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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…]

“Just Us”: Bob James & Dave Koz’s contemporary jazz a stunning Studebaker Theater combination

Whether he was providing the foundation for a plethora of future hip-hop samples, basically becoming the godfather of smooth jazz or co-founding the supergroup Fourplay, [More…]

K-pop superstar j-hope leaves Allstate Arena in awe thanks to “HOPE ON THE STAGE,” a bit of BTS

The entire solo journey of j-hope can be linked back locally to Lollapalooza, where the breakout BTS superstar made history as the first-ever Korean artist to close out the [More…]

Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve reconstruct the familiar, dig deep during Park West residency

Seeing Elvis Costello in a venue of any size is always a fulfilling experience, but getting a rare chance to catch him and longtime collaborator/pianist Steve Nieve in a club [More…]

George Thorogood And The Destroyers bring House Of Blues “The Baddest Show On Earth”

Although there’s never any shortage of emerging artists populating the House Of Blues’ nearly nightly calendar, the lauded downtown club is just as committed to bringing [More…]

Hard Rock Live has a super “Soul Jam” starring The New Stylistics, The Manhattans and more

Take three of the top vocal groups from the 1960s onward, combine them in a single show and it was a super “Soul Jam” indeed when Russell Thompkins Jr. & The New [More…]

Disturbed spreads 25 years of “The Sickness” around Fiserv Forum, plus Three Days Grace, Sevendust

At the turn of the millennium, Chicago’s own Disturbed was a pivotal force in helping transition hard rock and heavy metal towards the next generation, thanks in part to [More…]

The Moody Blues’ John Lodge with Yes’ Jon Davison leads Genesee into “Days Of Future Past”

The Moody Blues may have started as an English R&B act, but quickly transitioned towards rock, then almost single-handedly paved the way for the symphonic and [More…]

North Shore Center “Lucky,” “Could Not Ask For More” from “I’ll Be” troubadour Edwin McCain

A decade-and-a-half passed since singer/songwriter Edwin McCain recorded a batch of entirely new tunes, but he’s remained a road warrior, despite flying a bit under the [More…]