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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…]

Veteran Styx beat keeper Todd Sucherman moves to the mic for “Last Flight Home”

What started out as a paid summer vacation keeping the beat for classic rockers Styx on 1996’s “Return To Paradise” reunion turned out to be a life-long career for Todd [More…]

Dreaming of Ravinia? Tune into PBS for obscure re-staging of Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass”

Looking for a virtual visit to Ravinia that doesn’t require leaving the couch or curious about an obscure musical from one of America’s otherwise most exalted composers? [More…]

Creedence Clearwater Revival co-founder Doug “Cosmo” Clifford unearths a “Magic Window”

From the very beginning of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s brawny burst of southern, blues and swamp rock to the bitter end, Doug “Cosmo” Clifford was the primary keeper [More…]

In Memoriam: Kenny Rogers 1938-2020

For additional information on Kenny Rogers, visit KennyRogers.com. [Show [More…]