Andy Argyrakis, Author at Chicago Concert Reviews

“It’s Christmas” and the Rialto Square Theatre is getting a horn-centered gift from Tower Of Power

Whenever the Tower Of Power horn section kicks into any track, whether its the humongous hits “So Very Hard To Go,” “You’re Still A Young Man” and “What Is [More…]

Original Foreigner front man Lou Gramm offering Arcada and Des Plaines “One Last Look”

Few voices in rock and roll history are as instantly recognizable as original Foreigner front man Lou Gramm, the man behind such eternal anthems as “Feels Like The First [More…]

Hard Rock Live leans hip-hop for the pioneering likes of Rakim, Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick

Hip-hop is the new pop, but it wouldn’t have come this far without the ground laid by the first few waves of creativity, which began in the early 1970s and fully emerged [More…]

The legendary Morrissey lets the Genesee Theatre get exactly what it wants of solo and The Smiths

Legendary lead singer of The Smiths turned solo megastar Morrissey could’ve easily sold out any venue in Chicago, but the fact he chose the Genesee Theatre for a highly [More…]

Illinois is gonna “Keep On Loving You” REO Speedwagon long after BMO Center goodbye

The sand in REO Speedwagon’s hourglass is almost running out as January 1, 2025 rapidly approaches, which is the date the beloved Illinois band said it will cease touring, [More…]

Drury Lane Theatre dives “Under The Sea,” delivers Disney’s delightful “The Little Mermaid”

Even when the original Disney movies are animated, another magical quality emerges whenever they come alive on stage and “The Little Mermaid” is one of many to follow in [More…]

Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros, Chicago Philharmonic and Auditorium Theatre reinvent the Grateful Dead

The Grateful Dead said “Fare Thee Well,” Dead & Company retired from the road and Phil Lesh just joined Jerry Garcia in rock god heaven, making Bobby Weir & [More…]

Little Big Town turns 25, Sugarland joins “Take Me Home” Tour as Vibrant Arena goes country

It’s been a banner year for Little Big Town, who besides marking 25 years together with a long overdue “Greatest Hits” compilation and a super fast follow-up of “The [More…]

Modest Mouse “Float On” and give The Salt Shed “Good News For People Who Love Bad News”

Indie/alternative rock veterans Modest Mouse have many significant albums, but none thus far climbed to such commercial heights as “Good News For People Who Love Bad [More…]

Paramount’s remarkable regional premiere of “Frozen” thaws hardest of hearts who “Let It Go”

The moment “Frozen” leapt off the movie screen to stages all across America and West End, it was met by endless public praises and the buzz is picking up all over again [More…]

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