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Pure Prairie League plays sold out City Winery more than 50 years of rockin’ country harmonies

Country rock pioneers Pure Prairie League officially turned 50 during the dormant concert season of 2020, but ever since “Bustin’ Out” and “Firin’ Up” again, [More…]

Albert Lee: “Gypsy Man” Tour at Space

Click here for a review of Albert Lee at Space. For additional information on Albert Lee, visit AlbertLeeOfficial.com. Upcoming concert highlights at Space include David [More…]

Virtuoso Clapton, The Crickets, Emmylou and Everlys collaborator Albert Lee stuns Space

The caliber of Albert Lee’s guitar playing can be traced to the company he keeps, including work with Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds, The Crickets, Emmylou Harris, [More…]

Eagles: “Hotel California” Tour at United Center

Click here for a review of the Eagles at the United Center. For additional information on the Eagles, visit Eagles.com. Upcoming concert highlights at the United Center [More…]

An impeccable Eagles at 50 welcome United Center to the “Hotel California”

Out of all the classic Eagles albums, none is more universally beloved than “Hotel California,” so it was only fitting to find the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers performing [More…]

Legendary Jim Messina serves City Winery some Buffalo Springfield, Poco, lots of Loggins & Messina

Man of many bands, Jim Messina, would’ve already been considered a legend just for joining the tail end of Buffalo Springfield, but that was only the beginning for the [More…]

“American Standard” James Taylor is forever, plus he’s got a friend in Jackson Browne

The initial launch of James Taylor & His All-Star Band’s belated tour in support of 2020’s “American Standard” kicked off at Chicago’s United Center, just as [More…]

A flashback filled with “Crazy Love” for Poco’s country rock pioneer Rusty Young

Go back to when the late Rusty Young brought Poco, the all-star country rock band he co-founded, to an appreciative City Winery between the release of the group’s final [More…]

Byrd, Burrito Brother and Desert Rose Band’s Chris Hillman turns the pages of “Time Between”

Co-founding The Byrds, whose landmark recordings throughout the 1960s include “Mr. Tambourine Man,” “Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season),” “Eight [More…]

Endlessly eclectic Los Lobos set to unwrap “Llego Navidad” on “Still Home For The Holidays”

There’s never quite been a band like Los Lobos, who can just as seamlessly bounce between Latin rock, Americana, Tex-Mex, country, zydeco, blues and soundtrack compositions [More…]