Andy Argyrakis, Author at Chicago Concert Reviews

Leading rapper Travis Scott takes United Center to “Utopia” during “Circus Maximus” extravaganza

Closing out 2023 with the best-selling hip-hop album, which is currently nominated for a Grammy Award, and instantly moving more than half a million tickets gave Travis Scott [More…]

Country and Americana troubadour Rosanne Cash reinvents “The Wheel” for Old Town School

As one of Johnny Cash’s daughters, music may as well have been implanted into the DNA of Rosanne Cash, though she quickly carved out her own career throughout the 1980s to [More…]

Flo Rida welcomes Hard Rock to “My House” of pop, hip-hop, leaves nothing but a “Good Feeling”

It’s been impossible to pinpoint Flo Rida since he burst out of the radio circa the late 2000s, armed with an Atlantic Records contact and some seriously contagious pop [More…]

The acoustic, introspective R&B of Grammy nominee Anthony David keeps City Winery warm

A decade into an accomplished career is an ideal point to look back at someone’s artistic accomplishments, which is exactly what Anthony David is doing throughout a series [More…]

Elvis Tribute Artist Spectacular, Blackwood Quartet a starry North Shore salute to the “King”

The limelight surrounding Elvis Presley never really faded following his untimely passing in 1977, but it’s burning especially brightly as of late thanks to the blockbuster [More…]

Live Nation brings Billy Joel, Stevie Nicks together for the first time as Soldier Field schedule heats up

Normally the only sounds coming out of Soldier Field during the blustery winter months are the shouts of football fans, but when the Chicago Bears Drumline started playing [More…]

City Winery nestles into the New Year with the positivity and pledges of Kindred The Family Soul

Hot on the heels of the holidays, the always active and inviting City Winery wasted no time settling right back into the groove with a sold out show from Kindred The Family [More…]

Roots rockers Freddy Jones Band take packed Park West through 30 years of “In A Daydream”

The Windy City was already getting acquainted with the Freddy Jones Band on the underground as early as 1990, but the roots meets blues rockers really made a splash all [More…]

“Ooo Baby Baby,” Smokey Robinson’s velvety voice, textbook writing really got a hold on Genesee

Given more than 4,000 songs to his credit, being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and winning every other conceivable award imaginable would easily warrant Smokey [More…]

Punk godmother, “Because The Night” belter Patti Smith reminds Salt Shed “People Have The Power”

Before screaming a single note inside a just shy of sold out Salt Shed, the enduringly inimitable and always insightful Patti Smith proclaimed how wonderful it felt to be [More…]

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