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Train spin Ravinia some “AM Gold” and anthems, plus a plea from Parmalee to “Take My Name”

San Fransisco’s pop/rock favorites Train are no strangers to Ravinia, including the enormous “Drops Of Jupiter” collection’s 20th anniversary celebration just a [More…]

England’s Arctic Monkeys drive “The Car” through United Center, “Look Good On The Dance Floor”

Being one of the most consistently compelling English exports of the last two decades has afforded Arctic Monkeys endless global acclaim, which continues to translate to [More…]

Motown/Gordy groovers Switch soulfully call City Winery’s name and score a sold out response

The seeds of Switch can be traced back to White Heat, who were named and managed by the incomparable Barry White, and though the funky group never fully reached the heights [More…]

Jonas Brothers bat a thousand with generous Wrigley Field helping of “Five Albums. One Night.”

The first time around would’ve easily been enough to cement the Jonas Brothers as one of the world’s most beloved acts, but after reuniting in 2019, the trio became even [More…]

Boney M., Samantha Fox, Bad Boys Blue ignite a Europop explosion inside the Copernicus Center

Leave it to LA Concert Group to once again bring together a bountiful bill of eclectic artists who rarely, if ever, tour through America, which in the case of the “Euro [More…]

Ravinia beats the heat and the blues of Buddy Guy’s goodbye, George Benson keeps “Breezin”

Temperatures over 100 didn’t stop fans from flocking to Ravinia to see a double bill of Buddy Guy and George Benson, who for nearly three hours, were treated to a hearty [More…]

Daryl Hall’s solo, duo hits, guest Todd Rundgren, make Hard Rock Live’s “Dreams Come True”

The creative partnership of Daryl Hall & John Oates is in no danger of slowing down, but every once in awhile, the principal players take a collaboration break and see [More…]

A “Footloose” Kenny Loggins takes capacity Ravinia to the “Danger Zone,” even if “This Is It!”

Whether it was with the super duo Loggins & Messina or throughout a colossal solo career, Kenny Loggins has never gone out of style, but when “Danger Zone” set the [More…]

Ravinia regulars Jethro Tull launch “The Seven Decades” Tour like a “Locomotive”

Since re-forming in 2017 to mark 50 years of revolutionizing rock and roll, England’s Jethro Tull broke its longest studio silence with 2022’s “The Zealot Gene,” the [More…]

Sam Smith “Unholy” and unstoppable in creative United Center sell out, Jessie Reyez rises

From the moment the angelic voice of London’s Sam Smith burst out of the speakers about a decade ago, it became clear there wasn’t a single genre the singer/songwriter [More…]