Andy Argyrakis, Author at Chicago Concert Reviews

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…]

“You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet”: Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Genesee “Takin’ Care Of Business”

Hardly a moment goes by when one of Canada’s most colossal classic rock exports, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, isn’t blasting out of a car stereo, movie, TV show or [More…]

Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, De La Soul, guests get United Center into “N.Y. State Of Mind” as hip-hop turns 50

The 50th anniversary of hip-hop has prompted a multitude of artists to hit the road, though the genre-wide celebration may have possibly reached a pinnacle when Wu-Tang Clan, [More…]

Sergio Mendes throws North Shore Center a festive, flavorful “Bossa Nova Samba Celebration”

Hardly a year went by in the 1960s and ‘70s when Sergio Mendes wasn’t releasing an album, and while his pace wasn’t quite as constant afterwards, he’s continued [More…]

The Righteous Brothers, led by Bill Medley, make sure Genesee Theatre had “The Time Of My Life”

In an age where few artists last beyond a single social networking cycle, it’s downright remarkable that Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Righteous Brothers have endured [More…]

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