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Colossal screen enhances U2 going back to the branches that built the world’s biggest band

After U2’s last two studio albums didn’t light the world on fire like they usually do, the band who previously shied away from nostalgia finally jumped that shark by [More…]

Opener of latest Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull outing a steamy sell out

Anytime Latin to pop crossover superstar Enrique Iglesias and red hot rapper Pitbull embark on a tour together, there’s never a shortage on sizzle. And for well over four [More…]

A matinee of madcap comedy and conversation with Mel Brooks after a spoof on the big screen

Just a month shy of his 91st birthday, director/actor/comedian Mel Brooks was back in the touring saddle, returning to the Chicago Theatre with Star Productions for the [More…]

R&B’s leading “Starboy” The Weeknd is both a “Party Monster” and a “Legend” in the making

With every step of The Weeknd’s brief but bountiful ride thus far, the Canadian singer/songwriter born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye has consistently stepped up in his game to the [More…]

Electronic godfather Jean-Michel Jarre traces origins through now over riveting laser display

Nearly 50 years ago, Jean-Michel Jarre was one of electronic music’s founding fathers who’s since sold over 80 million albums and scored four Guinness World Records for [More…]

Super duos Daryl Hall and John Oates, Tears For Fears share a hit-stacked Allstate Arena bill

Two of the best-selling and most popular duos of all time, Daryl Hall and John Oates along with Tears For Fears, shared plenty of airspace on MTV and the radio throughout the [More…]

Motown’s main man Smokey Robinson charms with the tracks of his many years

“The Legends Series” at The Venue At Horseshoe Casino just leapt up another level with the specially-themed show “The Icon Smokey Robinson On Mother’s Day,” which [More…]

Wings over City Winery with Denny Laine, a “Band On The Run” and bits of Moody Blues

One of Wings’ most transitional periods turned out to yield the stadium rockers’ best-selling work, so it’s no wonder why the band’s occasional singer and [More…]

Host, actor, comic and “Celebrity Apprentice” Arsenio Hall gets back to late night laughs at City Winery

More than twenty years may have passed since he ruled the late night television airwaves, but that didn’t stop Arsenio Hall from packing two shows at the always welcoming [More…]

For first of two City Winery sets, Timothy B. Schmit flies like an Eagle

When compared to fellow Eagles such as Don Henley, the late Glenn Frey or Joe Walsh, co-singer/bassist/guitarist Timothy B. Schmit might not have as much solo recognition, [More…]