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Bill Medley and The Righteous Brothers bringing back that “Lovin’ Feelin’” for the Genesee

Blue-eyed soul pioneers The Righteous Brothers redirected the course of the 1960s and onward with a string of now iconic ballads, including “Unchained Melody,” [More…]

Ann Wilson (Heart) and more: Farm Aid at Ruoff Music Center

Click here for a review of Farm Aid at Ruoff Music Center. For upcoming Farm Aid announcements, visit FarmAid.org. [Show [More…]

Farm Aid brings a “Heart Of Gold” to Indiana, Bob Dylan, Heartbreakers surprise of the century

Over 20 years since previously visiting Indiana, the annual Farm Aid benefit festival finally rolled back into Noblesville’s Ruoff Music Center for a full day’s worth of [More…]

“Sultans Of Swing” Dire Straits Legacy lead a stellar “Walk Of Life” through Blue Gate Theatre

What Dire Straits lacked in career length was certainly compensated for when it came to overall longevity, especially considering its mere six-album catalogue, more or less [More…]

“Just Like Heaven” when gothic gods The Cure wrap Riot Fest alongside The Dresden Dolls, AFI

As epic and electrifying as it was when Riot Fest rolled into the weekend, anticipation grew exponentially as every second ticked towards The Cure, an act so colossal in both [More…]

Turnstile and more: Riot Fest at Douglass Park

Click here and here for reviews of Riot Fest at Douglass Park. For upcoming Riot Fest announcements, visit RiotFest.org. [Show [More…]

George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic, Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon, Turnstile rev up Riot Fest

The stars were out long before the sunset for the start of Riot Fest, the annual alternative extravaganza that draws a capacity crowd from all across America and otherwise to [More…]

City Winery sees a “Superwoman” in “Queen of New Jack Swing” Karyn White’s comeback

Few voices were as ubiquitous on R&B radio as the 1980s bled into the ‘90s as Karyn White, who became the inaugural female artist to have her first three singles land [More…]

“I Just Wanna Stop” legend Gino Vannelli about to offer Arcada Theatre five distinctive decades

One of the most distinctive singer/songwriters of the 1970s and ‘80s became even more versatile from the ‘90s through now, but not before stepping out of the limelight at [More…]

“Wish Upon A Star” when trumpeter Herb Alpert, Lani Hall take Vic Theatre to Tijuana, Brasil, today

As an artist, Herb Alpert revolutionized the trumpet since the days of the Tijuana Brass outselling The Beatles by double, through frequently sampled solo re-inventions and [More…]