Andy Argyrakis, Author at Chicago Concert Reviews

Forever champions, Queen + Adam Lambert leave United Center opener in utter “Rhapsody”

In the five years since “Bohemian Rhapsody” became one of the most beloved musical biopics ever, Queen + Adam Lambert have gone all over the globe, delivering one anthem [More…]

Ms. Lauryn Hill’s “Miseducation,” The Fugees’ reunion fills and thrills United Center

The pandemic prevented The Fugees from reuniting for the 25th anniversary of “The Score,” but holding out a couple of years meant it became that very same birthday for [More…]

“Hold On Loosely” heavyweights 38 Special have the Genesee Theatre “Rockin’ Into The Night”

Southern rock with a pop sensibility isn’t exactly a common combination, but it’s one 38 Special consistently perfected since debuting in the late 1970s through filling [More…]

The Moody Blues’ Justin Hayward starts City Winery stand straight out of “Your Wildest Dreams”

The Moody Blues may be no more, especially following the passing of co-founder, beat keeper and poet Graeme Edge, but the group who combined symphonic, psychedelic and [More…]

Genesee shifts back to the durable Bachman-Turner Overdrive following a two-decade hiatus

Many versions of the name with varying line-ups have been “Takin’ Care Of Business” since the early 1970s, but it’s been about two decades since Bachman-Turner [More…]

An “Unholy” Kim Petras feeds the capacity Aragon Ballroom her delectable dance-pop beast

Throughout a series of EPs, mixtapes and a compilation of standalone singles, Kim Petras was already making a significant splash in the dance-pop landscape, but once the Sam [More…]

Hard Rock Live boards Gladys Knight’s radiant “Midnight Train” in the midst of its 50th birthday

With or without the Pips, Gladys Knight has bravely boarded the “Midnight Train To Georgia” for exactly 50 years, and even at 79-years-old, she’s still right on track [More…]

Cadillac Palace portrayal of complicated jazz king Louis Armstrong is “A Wonderful World”

So many standards Louis Armstrong popularized or personalized throughout the last century are permanently woven into America’s artistic fabric, but ever since his passing [More…]

Chicago Theatre “Feels Good” when Raphael Saadiq, Tony! Toni! Toné! reunite for “Anniversary”

In the nearly 25 years since singer/bassist Raphael Saadiq, his brother and fellow vocalist/guitarist D’Wayne Wiggins, plus their cousin and keyboardist Timothy Christian [More…]

The contagious electropop of ARIZONA has a sold out House Of Blues dancing and feeling

Perpetually building and buzzing electropop band ARIZONA has done its fair share of headlining, alongside massive support slots for Panic! At The Disco and Quinn XCII, but [More…]

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