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Amy Grant traces “The Journey” through “Songs, Stories, Memories” for Rialto Square Theatre

She began as a trailblazer in contemporary Christian music circa the late 1970s, and by the mid-1980s, frequently crossed over to the pop charts, though regardless of where [More…]

Rialto says “Forever And Ever, Amen” when Randy Travis returns alongside James Dupré (“The Voice”)

For the first time since right before having a stroke in 2013, Randy Travis returned to the road, bringing the “More Life” Tour to the Rialto Square Theatre, the “Jewel [More…]

Not quite “The Last Waltz,” Engelbert Humperdinck serenades Des Plaines Theatre before Arcada

The longevity of Engelbert Humperdinck is practically unmatched, who at 88-years-old, boasts well over six decades in show business and continues recording or traveling at [More…]

Brooks & Dunn have a classic country “Reboot” under the “Neon Moon” of a sold out Allstate Arena

Breaking up was hard to do for Brooks & Dunn, who at this point have spent more time reunited than they did apart, and following 100 minutes in front of a capacity crowd [More…]

Genesee Theatre soaks in solo, duo sides of Daryl Hall, Glenn Tillbrook’s take on Squeeze

The best-selling duo ever, Daryl Hall & John Oates, may no longer be active together, but their time apart has resulted in respective solo recordings and relatively [More…]

Allstate Arena can’t get the “Tension” of global pop princess Kylie Minogue out of its head

Australian singer/songwriter/actress Kylie Minogue doesn’t come to America all that often, which is why the double Grammy Award-winner always fills places the size of the [More…]

Kraftwerk adapts a “Multimedia,” electro approach to “Autobahn” onward at Auditorium

From the moment members practically invented electronic music in the front half of the 1970s, and certainly ages before it became so universally accepted, Kraftwerk’s [More…]

O, what a Hard Rock Live night was Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons’ “The Last Encores”

Farewell season is in full swing and few are as hotly anticipated as Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, whose legendary front man is now 90, but is nonetheless [More…]

North Shore Center finds former Barenaked Ladies co-leader Steven Page stripping down as a duo

During the prime period of the Barenaked Ladies, mainly the early 1990s to late 2000s, Steven Page lent his distinctive vocals and witty songwriting to the alternative pop [More…]

Fiserv Forum dealt a Hall of Famers’ “Royal Flush” of a reunited Heart and Illinois’ own Cheap Trick

Now that sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson have more consistent solo careers, getting together as Heart isn’t as common of an occurrence, which made the Fiserv Forum in [More…]