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Get ready for rare reunions, exclusive albums and the whole Riot Fest underground

No festival on earth gets as many bands back together or curates exclusive, full-album performances as Riot Fest, which brings countless sounds out of the underground to [More…]

Scorpions make Allstate Arena a “Rock Believer,” openers Thundermother channel the gods

Germany’s hard rock/heavy metal heroes Scorpions have already said “farewell” and reunited, along with commemorating a 50th anniversary, which would’ve left very few [More…]

Peter Hook & The Light illuminate seminal Joy Division albums, open with New Order

Innovative and distinctive bassist Peter Hook had the fortune of not only founding seminal gothic rockers Joy Division, but also having lightning strike a second time after [More…]

The Beach Boys: “Sixty Years” Tour at Coronado Performing Arts Center

NiteLite Promotions landed a historic Illinois exclusive when The Beach Boys brought its “Sixty Years Of The Sounds Of Summer” Tour to the beautifully restored Coronado [More…]

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo get Genesee Theatre “All Fired Up”

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame should’ve inducted Pat Benatar decades ago considering she blazed so many trails, especially when it came to women in a genre primarily [More…]

Collection and Jim Irsay Band with Heart, R.E.M. members, Buddy Guy, KWS impress Navy Pier

Chicago native Jim Irsay is best known for owning the Indianapolis Colts, but he’s also a lifelong musician and avid collector of priceless memorabilia, primarily when it [More…]

British heavyweights Wishbone Ash crank up the twin guitars, deliver all of “Live Dates”

Back when double concert albums were all the rage on vinyl, complete with a gatefold sleeve of course, blues-drenched hard rockers Wishbone Ash led that pack with “Live [More…]

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band dust off Dylan and classic country during City Winery sell out

Country music will be forever indebted to the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, who since 1967, have churned out one classic after the next, while also interpreting several familiar [More…]

The return of Rod Stewart, birthdays for Boyz II Men, ABC, Marshall close a spectacular Summerfest

The finale weekend of 2022’s Summerfest continued to live up to its reputation as the world’s largest music festival, bringing the biggest and best names representing [More…]

Rod Stewart and more: Summerfest at Henry Maier Festival Park

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