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Hard Rock Live boards Gladys Knight’s radiant “Midnight Train” in the midst of its 50th birthday

With or without the Pips, Gladys Knight has bravely boarded the “Midnight Train To Georgia” for exactly 50 years, and even at 79-years-old, she’s still right on track [More…]

Cadillac Palace portrayal of complicated jazz king Louis Armstrong is “A Wonderful World”

So many standards Louis Armstrong popularized or personalized throughout the last century are permanently woven into America’s artistic fabric, but ever since his passing [More…]

Sergio Mendes throws North Shore Center a festive, flavorful “Bossa Nova Samba Celebration”

Hardly a year went by in the 1960s and ‘70s when Sergio Mendes wasn’t releasing an album, and while his pace wasn’t quite as constant afterwards, he’s continued [More…]

The Righteous Brothers, led by Bill Medley, make sure Genesee Theatre had “The Time Of My Life”

In an age where few artists last beyond a single social networking cycle, it’s downright remarkable that Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Righteous Brothers have endured [More…]

Des Plaines Theatre “Dancing In The Streets” over the “Heat Wave” of Motown’s Martha Reeves

Prior to finding global fame as the superstar singer behind “Dancing In The Street,” “Jimmy Mack,” “Heat Wave,” “Nowhere To Run” and tons more, Martha Reeves [More…]

Brazil’s king of bossa nova Sergio Mendes coming to Skokie’s North Shore Center “In The Key Of Joy”

Longtime Brazilian bandleader Sergio Mendes has constantly reinvented himself since debuting with Brasil ‘66 to the point of becoming a visionary for the hugest names in [More…]

Bill Medley and The Righteous Brothers bringing back that “Lovin’ Feelin’” for the Genesee

Blue-eyed soul pioneers The Righteous Brothers redirected the course of the 1960s and onward with a string of now iconic ballads, including “Unchained Melody,” [More…]

Ann Wilson (Heart) and more: Farm Aid at Ruoff Music Center

Click here for a review of Farm Aid at Ruoff Music Center. For upcoming Farm Aid announcements, visit FarmAid.org. [Show [More…]

Farm Aid brings a “Heart Of Gold” to Indiana, Bob Dylan, Heartbreakers surprise of the century

Over 20 years since previously visiting Indiana, the annual Farm Aid benefit festival finally rolled back into Noblesville’s Ruoff Music Center for a full day’s worth of [More…]

“Just Like Heaven” when gothic gods The Cure wrap Riot Fest alongside The Dresden Dolls, AFI

As epic and electrifying as it was when Riot Fest rolled into the weekend, anticipation grew exponentially as every second ticked towards The Cure, an act so colossal in both [More…]