Andy Argyrakis, Author at Chicago Concert Reviews

Cyndi Lauper shows CU1 Amphitheatre “True Colors” in “Girls Just Want To Have Fun Farewell”

The news of Cyndi Lauper retiring from the road is certainly bittersweet, but at least it’s accompanied by the globetrotting “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell” Tour [More…]

“Man’s Best Friend” Sabrina Carpenter is “Short N’ Sweet,” Fike, Finneas and last of Lolla

The last day of Lollapalooza is always bittersweet, but at least it went out with the bang of Sabrina Carpenter, amongst dozens more, contributing to another installment of a [More…]

Rüfüs Du Sol gets Lolla’s electronic groove on, plus Twice’s K-pop, Doechii’s hip-hop, Chance’s pop-up

There’s nothing like a Saturday in Grant Park during any given weekend, though it’s impossible to top whenever Lollapalooza is in town, especially when the line-up is as [More…]

From Olivia Rodrigo’s “Guts (Spilled)” to Korn’s 30th, Wallows and T-Pain, Lollapalooza has it all

The bridge between Lollapalooza’s past and present kept getting built during the second installment of the world-famous festival, which is currently in the midst of its [More…]

Lollapalooza lands with Tyler, The Creator’s “Tap,” Luke Combs’ “Fast Car,” Gracie Abrams’ arrival

In the 20 years since Lollapalooza permanently set up its home in Grant Park, the mega festival became known for bridging genres and cultures, while carefully balancing the [More…]

Olivia, Sabrina, Gracie lead Lollapalooza’s pop girl summer, plus hip-hop, country, alt-rock

If there’s a loose theme to tie together the fully loaded 2025 edition of Chicago’s Lollapalooza, it’s the pop girl summer being lead by the superstar likes of [More…]

Indie pop/rock bros AJR raise Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre up to “Somewhere In The Sky”

No matter the environment, AJR always brings its A-game as artists and innovators, though there’s something especially exhilarating whenever the band of brothers heads to [More…]

Chicago Theatre shows “Megalopolis” and “The Godfather” Francis Ford Coppola speaks

The age of streaming may have slowed the momentum of physical movie theaters, but some films are still destined to be seen communally, such as Francis Ford Coppola’s latest [More…]

Beck’s Ravinia debut and Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s summer residency “Where It’s At”

From the moment Beck struck “Mellow Gold” through blasting off into “Hyperspace” nearly three decades later, it’s been impossible to pinpoint or predict what [More…]

Old Town School has “No Regrets” over “Gardens Old, Flowers New” troubadour Tom Rush

One of the earliest folk revival architects in the 1960s was also a significant force behind the folk-rock movement of the ‘70s, later contributing to the genre’s [More…]

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