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City Winery “Can’t Stop” raving about R&B chart-toppers After 7, back on “Unfinished Business”

In the epicenter of the R&B and new jack swing explosion of the late 1980s into the ‘90s, After 7 rose to prominence thanks to a series of chart-topping singles, [More…]

Ravinia raises a “Hell Yeah” toast to Little Big Town and guitar goddess Lindsay Ell

Country giants Little Big Town (not pictured due to a delay in management approval) didn’t have luck on its side surrounding the Chicago stop of the “Nightfall” Tour, [More…]

A daring David Gray climbs the entire “White Ladder,” mounds more on Northerly Island

At the turn of the century, David Gray brought a breath of fresh air to American radio thanks to the clever cocktail of alternative rock, folk and electronica found [More…]

British heavyweights Wishbone Ash crank up the twin guitars, deliver all of “Live Dates”

Back when double concert albums were all the rage on vinyl, complete with a gatefold sleeve of course, blues-drenched hard rockers Wishbone Ash led that pack with “Live [More…]

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band dust off Dylan and classic country during City Winery sell out

Country music will be forever indebted to the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, who since 1967, have churned out one classic after the next, while also interpreting several familiar [More…]

Train spins Hollywood Casino Amp-sized “AM Gold,” Jewel saves some souls, Blues Traveler jams

A mere year ago, anthemic rockers Train toured behind the 20th anniversary of its breakthrough, “Drops Of Jupiter,” but instead of getting settled into nostalgia, the [More…]

A jazzy Norah Jones revisits “Come Away With Me,” gospel great Mavis Staples surprises

Few debuts have ever reached the stratospheric heights of Norah Jones’ “Come Away With Me,” which besides selling over 27 million copies and collecting five Grammy [More…]

Reunited Rage Against The Machine fill United Center with social commentaries amidst the crowd-surfing

When Rage Against The Machine roared out of the early 1990s, there was no other band combining rap, rock, metal, funk and politically-charged commentaries in the pursuit of [More…]

The return of Rod Stewart, birthdays for Boyz II Men, ABC, Marshall close a spectacular Summerfest

The finale weekend of 2022’s Summerfest continued to live up to its reputation as the world’s largest music festival, bringing the biggest and best names representing [More…]

Rappers Wiz, Lupe, Lil Wayne, rockers MGK, Lamb, BoDeans, Fixx top Summerfest so far

Milwaukee’s annual Summerfest, which is easily the world’s largest stand-alone music soiree, returned to its regular timeframe throughout the Henry Maier Festival Park [More…]