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Funk, rock and hip-hop architect George Clinton waves farewell to Parliament Funkadelic

For more than 50 years, George Clinton served as the captain of the “Mothership,” but following the “One Nation Under A Groove” Tour, this funk, rock and hip-hop [More…]

Prior to first new album in 13 years, The Who move on with an opulent orchestra

In the summer of 2018, The Who’s “Tommy” rarely sounded better thanks to Roger Daltrey and many members of the traveling band mounting a giant orchestral outing [More…]

Genesee strikes Canadian gold with The Guess Who’s Burton Cummings

The Guess Who could quite realistically be Canada’s answer to The Beatles and it’s absolutely criminal the classic rockers aren’t in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But [More…]

Alternative and indie rock groundbreaker Johnny Marr cranks up The Smiths, Electronic and solo

English guitar god Johnny Marr will be forever linked to his seminal co-songwriting role alongside Morrissey in The Smiths, but his extensive discography extends to [More…]

Chicago Theatre revels in six decades of Motown memories with The Temptations, Four Tops

Motown is in the midst its 60th anniversary and there wasn’t a better way to celebrate than by bringing together The Temptations and The Four Tops, hands down the two most [More…]

Veteran jazz couple Herb Alpert & Lani Hall a perfect City Winery pairing

Between his scintillating sounds and provocative album covers, Herb Alpert brought jazz and Latin rhythms to the mainstream masses throughout the 1960s and maintains a [More…]

Fireball-enhanced Godsmack rise up to the legend, toast late Soundgarden, Linkin Park leaders

Hard rockers Godsmack returned to Milwaukee for the first time in six years, filling up much of the Fiserv Forum for what turned out to be the best-selling date of its [More…]

Newsboys United, Michael W. Smith turn Sears Centre into spiritual sanctuary

Getting all six of the current and classic era Newsboys together was enough of a reason to steer fans towards the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, but add in a co-headlining [More…]

Luther Vandross-endorsed crooner Glenn Jones spreads buttery R&B over sold out City Winery

The legendary Luther Vandross once had a conversation with fellow soul man Peabo Bryson and confided “there are only three R&B crooners: Luther, Peabo and Glenn [More…]

Original Yes singer Jon Anderson keeps Genesee high on optimism

Given his dual role as the original lead singer and frequent songwriter of Yes, Jon Anderson is as titanic as they come within the pantheon of progressive rock gods. When he [More…]