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John Fogerty keeps rockin’ and rollin’ on the river during first ever Ravinia appearance

The spirit of 1969 was in the air when John Fogerty made his first ever Ravinia appearance in a career that’s endured from that very decade through the current “Rollin’ [More…]

GoGo’s say goodbye (supposedly), but at least they’ve still got the beat

Nowadays, bands comprised of all women are not uncommon, but as the ‘70s turned into the ‘80s, the GoGo’s were amongst the very first to write their own songs and play [More…]

Chicago yells “Timber” as Pitbull’s infinite party goes down at United Center

Prior to Pitbull taking the stage at a crowded United Center on Tuesday night, fans were greeted with a PowerPoint-styled presentation championing just how many sales, [More…]

Steven Tyler steps out on his own as a roots rocker, ranks right up there with Aerosmith

Even outside the context of Aerosmith, Steven Tyler is a bonafide superstar with a brand new number one album to his name and a packed-to-the-rafters solo debut at the [More…]

Heaven doesn’t feel that far when War and Los Lonely Boys jam alone and together at Ravinia

In spite of the generation that separated each act, pairing War with Los Lonely Boys was actually quite a complimentary match at Ravinia. Not only did Los Lonely Boys [More…]

Berlin takes City Winery’s breath away with rejuvenated energy and attitude

New wave sensation Berlin featuring Terri Nunn entertained a full house of die-hard fans at City Winery, playing mostly ‘80s classics that once ruled the pop culture [More…]

KISS unloads all the bells and whistles, champions military for first Milwaukee show in six years

With every year that passes in a cult-like career that’s endured more than four decades, KISS gets louder, bigger, bolder and more entertaining. During its first Milwaukee [More…]

Ray LaMontagne backed by My Morning Jacket members turn to psychedelic experimentation

Ray LaMontagne kicked off an evening at the First MeritBank Pavilion at Northerly Island with a twilight solo acoustic set that included “Burn” and “Jolene” from his [More…]

Peace, unity and diversity define The Art Of Rap Festival featuring Public Enemy, Ice-T and fellow innovators

“This new hip-hop is making our kids dumber,” declared EMPD during the Chicago area stop of The Art Of Rap Festival at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, and while it was [More…]

Ellie Goulding’s pop gold, the meteoric rise of Flume and Third Eye Blind’s rebirth wrap Lollapalooza

The fourth and final day of Lollapalooza may have found the majority of concertgoers a little worse for the wear, but those who trucked out to the north end of Grant Park [More…]