Rockin’ country, comedy and a double proposal from Brad Paisley
About half way through Brad Paisley’s stop at a packed Allstate Arena on the latest leg of the “Weekend Warriors” World Tour, the singer/songwriter/guitar player traded [More…]
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Triple threat of blazing riffs from Joe Satriani and Dream Theater, Def Leppard axe slingers
More than 20 years after the inception of the semi-regular “G3” Tour, organizer Joe Satriani is keeping guitar enthusiasts on their toes when it comes to his all-star [More…]
Harmony-stacked Little Big Town leaps up to the Allstate Arena with hearty southern hooks
With every season that passes in Little Big Town’s hit-stacked career, the country quartet spreads its wingspan, which in the case of “The Breakers” Tour, resulted in [More…]
Riveting rapper NF unlocks the cage of his many emotions at sold out HOB
Symbolism played a major role in NF’s eye-popping introduction at a sold out House Of Blues during the first of what was slated to be a two-night stand (though the second [More…]
Australia’s Tommy Emmanuel lives up to “Certified Guitar Player” title with excellence, improvisation
One of Australia’s most acclaimed musical exports might not play to the most massive audiences in America, but for anyone who’s ever picked up a guitar or even had a [More…]
International pop/classical crossover star Lara Fabian makes exquisite Chicago debut
Right around the time when Cher was getting strong enough to believe in life after love, Lara Fabian was giving her a serious run for her sparkles with the danceable smash [More…]
With harmonica in hand, Blues Traveler traces three decades of jams
Believe it or not, Blues Traveler’s been in business for thirty years, and even if the group’s commercial apex came pretty early on, that hasn’t stopped John Popper and [More…]
A sold out restart from new wave-inflected alternative rockers Walk The Moon
The groundswell surrounding Walk The Moon’s gold-selling album “Talking Is Hard,” and most specifically, its chart-topping single “Shut Up And Dance,” was so [More…]
Genesee gets a soulful ride on the “Love Train” from the mighty O’Jays
Motown may have ruled the R&B-flavored pop side of the 1960s, but by the ‘70s, Philly soul was all the rage with The O’Jays leading the “Love Train.” And anyone [More…]
“Hold Your Head Up” in honor of Jim Rodford, bassist for Argent, The Kinks and The Zombies
In the wake of his recent passing, take a look back at one of bassist Jim Rodford’s last trips through town with The Zombies. He was also a co-founder of Argent (with [More…]