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Guitarist/author Andy Summers sends a multi-media “Message In A Bottle” to North Shore

Everyone knows Andy Summers as the game-changing guitarist for The Police, who alongside Sting and Stewart Copeland, came out swinging like reggae-fueled punk rockers in the [More…]

Seminal indie rocker Bob Mould tops Metro’s all-star celebration of 93XRT legend Lin Brehmer

For the better part of four decades, Lin Brehmer was a fixture in Chicago radio, working first as Music Director at WXRT, following a 1984 move from Albany, New York, before [More…]

Don’t miss Karol G, Kendrick Lamar or any of these 10 leaders from the Lollapalooza pack

Lollapalooza is about to land in Grant Park from Thursday, August 3 through Sunday, August 6, continuing its now four-day tradition with what could very well be its most [More…]

Kansas at 50 face and embrace “Another Fork In The Road” while eying the Chicago Theatre

“Carry On Wayward Son,” “Dust In The Wind,” “Point Of Know Return,” “Play The Game Tonight” and “Fight Fire With Fire” are just a few of the anthems or [More…]

“Everybody Dance Now”: Freedom Williams and C+C Music Factory gonna make City Winery sweat

Not a moment went by in the early 1990s when something off C+C Music Factory’s dynamite debut album, “Gonna Make You Sweat,” wasn’t blaring from the radio, [More…]

“Mr. Las Vegas” Wayne Newton Hard Rock-ready, replays words of wisdom from Sinatra, Lucy

Showbiz has never been the same since Wayne Newton stepped on stage in the 1950s as a mere child, and even at 81-years-old, “Mr. Las Vegas” is as active of an entertainer [More…]

With “Every Breath You Take,” The Police’s Stewart Copeland will be watching the Genesee Theatre

Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Police barely spent a decade together as the English punk scene of the 1970s transitioned towards the new wave of the ‘80s, but thanks to [More…]

White Mystery moves into House Of Vans to mark 15 full circle years of Windy City garage rock

Over the course of the last 15 years, brother/sister garage rock duo White Mystery has carved out a unique niche as one of Chicago’s most intriguing acts. While they’ve [More…]

As “Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree” turns 50, Tony Orlando heads to Hard Rock

In the 50 years since Tony Orlando & Dawn debuted “Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree” to salute POWs returning from the Vietnam War, the bulletproof anthem [More…]

Chicago’s own roots rockers Freddy Jones Band on tap twice for 30th birthday at City Winery

Swept up in the moment by a hit single, few artists look ahead pondering how their music will stack up decades later. Emerging from Chicago’s explosive ‘90s alternative [More…]