The Cure: “Shows Of A Lost World” Tour at United Center
Alternative/gothic rock innovators The Cure don’t come around all that often anymore, which made the United Center sell out in seconds for the “Shows Of A Lost World” [More…]
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Dead & Company wave goodbye to Wrigley Field capturing “what a long strange trip it’s been”
When the Grateful Dead mounted the mammoth “Fare Thee Well” at Soldier Field in 2015 to honor its 50th anniversary, demand to see the show was so unprecedented, Deadheads [More…]
Blind Boys Of Alabama, Bobby Rush, Albert King’s centennial salute begin bountiful Blues Fest
Since 1984, the Chicago Blues Festival has hosted every major musician of its stripe imaginable, attracting both a considerable local and international audience along the [More…]
Folk/rock/pop/hip-hop blender Dermot Kennedy and Huntington Bank Pavilion ponder “Sonder”
Troubadours who seamlessly intertwine folk, rock, pop and hip-hop are few and far between, but Dermot Kennedy is almost singlehandedly blazing that trail, amassing [More…]
Barenaked Ladies, Semisonic, Del Amitri throw Northerly a super “Last Summer On Earth”
Few acts embody the spirit of this season more than Barenaked Ladies, so it was only appropriate for the pop/rock players from Canada to mount a Huntington Bank Pavilion At [More…]
Taylor Swift is forever and Soldier Field’s “Eras” Tour ticket-buying frenzy was worth every penny
At any point of her unparalleled and consistently innovative career, it’s been impossible to get tickets to see Taylor Swift, but after a global pandemic shut down the [More…]
Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Cool,” arty and astonishing as packed Huntington Bank Pavilion opens
Nearly a decade may have passed since the Yeah Yeah Yeahs reunited in the studio, but the indie/alternative/garage/punk/synthesizer-spiked rockers picked up precisely where [More…]
Ludacris: “Together Again” Tour at American Family Insurance Amphitheater
Outdoor concert season officially launched when Ludacris was the first to take the stage at Milwaukee’s American Family Insurance Amphitheater on the “Together Again” [More…]
Seal blows the Chicago Theatre a “Kiss From A Rose,” plus Trevor Horn’s The Buggles bonus
When Seal debuted with a boundary-shattering blend of rock, pop, soul and dance, there was no one like the British singer/songwriter/guitarist, who even now on the “30th [More…]
John Oates sets up a living room inside the Genesee, decorated by blues, solo and hits with Hall
He’s one half of the best-selling musical duo to ever walk the earth, plus a solo artist and author of the memoir “Change Of Seasons,” which meant John Oates not only [More…]