Andy Argyrakis, Author at Chicago Concert Reviews

Kansas, led by local Ronnie Platt, reach golden anniversary and carry on at Chicago Theatre

Farewell season may be ramping up for so many rock and roll greats, but one act that won’t be calling it quits anytime soon is Kansas, who despite embarking upon the [More…]

Rising rapper NF brings “Hope,” unflinchingly raw “Real Music” to a sold out Allstate Arena

To those who haven’t been paying attention, NF’s ability to sell out the Allstate Arena, alongside nearly every similarly enormous date in America and Europe on the [More…]

Belinda Carlisle “Got The Beat” in North Shore Center pop comeback, plus The Go-Go’s greatest

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Belinda Carlisle began as a defining vocal and visual personality of the 1980s into the ‘90s, initially fronting the groundbreaking pop/punk [More…]

Imagine Dragons and more: Summerfest at Henry Maier Festival Park

Click here for a review of Summerfest’s third weekend at Henry Maier Festival Park. For a list of upcoming concerts at Summerfest, visit Summerfest.com. [Show [More…]

Imagine Dragons, Bryan, Yung Gravy, Daigle make the final stretch of 55th Summerfest a “Believer”

The steam of Summerfest kept rising into yet another unprecedented third weekend for what is easily America’s largest and longest of its kind. The Milwaukee mega event [More…]

Always dependable Dave Matthews Band “Walk Around The Moon” and Huntington Bank Pavilion

Touring may be a constant in the life of Dave Matthews Band, but recording is not, which made the pause of the pandemic a perfect opportunity for the guys to reconvene in the [More…]

Kansas at 50 face and embrace “Another Fork In The Road” while eying the Chicago Theatre

“Carry On Wayward Son,” “Dust In The Wind,” “Point Of Know Return,” “Play The Game Tonight” and “Fight Fire With Fire” are just a few of the anthems or [More…]

Odesza and more: Summerfest at Henry Maier Festival Park

Click here for a review of Summerfest’s second weekend at Henry Maier Festival Park. For a list of upcoming concerts at Summerfest, visit Summerfest.com. [Show [More…]

Summerfest continues starring Odesza, EWF, Ava Max and an Information Society surprise

The majority of music festivals may only last a single weekend, but Milwaukee’s Summerfest keeps on shattering the formula as it spreads out across three consecutive [More…]

The Who’s “Tommy” rings, dings and sings like a “Pinball Wizard” during Goodman relaunch

Even before it officially opened, the Goodman Theatre’s reworking of The Who’s “Tommy” was already extended twice due to overwhelming demand, and if the rousing [More…]

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