Donny and Marie Osmond give The Venue a glitzy Christmas gift
It may not have been Las Vegas, Broadway or Branson, but The Venue At Horseshoe Casino in Hammond may very well have been the crossroads of all three musical landmarks when [More…]
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Glen Hansard combines eloquence, spontaneity and passion
With a discography spanning The Frames, the “Once” movie turned Broadway musical, The Swell Season and now a solo career, Glen Hansard sure had a lot to consider in [More…]
Brian Setzer Orchestra jives through Christmas, solo and Stray Cats
This year might mark Brian Setzer Orchestra’s “12th Annual Christmas Rocks! Tour,” but it earns the distinction of being the first in ten years supported by new holiday [More…]
Whitford / St. Holmes reunion nails new, old, Aerosmith and Nugent
In 1981 with respective time apart from Aerosmith and Ted Nugent’s band, Brad Whitford and Derek St. Holmes teamed up for a self-titled album on CBS Records, followed by a [More…]
Reconfigured British rockers The Babys pick up where they left off
Throughout the late 1970s and early ‘80s, British rockers The Babys had a string of big budget albums and high charting singles, but then basically vanished with little [More…]
Everclear salutes “Sparkle And Fade” with City Winery double shot
If it seems like the 20 years flew by since Everclear released its breakthrough project “Sparkle And Fade,” it’s probably because the Portland-bred band maintained a [More…]
Eddie Money rocks the hits and troops tribute at the Raue Center
Throughout the 1970s and ‘80s, Eddie Money’s string of smash singles and platinum albums was virtually unstoppable, and though he doesn’t record nearly as much these [More…]
Joe Jackson sounds, looks sharp on first original album tour in seven years
From his earliest days as a punk rock and new wave pioneer on 1979’s debut “Look Sharp!” through full-fledged jazz explorations and classical sidesteps along the way, [More…]
Ian Anderson revitalizes the classics and beyond in “Jethro Tull: The Rock Opera”
With 30 studio and live albums that collectively sold over 60 million copies, Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull have toured the globe countless times since it all kicked off at [More…]
City Winery becomes the Crescent City for Halloween with The Meters Experience
Chicago’s City Winery got a taste of the Crescent City as the venerable venue earned a Halloween makeover courtesy of The Meters Experience and its one-of-a-kind broth of [More…]