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Jefferson Airplane originator Jorma Kaukonen resumes quarantine concerts, unplugs Hot Tuna

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jorma Kaukonen first took flight at the start of San Francisco’s Jefferson Airplane, laying down lead guitar on the Grace Slick-belted classics [More…]

Folk icon, author and activist Judy Collins embraces “Amazing Grace” anniversary, online opportunities

For over 60 years, Judy Collins kept up her commitment to flawlessly interpreting folk, pop, rock, show tunes and standards, while also becoming a cherished troubadour in her [More…]

Celestial Yes singer Jon Anderson recruits “1000 Hands” for vision three decades in the making

Even though Jon Anderson’s immensely anticipated album, “1000 Hands, Chapter One,” was a whopping three decades in the making, there’s a perfectly reasonable series [More…]

Voices Of Rock Radio to rev up responsibly at Jamie’s Outpost

A practically non-existent summer concert season may be single-handedly saved thanks to the safety-conscious Labor Day Classic Rock-Fest featuring Voices Of Rock Radio at [More…]

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Steve Hackett goes inside the pages of “A Genesis In My Bed”

Classic-era Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett isn’t just an integral shaper of the group’s experimental seasons throughout the 1970s (when Peter Gabriel sang in outrageous [More…]

CJO, “Blue Lou” Marini “putting the band back together” for “The Blues Brothers” at 40

Actual concerts haven’t exactly been easy to come by since the world shut down, but that hasn’t stopped the Chicago Jazz Orchestra from “putting the band back [More…]

Legendary jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis turns 85, starts “Saturday Salon” performance series

Prior to the pandemic, legendary pianist Ramsey Lewis already retired from the rigors of the road and was exploring the idea of performing from home right here in Chicago. [More…]

A bountiful Paul Carrack concert box, tempting tidbits on Squeeze, Mechanics, Clapton

The golden voice of Paul Carrack may be better known than his name thanks to taking leads on Mike + The Mechanics’ chart-topping “The Living Years,” Squeeze’s smash [More…]

ZZ Top’s Billy F. Gibbons expands coffee table-worthy tale “Rock + Roll Gearhead”

Besides members’ trademark beards, ZZ Top is visually linked to vintage cars and custom guitars, so much so that they’ve all become equally engrained within the essence [More…]

“Say Somethin’” with the soulful David Clayton-Thomas, plus a bit of Blood, Sweat & Tears, Woodstock

In his five decades fronting horn rockers Blood, Sweat & Tears, David Clayton-Thomas belted out the classic likes of “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy,” “And When I [More…]