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“End Of The Road” gets closer for KISS following Milwaukee’s bloody, pyro-blasting bonanza

The process of KISS saying goodbye for good, despite having already done this at the turn of the millennium, got a lot longer due to pandemic-related postponements. But the [More…]

Irish blues belter Van Morrison is still the man during kick-off to Chicago Theatre weekend

Even at 76-years-old, Van Morrison is as prolific as ever, already announcing the May 20 release of “What’s It Gonna Take?” a mere year after dropping the double album, [More…]

Believers Journey find “Freedom” with Allstate Arena sell out, alongside “Africa” originators Toto

Coming off a singular club show in Chicago, followed by headlining Lollapalooza last summer found Journey spreading its wings all the more when the full-fledged “Freedom” [More…]

R&B, jazz and gospel songstress Regina Belle opens up “A Whole New World” for City Winery

She doesn’t come to Chicago all that often, but wherever Grammy Award-winner Regina Belle does stop by for a soulful serenade, it’s a major happening, which in latest [More…]

More than 20 years since stopping by these shores, it’s the right time to roll to Scotland’s Del Amitri

Scotland’s alternative/roots rockers Del Amitri were one of the brightest and best bands to spring out of the late 1980s and thrive well into the ‘90s, but there hasn’t [More…]

Bon Jovi: “2022” Tour at Fiserv Forum

When Bon Jovi released the studio album, “2020,” it was impossible to proceed with the gargantuan tour that was planned given it wound up being the height of the [More…]

XTC’s Terry Chambers sends City Winery into English pop EXTC after four dormant decades

Few UK acts of the early 1980s are as revered as XTC, who despite never having fully exploded in America, nonetheless had a string of brilliantly crafted singles that clearly [More…]

A full Ravinia season stacked with Diana Ross, Sting, Pitbull, Stevie Nicks, The Black Crowes

Ravinia absolutely made the most out of post-lockdown life last year with a shortened but no less spectacular season, though 2022 finally finds the world’s longest-running [More…]

Eagles: “Hotel California” Tour at United Center

Click here for a review of the Eagles at the United Center. For additional information on the Eagles, visit Eagles.com. Upcoming concert highlights at the United Center [More…]

An impeccable Eagles at 50 welcome United Center to the “Hotel California”

Out of all the classic Eagles albums, none is more universally beloved than “Hotel California,” so it was only fitting to find the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers performing [More…]