Barry Manilow: “A Very Barry Christmas” Tour at Allstate Arena
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Asleep At The Wheel: “Merry Texas Christmas Y’All” Tour at Old Town School Of Folk Music
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Johnny Mathis: “Christmas” Tour at Rosemont Theatre
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Local blues hero Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater lights up Legends with Buddy Guy in the house
Mississippi-born/Chicago-transplanted bluesman Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater may be a regular fixture on the calendar at Buddy Guy’s Legends, but over Thanksgiving [More…]
City Winery gets Badfinger’s entire “Straight Up” and a rare glimpse at working with some Beatles
Right around the time The Beatles were breaking up, Badfinger burst out of the Apple Records roster with a series of singles that proved so enduring, they’re still being [More…]
Earth, Wind & Fire, Bocelli, Toscano and cancer combaters inspire on “Gateway To Oz” green carpet
In keeping with the grand tradition of the Gateway For Cancer Research’s annual Cures Gala, the 26th edition brought together stars of many musical stripes, researchers [More…]
American farewell from John McLaughlin, plus a “Meeting Of The Spirits” with Jimmy Herring
When John McLaughlin announced he was retiring from touring in America, it was enough to send fans scrambling for tickets, but once it was announced he, co-headliner Jimmy [More…]
For Riviera finale, Phil Lesh, Terrapin Family, friends maintain Grateful Dead groove and more
For the first time since saying “Fare Thee Well” with the other Grateful Dead survivors at Soldier Field, bassist/vocalist Phil Lesh returned to the Windy City for a [More…]
No better way to beat the winter blues than with Jimmy Buffett’s “Escape To Margaritaville”
When Jimmy Buffett stopped by opening night of the pre-Broadway musical “Escape To Margaritaville” in the heart of a Chicago November, he traded his flip-flops for tennis [More…]
Latest Foreigner line-up winds up “Juke Box Heroes” in sizeable Venue At Horseshoe Casino sell out
To borrow a quote from Foreigner’s 2008’s comeback compilation, there’s “No End In Sight” to its cross-continental 40th anniversary celebration or the band in [More…]