On brief break from Blues Traveler, John Popper unplugs for City Winery
Now that Blues Traveler wrapped its 30th anniversary celebration but has another month or so before dropping its much-delayed “Hurry Up & Hang Around” album, front [More…]
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Bell Biv DeVoe and Bobby Brown as RBRM extend New Edition’s branches in Arie Crown sell out
The groundswell of attention surrounding New Edition and all its various offshoots after the group’s biopic shattered viewing records on Black Entertainment Television [More…]
Chi-town snags just one of two killer Stereophonics sets in America
A little after Oasis and Blur but a bit before Coldplay and Keane, Stereophonics slid into the British scene with a lean, driving, no-fills alternative rock attitude. From [More…]
Now in his 90s with no end in sight, 39th time’s a charm for Tony Bennett at Ravinia
Being in the presence of Tony Bennett is a privilege and the fact that he’s still running with the torch passed from Frank Sinatra at 92-years-old is almost superhuman. [More…]
Favs, obscure from “Piano Man” to “No Man’s Land” outline Billy Joel’s fifth consecutive Wrigley swing
In any city on earth, Billy Joel is a “Big Shot,” but beyond New York City where he stages a monthly residency at Madison Square Garden, Chicago is steadily becoming a [More…]
In noteworthy venue debut, Ravinia gets rich off the rap of a seldom touring 50 Cent
Now 15 years removed from his more than 14-times platinum “Get Rich Or Die Tryin’” debut, 50 Cent may not be flying as high as he did alongside Dr. Dre or Eminem back [More…]
Rock Hall of Famers Yes featuring ARW gift “Quintessential” golden anniversary to Milwaukee
Getting inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame featuring a performance from all the surviving, still active “Union”-era members was quite a way to warm up for [More…]
Jamiroquai’s jazzy disco, Moon Taxi’s jams, Jacob Banks’ gritty soul, Rapsody’s raps close North Coast
The soggy start that found North Coast Music Festival evacuating Union Park before Miguel and DJ Snake headlined on Friday and Saturday flipped to sunnier skies for a closer [More…]
Boy George & Culture Club, The B-52’s, Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey throw Ravinia a perky pop bash
The time capsule on the 1980s cracked wide open when Boy George & Culture Club, The B-52’s and Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey took over Ravinia in the opener of a [More…]
Summer vibes with The Beach Boys and John Stamos, blue-eyed soul from The Righteous Brothers
Nothing personifies summer more than The Beach Boys at Ravinia and the Mike Love/Bruce Johnston-led version of the band kept the “Good Vibrations” coming, complete with a [More…]