1980s Archives - Chicago Concert Reviews

“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…]

Hard Rock Live has a super “Soul Jam” starring The New Stylistics, The Manhattans and more

Take three of the top vocal groups from the 1960s onward, combine them in a single show and it was a super “Soul Jam” indeed when Russell Thompkins Jr. & The New [More…]

The Moody Blues’ John Lodge with Yes’ Jon Davison leads Genesee into “Days Of Future Past”

The Moody Blues may have started as an English R&B act, but quickly transitioned towards rock, then almost single-handedly paved the way for the symphonic and [More…]

“Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” dazzles Marriott and starts 50th season

To kick-off its milestone 50th anniversary season, the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire is turning to “Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” through Sunday, March [More…]

Genesee Theatre gets “Lost In Love” over Australian duo Air Supply’s 50th anniversary bash

Australia’s soft pop superstars Air Supply, comprised of lead singer Russell Hitchcock and guitarist/vocalist Graham Russell, have supposedly never had a single argument, [More…]

The synths of Howard Jones’ “Everlasting Love” and ABC’s “Poison Arrow” pierce the Genesee

In England, Howard Jones and ABC are enormous, though they each made quite a splash throughout America and elsewhere, especially when dominating MTV in the 1980s. Thankfully, [More…]

“Clue: Live On Stage!” a CIBC Theatre farce of murder, mania and multiple endings

The board game broke sales records since the 1940s and the movie became a cult classic of the 1980s, so it’s probably only a matter of time before “Clue: Live On [More…]

Cirque du Soleil’s “Ovo” an unreal visual, aerial array for Now Arena and the entire family

When Cirque du Soleil created “Ovo” as its 25th production to mark a silver anniversary, organizers made sure it was extra astonishing, resulting in 4,000 or so [More…]