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Top 10 Lollapalooza picks: Charli XCX, J-Hope, Girl In Red, Pyros and a few less obvious essentials

Coming out of the pandemic’s peak, Lollapalooza made history as one of very first large-scale events of its kind and it’s finally ready to return to full-fledged normalcy [More…]

Martin Fry shoots that “Poison Arrow” towards ABC’s anniversary for “The Lexicon Of Love”

No act of the 1980s embodied slick pop sophistication more than ABC, who’s original front man Martin Fry is still leading the band with a voice dipped in buttery soul and [More…]

He’s a beauty: Fee Waybill examines The Tubes from the “Outside Inside” prior to Park West

Wild, wacky, weird and wonderful are just a few words that would appropriately fit but still fall short of fully describing the unclassifiable theatrical rock enigma and [More…]

Iconic Heart singer Ann Wilson finds “Fierce Bliss,” revs up for Illinois double headers

As the iconic voice of Heart behind the humungous “Magic Man,” “Crazy On You,” “Barracuda,” “What About Love” and “Alone,” plus interpreting anyone she [More…]

“Beds Are Burning” and Midnight Oil will tour no more after “Resist” comes to the Riviera

For a band that’s always boasted the battle cry, “it’s better to die on your feet than live on your knees,” it’s only fitting that Midnight Oil’s farewell to [More…]

Curt Smith reveals how Tinley Park-prepping Tears For Fears reached “The Tipping Point”

Given the constant presence of synth-pop and alternative architects Tears For Fears, either with the ageless singles “Shout,” “Everybody Wants To Rule The World,” [More…]

A full Ravinia season stacked with Diana Ross, Sting, Pitbull, Stevie Nicks, The Black Crowes

Ravinia absolutely made the most out of post-lockdown life last year with a shortened but no less spectacular season, though 2022 finally finds the world’s longest-running [More…]

Let the “Vibrating” begin with the “Shine” of colossal alternative rockers Collective Soul

During alternative rock’s explosion in the front half of the 1990s, Collective Soul was moving albums by the millions and went on to be a defining force of the entire [More…]

Tito Jackson talks The Jacksons’ Hard Rock homecoming, famous family and the blues

When several surviving members of The Jacksons reunited for the “Unity” Tour exactly a decade ago, including an appearance at the now shuttered Star Plaza Theatre in [More…]

On the way to Genesee via the “Ventura Highway,” Dewey Bunnell recounts a half-century of America

Better late than never when it comes to America finally getting to bring its “50th Anniversary” Tour to the Genesee Theatre, even if the acoustic pop group officially got [More…]