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OutKast’s Big Boi, A-Trak, Chip Tha Ripper rev up Credit Union 1 Amp’s “Rebel Ragers”

Outdoor concerts are officially here, and though it’s still a month before summer technically starts, “The Rebel Ragers” Tour sure did make the Credit Union [More…]

Roxy Music’s guitarist Phil Manzanera shreds solo, talks to WXRT’s Terri Hemmert and Space

The name Phil Manzanera is most frequently associated with Roxy Music, yet serving as the lead guitarist for the sophisticated English art rock, pop and glam icons is only a [More…]

Hard Rock turns five with soul of Stephanie Mills, Shalamar, post-grunge of Marcy Playground

In the five years since the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana opened its doors with a customary guitar smash, it welcomed over 11.5 million visitors, paid out 411,057 [More…]

Four decades later, reunited Triumph, April Wine a classic Canadian combo for Allstate Arena

Coming out of Canada in the late 1970s, melodic hard rockers Triumph went on to temporarily rule the world throughout the ’80s, but after disputes over creative [More…]

Electric and acoustic, Little Feat leaves Arcada on the rootsy highs of “The Last Farewell”

What Little Feat lacked in terms of commercial visibility, it more than made up for with an extremely dedicated cult following throughout nearly six decades of refining or [More…]

Synthwave “Syndicate” of The Midnight, dreamy New Constellations entrance Salt Shed

Synthwave standouts The Midnight steadily built a dedicated following, both online and in-person, ever since singer/songwriter Tyler Lyle and producer/programmer Tim McEwan [More…]

B2K, Bow Wow are “Boys 4 Life” while bridging R&B, rap in mammoth United Center blowout

The combination of B2K and Bow Wow first blew up the box office together at the turn of the century, and now more than two decades later, the co-headliners are making [More…]

Thomas Dolby does indeed blind House Of Blues with science, ’80s, Gail Ann Dorsey’s assists

Few artists were as identifiable with the 1980s as Thomas Dolby, though the electronic innovator went on to explore a multitude of projects as a singer, songwriter, keyboard [More…]

The “Soft” side of LANY’s melodic indie pop lands larger than life at the Credit Union 1 Arena

With every passing season and album, word keeps on steadily spreading about indie pop, alternative rock and R&B-infused duo LANY, who’ve organically expanded beyond [More…]

Reunited Floetry “Say Yes” to Chicago Theatre, plus soulful support from Raheem DeVaughn

In a relatively brief but nothing short of brilliant burst in the 2000s, Floetry re-wrote the rules of R&B, neo-soul, hip-hop, pop and poetry, prior to “The [More…]