Andy Argyrakis, Author at Chicago Concert Reviews

At City Winery, disco queen tuned gospel bearer Gloria Gaynor survives and thrives

She may permanently wear the crown of a disco queen, but Gloria Gaynor’s career keeps on surviving, if not thriving, thanks to her ongoing expansion into R&B and [More…]

Ringo Starr (The Beatles) & His All Starr Band: “30th Anniversary” Tour at Ravinia

Click here for a review of Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band and The Beach Boys with John Stamos at Ravinia. For additional information on Ringo Starr, visit [More…]

The Beach Boys with John Stamos: “12 Sides Of Summer” Tour at Ravinia

Click here for a review of The Beach Boys with John Stamos and Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band at Ravinia. For additional information on The Beach Boys, visit [More…]

The Beatle Ringo Starr meets The Beach Boys (with a little help from a friend) in All Starr Ravinia pairing

The Beatles’ Ringo Starr and The Beach Boys are no strangers to the road (even as everyone’s ages approach 80), but it’s not all that often when survivors from easily [More…]

J Balvin makes Lolla history, Twenty One Pilots join the crowd, AJR spreads all the right vibes

From its days on the road through making Chicago its home, Lollapalooza never had a shortage of booking genre or geographic variety, but that didn’t mean there still [More…]

Childish Gambino blurs boundaries, Janelle Monae arrives, NF keeps it real at Lollapalooza

If Childish Gambino is really wrapping up his career as a boundary-blurring artist to resume acting full-time, then Lollapalooza may have seen one of his very last shows. [More…]

Timely Tony Award-winner “Come From Away” rebuilds hope in humanity through the lens of 9/11

When the horrors of 9/11 were unfolding right before the entire nation’s eyes, Operation Yellow Ribbon was immediately implemented to divert American flights in the [More…]

Lyle Lovett: “An Evening With His Large Band” Tour at Ravinia

Click here for a review of Lyle Lovett at Ravinia. For additional information on Lyle Lovett, visit LyleLovett.com. Upcoming concert highlights at Ravinia include “Weird [More…]

Ravinia’s Lyle Lovett tradition takes a Texas swingin’ turn towards the large and generous

Sometimes Lyle Lovett performs all by his lonesome, on other occasions he teams up with a famous friend like John Hiatt, or perhaps brings a band in the unplugged format. All [More…]

Janelle Monae, Twenty One Pilots, Childish Gambino lead top 10 Lollapalooza sets to catch

Tons have tried to imitate but not a single one has ever been able to duplicate Lollapalooza, the former traveling festival that’s since set up shop in Chicago for what [More…]

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