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In “Sob Rock” start at United Center, a smooth John Mayer jams his way around the guitar

Singer/songwriter John Mayer keeps navigating changing tides more than 20 years into a stratospheric career, constantly reinventing himself in pop, blues, folk and now “Sob [More…]

R&B, jazz and gospel songstress Regina Belle opens up “A Whole New World” for City Winery

She doesn’t come to Chicago all that often, but wherever Grammy Award-winner Regina Belle does stop by for a soulful serenade, it’s a major happening, which in latest [More…]

More than 20 years since stopping by these shores, it’s the right time to roll to Scotland’s Del Amitri

Scotland’s alternative/roots rockers Del Amitri were one of the brightest and best bands to spring out of the late 1980s and thrive well into the ‘90s, but there hasn’t [More…]

XTC’s Terry Chambers sends City Winery into English pop EXTC after four dormant decades

Few UK acts of the early 1980s are as revered as XTC, who despite never having fully exploded in America, nonetheless had a string of brilliantly crafted singles that clearly [More…]

Aragon sell out points to Conan Gray becoming the next superstar singer/ songwriter

Singer/songwriter/guitarist Conan Gray got started like many aspiring pop stars, posting videos of his bedroom-crafted tunes online and rapidly amassing a massive following [More…]

An impeccable Eagles at 50 welcome United Center to the “Hotel California”

Out of all the classic Eagles albums, none is more universally beloved than “Hotel California,” so it was only fitting to find the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers performing [More…]

Legendary Jim Messina serves City Winery some Buffalo Springfield, Poco, lots of Loggins & Messina

Man of many bands, Jim Messina, would’ve already been considered a legend just for joining the tail end of Buffalo Springfield, but that was only the beginning for the [More…]

The Midnight slays “Monsters” with synthwave, Nightly transfers “Time Online”

It’s only fitting that The Midnight’s latest long player, “Monsters,” shares themes of isolation and connection, especially considering it was crafted during the [More…]

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jorma Kaukonen unplugs blues, Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane

Following an extensive Fur Peace Ranch quarantine concerts series that never missed a beat, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jorma Kaukonen is back on the road with a couple of [More…]

United Center overflows with R&B trifecta of a fully reunited New Edition, Charlie Wilson and Jodeci

There wasn’t as seat to be had at the United Center when the Black Promoters Collective brought a fully reunited New Edition together, along with Charlie Wilson and Jodeci, [More…]