Rock and Roll Hall of Famers KISS blow a fireball of a goodbye
Farewell tours always come with a certain amount of skepticism as to an artist’s actual finality and the fact that KISS already played this card in the early 2000s only [More…]
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Original Enigma Voices land at Copernicus on inaugural road trip nearly 30 years in the making
As global ambassadors of new age, electronic, ambient and worldbeat music for nearly 30 years, Enigma has thus far sold over 70 million records and racked up a trio of Grammy [More…]
No nonsense country from an authentic Alan Jackson
Country Music Hall of Famer Alan Jackson had no problem filling Madison’s Alliant Energy Center on the strength of a multi-platinum catalog that spans 17 studio albums [More…]
“Don’t Worry Be Happy” over a City Winery weekend with vocal virtuoso Bobby McFerrin
“We all graduated from MSU,” proclaimed a proud Bobby McFerrin when introducing his vocal ensemble Gimme5, comprised of Joey Blake, Dave Worm, Rhiannon and Judi Vinar [More…]
English art rockers Procol Harum paint well beyond “A Whiter Shade Of Pale” in opening City Winery sellout
When Procol Harum previously played around town in 2010, the group appeared alongside Jethro Tull at Ravinia and was subject to the time restrictions of a support act. Nearly [More…]
Rosemont clicks its heels over Elton John’s final journey down the yellow brick road
There are artists, there are entertainers, there are legends, and every once in a while, there’s a single star that embodies each of those characteristics and then some. In [More…]
Wynonna & The Big Noise roll into the Rialto with a rootsy revival
Country singer/songwriter and frequent crossover star Wynonna hasn’t needed her surname as a means of identification for quite a while. That’s not to discount her roots [More…]
City Winery enjoys The Guess Who and BTO’s greatest tunes, tales by Randy Bachman
Rock n’ roll lightning rarely strikes once, let alone at least twice, but Randy Bachman was able to experience sizeable stardom with both The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner [More…]
Sophisticated hip-hop soul introduces Musiq Soulchild’s four show City Winery stand
Right around the turn of this century, Musiq Soulchild played a significant role in expanding the neo soul foundations set by Maxwell, D’Angelo, The Roots and Erykah [More…]
Sold out HOB “falls in love” with Genessa & The Selena Experience’s portrayal of slain superstar
Ever since Selena was slain at the hands of her fan club president in 1995 at a mere 23, she’s been immortalized with a major movie, museum and mounds of compilations and [More…]