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“The Music Never Stopped” in groovy Chicago Theatre conclusion for Bob Weir And Wolf Bros

Senior citizen status hasn’t put the brakes on Bob Weir’s concert and collaborative pursuits. On the contrary, his 71st year is chock full of creativity, starting with [More…]

A seated, “Not Dead Yet” Phil Collins comes alive at United Center

Longtime Genesis drummer turned singer Phil Collins was the first to freely admit he couldn’t dance a couple of decades ago, though when the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer [More…]

Soft Machine, FM, Dinosaur Exhibit featuring Jerry Goodman keep Progtoberfest engaged

Now with four years under its belt, Progtoberfest is steadily making Chicago a worldwide destination for the genre’s most fiercely dedicated and a one-stop crash course for [More…]

UK soul siren Lisa Stansfield may have been “All Around The World,” but finally spellbinds Chicago

The majority of America probably doesn’t remember Lisa Stansfield outside of her 1989 album “Affection” and the humongous single “All Around The World,” but to [More…]

In honor of four decades, Kansas takes Chicago Theatre to the “Point Of Know Return”

For a band that coasted on autopilot for much too long after its prime, Kansas sure is swinging towards the productive side of the pendulum as of late, recording “The [More…]

Poland’s Basia brings global fusion to late night City Winery sell out

She began making a splash with the British band Matt Bianco in the mid-1980s, but it wasn’t until going solo that Basia found her worldwide breakthrough. The Polish [More…]

Reggae roots, island vibes link England’s Sting and Jamaica’s Shaggy

They come from different countries and appeal to listeners about a generation apart, but English musician Sting and Jamaican singer Shaggy are much closer in musical spirit [More…]

A standing room only City Winery savors Taj Mahal Trio’s flavorful shots of the blues

Any chance to see one of the last surviving legit blues legends should be snatched up regardless of the cost and thankfully the City Winery was filled to standing room only [More…]

On brief break from Blues Traveler, John Popper unplugs for City Winery

Now that Blues Traveler wrapped its 30th anniversary celebration but has another month or so before dropping its much-delayed “Hurry Up & Hang Around” album, front [More…]

Bell Biv DeVoe and Bobby Brown as RBRM extend New Edition’s branches in Arie Crown sell out

The groundswell of attention surrounding New Edition and all its various offshoots after the group’s biopic shattered viewing records on Black Entertainment Television [More…]