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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…]

Chi-town snags just one of two killer Stereophonics sets in America

A little after Oasis and Blur but a bit before Coldplay and Keane, Stereophonics slid into the British scene with a lean, driving, no-fills alternative rock attitude. From [More…]

Now in his 90s with no end in sight, 39th time’s a charm for Tony Bennett at Ravinia

Being in the presence of Tony Bennett is a privilege and the fact that he’s still running with the torch passed from Frank Sinatra at 92-years-old is almost superhuman. [More…]

Favs, obscure from “Piano Man” to “No Man’s Land” outline Billy Joel’s fifth consecutive Wrigley swing

In any city on earth, Billy Joel is a “Big Shot,” but beyond New York City where he stages a monthly residency at Madison Square Garden, Chicago is steadily becoming a [More…]

In noteworthy venue debut, Ravinia gets rich off the rap of a seldom touring 50 Cent

Now 15 years removed from his more than 14-times platinum “Get Rich Or Die Tryin’” debut, 50 Cent may not be flying as high as he did alongside Dr. Dre or Eminem back [More…]