The Church revisits a rarity, plus a generous helping of past and present
About halfway through The Church’s complete performance of “The Blurred Crusade” at the cozy SPACE in Evanston, longtime leader Steve Kilbey was cheekily recalling how [More…]
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Fantasia starts a fire, Anthony Hamilton calms the flames and both drop the ball on Prince tribute
With a shared record label home at RCA and a stable of R&B hits between them, Grammy winning veteran Anthony Hamilton and “American Idol” turned fellow Grammy winner [More…]
War dedicates diverse grooves to Prince and more at first of two Metropolis shows
Before War even played a note during its first of two shows at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre on Friday, original vocalist/keyboardist Lonnie Jordan dedicated the [More…]
Progressive rockers Kansas unload the classics up close in Naperville
Even if Kansas officially hails that very state, the group’s latest visit to Chicagoland on the campus of North Central College in Naperville served as a homecoming of [More…]
Rihanna radically reinvents as “Anti” overtakes United Center
Not even 30 with a little over a decade in the game, Rihanna isn’t just the youngest solo star to log 13 chart-toppers on the Billboard Hot 100, but she’s also an eight [More…]
Goth godfather Peter Murphy pares down for solo, Bauhaus retrospective
Starting with his time fronting Bauhaus and continuing with an eclectic, continuously experimental solo career, Peter Murphy is amongst the most influential artists to ever [More…]
Singer/songwriter Marc Cohn digs beyond “Memphis” with rare performance of entire debut project
To those who don’t know any better, Marc Cohn is solely defined by the smash “Walking In Memphis,” though anyone willing to dig beyond the surface is likely to gather [More…]
Boyz II Men transports sold out Hammond to harmony heaven, but spends too much time on covers
Now 25 years in the game, Boyz II Men continues upholding the crown as the best-selling R&B group of all time. Besides hitting the road on the heels of their latest [More…]
“Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage” combines key clips, symphonic grandeur at Chicago Theatre
With 50 years, 700 TV episodes, a dozen movies and five different series, “Star Trek” is obviously one of the most universally recognized entertainment franchises on the [More…]
Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles rocks some country with vocal potency on CMT’s visit to The Venue
As front woman of 14 million album selling country superstars Sugarland and a chart-topping duet partner with Bon Jovi, Jennifer Nettles built a sturdy foundation to fly solo [More…]