While guitarist Rick ...