1980s Archives - Chicago Concert Reviews

Rialto says “Forever And Ever, Amen” when Randy Travis returns alongside James Dupré (“The Voice”)

For the first time since right before having a stroke in 2013, Randy Travis returned to the road, bringing the “More Life” Tour to the Rialto Square Theatre, the “Jewel [More…]

Shakespeare Theater turns setbacks of British Invasion band The Kinks into a “Sunny Afternoon”

The likelihood of The Kinks reuniting is extremely low, especially considering co-founding brothers Ray and Dave Davies’ advancing ages or decades of disagreements, but [More…]

Genesee Theatre soaks in solo, duo sides of Daryl Hall, Glenn Tillbrook’s take on Squeeze

The best-selling duo ever, Daryl Hall & John Oates, may no longer be active together, but their time apart has resulted in respective solo recordings and relatively [More…]

Allstate Arena can’t get the “Tension” of global pop princess Kylie Minogue out of its head

Australian singer/songwriter/actress Kylie Minogue doesn’t come to America all that often, which is why the double Grammy Award-winner always fills places the size of the [More…]

Kraftwerk adapts a “Multimedia,” electro approach to “Autobahn” onward at Auditorium

From the moment members practically invented electronic music in the front half of the 1970s, and certainly ages before it became so universally accepted, Kraftwerk’s [More…]

O, what a Hard Rock Live night was Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons’ “The Last Encores”

Farewell season is in full swing and few are as hotly anticipated as Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, whose legendary front man is now 90, but is nonetheless [More…]

Fiserv Forum dealt a Hall of Famers’ “Royal Flush” of a reunited Heart and Illinois’ own Cheap Trick

Now that sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson have more consistent solo careers, getting together as Heart isn’t as common of an occurrence, which made the Fiserv Forum in [More…]

“Just Us”: Bob James & Dave Koz’s contemporary jazz a stunning Studebaker Theater combination

Whether he was providing the foundation for a plethora of future hip-hop samples, basically becoming the godfather of smooth jazz or co-founding the supergroup Fourplay, [More…]

Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve reconstruct the familiar, dig deep during Park West residency

Seeing Elvis Costello in a venue of any size is always a fulfilling experience, but getting a rare chance to catch him and longtime collaborator/pianist Steve Nieve in a club [More…]

George Thorogood And The Destroyers bring House Of Blues “The Baddest Show On Earth”

Although there’s never any shortage of emerging artists populating the House Of Blues’ nearly nightly calendar, the lauded downtown club is just as committed to bringing [More…]