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Steve Albini-produced Toadies a grungy Vic Theatre “Charmer” after potent punch of Local H

As one of the grunge/alternative rock superpowers that really picked up steam in the front half of the 1990s, it might have seemed like the Toadies would’ve connected [More…]

The Dead Daisies walk on “Holy Ground,” Glenn Hughes’ does Deep Purple in Arcada’s sole U.S. show

The somewhat shifting supergroup known as The Dead Daisies always draw a considerable crowd, but when it was announced the latest line-up would perform only a single show in [More…]

Foghat takes a bluesy “Slow Ride” to Hard Rock, “Love Hurts” for heavy metal heroes Nazareth

The amount of entertainment styles hosted by the Hard Rock Live inside the Northern Indiana location of the famed casino is truly limitless, though having enduring bands [More…]

OutKast’s Big Boi, A-Trak, Chip Tha Ripper rev up Credit Union 1 Amp’s “Rebel Ragers”

Outdoor concerts are officially here, and though it’s still a month before summer technically starts, “The Rebel Ragers” Tour sure did make the Credit Union [More…]

Roxy Music’s guitarist Phil Manzanera shreds solo, talks to WXRT’s Terri Hemmert and Space

The name Phil Manzanera is most frequently associated with Roxy Music, yet serving as the lead guitarist for the sophisticated English art rock, pop and glam icons is only a [More…]

Hard Rock turns five with soul of Stephanie Mills, Shalamar, post-grunge of Marcy Playground

In the five years since the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana opened its doors with a customary guitar smash, it welcomed over 11.5 million visitors, paid out 411,057 [More…]

Four decades later, reunited Triumph, April Wine a classic Canadian combo for Allstate Arena

Coming out of Canada in the late 1970s, melodic hard rockers Triumph went on to temporarily rule the world throughout the ’80s, but after disputes over creative [More…]

Electric and acoustic, Little Feat leaves Arcada on the rootsy highs of “The Last Farewell”

What Little Feat lacked in terms of commercial visibility, it more than made up for with an extremely dedicated cult following throughout nearly six decades of refining or [More…]

Synthwave “Syndicate” of The Midnight, dreamy New Constellations entrance Salt Shed

Synthwave standouts The Midnight steadily built a dedicated following, both online and in-person, ever since singer/songwriter Tyler Lyle and producer/programmer Tim McEwan [More…]

B2K, Bow Wow are “Boys 4 Life” while bridging R&B, rap in mammoth United Center blowout

The combination of B2K and Bow Wow first blew up the box office together at the turn of the century, and now more than two decades later, the co-headliners are making [More…]