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Two decades into traveling, Trans-Siberian Orchestra huger than ever

No milestone was needed for Trans-Siberian Orchestra to pull out all the production bells and bling in the first of two Allstate Arena endeavors, but marking its 20th year of [More…]

Reconvened boy band 98 Degrees shares season’s greetings, warm harmonies

Out of the oversaturated boy band craze in the late 1990s and early 2000s, only one could give the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC a serious run for the screaming girls and that [More…]

Christmas, Doobies, solo blue-eyed soul make up Michael McDonald’s gift list to Genesee

Recording with The Doobie Brothers and on his own was enough to yield a sizeable discography for Michael McDonald, but add in several holiday recordings, and it snowballs [More…]

Rock revivalists Greta Van Fleet exceed the buzz of being the hottest ticket in town

Something new and fresh transpired in Chicago over a three-night stretch of sold out shows at the Aragon Ballroom this past week. The new face of rock and roll, a band that [More…]

The Nights We Stole Christmas saves grandest for last with Muse’s epic “Simulation Theory” unveiling

Only a radio station as essential to alternative rock as 101 WKQX could sway Muse to forsake festivals, stadiums or arenas at the very least to return to its club roots, if [More…]

Unwavering vocals, uplifting sentiments from the always dependable Daughtry

As a committed road warrior, Daughtry always seems to be somewhere, even during seasons when new songs are in the works. Though the group’s been testing out tunes from [More…]

City Winery dishes a tasty brunch of Jennifer Knapp & Margaret Becker’s Christmas collabs

When Jennifer Knapp burst onto the singer/songwriter scene in the late 1990s, Margaret Becker was an established contemporary Christian pop pro who took the budding artist [More…]

Bluesy boogie rockers Canned Heat offer City Winery a potent whiff of Woodstock

As one of a mere 30-something acts who can boast about being on the field where it happened, Canned Heat is downright legendary by default for its noteworthy performance at [More…]

Blue Chip Casino gets intimate with “Mr. Las Vegas” veteran Wayne Newton

Not counting Elvis Presley or The Rat Pack, who stand in a royal class all their own, Wayne Newton remains the undisputed “Mr. Las Vegas” well over five decades since [More…]

Singers from The Fray, Vertical Horizon, The Verve Pipe amongst the many solid HOB salutes to Aware

Aware Records might have started right here in Chicago (Evanston to be exact), but there’s hardly a corner of globe that hasn’t encountered its repeatedly multi-platinum [More…]