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United Center celebrates 30 years of global opera great Andrea Bocelli’s renowned “Romanza”

Maestro Andrea Bocelli is arguably the most elite vocalist alive today, who can effortlessly flow from opera to classical material, traditional pop or Latin flavors, while [More…]

“Stars Align” for Freya Skye as Salt Shed crowns English artist/actress the next pop princess

In a short but sweet burst, Freya Skye went from representing the United Kingdom in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest to landing a leading role in [More…]

“And The Beat Goes On” after The Whispers, Deniece Williams’ Hard Rock Live “Soul Jam”

Romance was in the air when two of R&B’s finest acts, The Whispers and Deniece Williams, brought some “Valentine’s Soul Jams” to the Hard Rock [More…]

Following Little Mix, JADE confidently finds her footing on the House Of Blues dance floor

To those in England and Europe, Little Mix could easily be considered the modern day equivalent to the Spice Girls in terms of both musical style and sheer magnitude, yet [More…]

The iconic United Center combo of New Edition, Boyz II Men, Toni Braxton in perfect harmony

On their own, New Edition, Boyz II Men and Toni Braxton are each R&B meets pop A-listers, so when the three multi-platinum acts who defined much of the 1980s, ’90s [More…]

BoDeans bring North Shore Center four decades of “Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams & Good Things”

The not too distant Waukesha, Wisconsin was responsible for birthing the BoDeans, yet the entire Chicago area is a very close second home to the roots/heartland/alternative [More…]

Soulful pop powerhouse Jessie J goes acoustic, keeps “No Secrets” from the House Of Blues

In the seven years since the world previously heard a full-length offering by English singer/songwriter Jessie J, the soulful pop superstar experienced multiple hardships, [More…]

Genesee gets alternative and psychedelic sides of Stone Temple Pilots as “Tiny Music…” turns 30

Alternative and psychedelic rock haven’t been the same since Stone Temple Pilots stormed the scene in the early 1990s, which has since led to 70 million albums sold and a [More…]

G. Love & Special Sauce serve Space a laidback glass of “Lemonade” in honor of 20th birthday

When it comes to sunny songwriting delivered with a hip-hop cadence over laidback beats, Philadelphia’s G. Love & Special Sauce could quite possibly be in a class [More…]

Mavis Staples’ “Sad And Beautiful World,” solo Nathaniel Rateliff uplift the Chicago Theatre

Rock & Roll, Blues and Gospel Hall of Famer Mavis Staples may now be an American treasure, but long before securing such status, she was a fixture in the Windy City [More…]