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Des Plaines Theatre is a believer in The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz and locals Good Clean Fun

The Monkees may be no more, but original member Micky Dolenz sure did keep the iconic TV stars turned pop/rock group’s spirit alive when he stopped by the packed and [More…]

Micky Dolenz: “Dolenz Sings Nesmith” Tour at Des Plaines Theatre

Click here for a review of Micky Dolenz at the Des Plaines Theatre. For additional information on Micky Dolenz, visit MickyDolenz.com. Upcoming concert highlights at the Des [More…]

Steve Howe and Yes steer Hard Rock Live Indiana “Close To The Edge,” remember Alan White

The personnel in the various versions of Yes has constantly changed, but no matter the members in a given moment, the unifying thread has always been master musicianship [More…]

“You’ll shoot your eye out” laughing through Marriott Theatre’s edition of “A Christmas Story”

Every holiday season, “A Christmas Story” gets at least one 24-hour marathon on TV, meaning most of the American public probably has the movie memorized. But there’s [More…]

Chicago Theatre hangs on Bono’s every word, with or without U2, “Surrender” a must-read

In terms of rock star memoirs, Bono could very well take the prize for perhaps being the most anticipated ever, though that lifelong wait finally came to an end following the [More…]

All-star songwriter Karla Bonoff, guitarist Nina Gerber invite City Winery into their living room

The songwriter side of Karla Bonoff always seems to connect with some serious voices, from her earliest exposure on Linda Ronstadt’s “Hasten Down The Wind” project, to [More…]

“I Love Your Smile,” “90210” singer Shanice soulful, incredible during City Winery comeback

Before “American Idol” and “The Voice,” Shanice was thrilling television audiences on “Star Search” as a mere child, quickly signing a record deal by age eleven [More…]

Judas Priest’s “50 Heavy Metal Years,” the second coming of Queensrÿche electrify Genesee

Getting the arena-sized production of Judas Priest into cozy confines of the Genesee Theatre could’ve been a challenge, but wound up benefiting the sold out audience, who [More…]

Guitar hero Jeff Beck, Hollywood Vampire Johnny Depp get Chicago Theatre feeling “18” again

Since beginning with The Yardbirds in the 1960s right between Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page’s stints, Jeff Beck became an original guitar hero who went on to front his own [More…]

A crowded City Winery “Can’t Wait Another Minute” for revived R&B hit makers Hi-Five

During the height of the new jack swing explosion in the early 1990s, Hi-Five consistently ruled the charts and video networks with a series of soulful harmonies, slick [More…]