Guns N’ Roses give more than money’s worth for Soldier Field finale
About 90 minutes into Guns N’ Roses’ Soldier Field finale, “Sweet Child O’ Mine” kicked into gear as if the recently reunited band was coming fresh off 1987’s [More…]
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From “The Freshman” to the current and covers, The Verve Pipe pleases at City Winery
Now that The Verve Pipe’s breakthrough album “Villains” turned 20, the band could’ve easily played the platinum-plus project from start to back like so many other [More…]
Patti LaBelle conserves then conquers, The Commodores better brisk than ballads at Ravinia
She may be “72-years-young,” but Patti LaBelle came out like a steamroller when she returned to her semi-regular Ravinia stomping grounds to the pulsing beats of “New [More…]
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic lead one Funk Fest under a groove
No matter how many times George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic swing through Chicago, it’s always a sell out thanks to one of the most expansive and groundbreaking [More…]
Jimmy Buffett treats Parrotheads to rare club gig prior to Tinley Park throwdown
Outside of a stadium, amphitheatre or an arena (at the absolute smallest), it’s next to impossible to catch Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band in concert. Yet [More…]
Mötley Crüe gives ShowPlace ICON another chance to say goodbye with “The End” screening
Thirty-five years after first tearing up the Sunset Strip, Mötley Crüe wound down its career just ten miles down the road with three shows at the Staples Center. Though all [More…]
Fifty years of memories, plus melodic new tunes from The Monkees
Fifty years have passed since The Monkees first hit the television airwaves and ruled the radio, but the group comprised of the late Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork and [More…]
Ravinia launches with summer soundtrack from Barenaked Ladies, OMD and Howard Jones
Summer is officially here now that Ravinia Festival kicked off its pop/rock festivities Thursday night with a seasonally-fitting triple team between Barenaked Ladies, OMD and [More…]
Dixie Chicks dose hits, harmonies, Prince and politics on first major tour in ten years
Other than supporting the Eagles on a 2010 stadium tour, the Dixie Chicks haven’t taken flight as headliners through Chicagoland for exactly a decade, and while they may [More…]
Stax Records star William Bell reclaims stake as one of the original soul men
With the distinction of being amongst the first hitmakers for Stax Records in the early 1960s thanks to “You Don’t Miss Your Water” and co-writing the eternal blues [More…]