Springsteen/Conan collaborator Max Weinberg fires up Ravinia’s jukebox
Despite not usually being the center of attention, Max Weinberg is nonetheless one of the world’s most renowned drummers who’s been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall [More…]
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Summerfest closes with solids from Polo G, Run The Jewels, Charlie Wilson, Bleachers, Struts
The feeling is always bittersweet whenever festival winds down, but it nonetheless went out with a bang as far as the Midwest was concerned during Summerfest’s finale [More…]
R&B/pop/hip-hop game changers TLC “CrazySexyCool” at Hollywood Casino Amp
As the best-selling American girl group of all-time, TLC’s entire body of work is essential listening, but if there was ever an album to define Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, [More…]
Zac Brown Band, ZZ Top, Goos, Kesha, 311, Quinn XCII, Nelly and the second round of Summerfest
The second weekend of Milwaukee’s Summerfest was stacked yet again with A-listers and throwbacks representing practically every style, resulting in swelling crowds and [More…]
Chance The Rapper, Styx make Summerfest a Chicago affair, plus Drive-By Truckers deliver
The world’s largest musical festival may have changed dates from the front half of July to September 2-4, 9-11 and 16-18 in hopes of dodging a pandemic, but that didn’t [More…]
“Strange Horizons” sell out on Northerly Island cements Greta Van Fleet as rock & roll saviors
Whoever spread the rumor that rock is dead must not have noticed the meteoric rise of Greta Van Fleet, who could very well be singlehandedly saving the style, while easily [More…]
Symphony Center Jazz Series springs back with 70th anniversary of Herbie Hancock’s debut
The special occasions were so plentiful it was easy to loose count, but the fact the Symphony Center’s acclaimed Jazz Series finally reopened after a painstaking 19 months [More…]
Alternative rockers Collective Soul, Better Than Ezra and Tonic “Shine” at Ravinia
Landing somewhere between the explosion of grunge and alternative rock, Collective Soul practically defined both lanes while always barreling forward with melodic aggression [More…]
A cathartic Northerly Island homecoming for Rise Against and the “Nowhere Generation ”
The road to Rise Against’s “Nowhere Generation” Tour kicked off right here in Chicago at a Reckless Records in-store for just 50 lucky fans and has since made its way [More…]
“Drops Of Jupiter” turns 20 on Train’s Ravinia ride, plus Vertical Horizon’s “Everything You Want”
Whenever Train rolls into Ravinia, it’s a guaranteed party, but upon returning after being sidelined by the pandemic, the feeling of euphoria was more tangible than ever [More…]