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…]
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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…]
First UC stop finds Luke Bryan coloring outside the country lines
As Luke Bryan was encoring with “That’s My Kind Of Night” during his first of two United Center shows, he proudly proclaimed “put in my country ride hip-hop [More…]
Legendary Isley Brothers thrill atop benefit bill for Mayfield Family Foundation
The latest in Narski Music’s bi-annual “A Night Of Music & Comedy” series took the festivities to the next level as the legendary soul/psychedelic [More…]
David Cook carves out fresh alt-pop/rock angle at The Abbey
Four years may be an eternity to wait before releasing a new project these days, but David Cook was far from idle between 2011’s “This Loud Morning” and 2015’s [More…]
Edgar Winter Band throws City Winery a pre-Halloween blues bash
No matter if credited to The Edgar Winter Group, Edgar Winter’s White Trash or his own name, the singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist made a major splash throughout the [More…]
Stevie Wonder retrains relevance with “Songs In The Key Of Life” reprise
He may have sold over 100 million albums, notched 32 chart-topping singles and swooped up 25 Grammy Awards, but amidst all the accomplishments, Stevie Wonder’s paramount [More…]