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“Totally Tubular” Thomas Dolby plans to blind Illinois with science and “Iconic 80s Recollections”

There’s so much more to Thomas Dolby than simply being the inventor of “She Blinded Me With Science,” although the fact it had such a prominent presence [More…]

Genesee lands a once-in-a-lifetime look at timeless troubadour Bob Dylan’s “Rough And Rowdy Ways”

No single American artist possesses the impact or endurance as Bob Dylan, who for nearly seven decades, served as a muse for practically every singer/songwriter on earth, [More…]

The Spinners and The Miracles soulfully shape a Motown double header for the Genesee Theatre

Throughout the 1960s and ’70s, few acts were as soulful as The Spinners and The Miracles, yet even many decades later, each continues to flourish on the dance floor, [More…]

Fiserv Forum believes in the legendary Journey’s “Final Frontier” before going “Separate Ways”

The “Final Frontier” is finally upon Journey, or at least that’s how this tour is titled, though regardless if the wording turns out to be true, the Rock [More…]

Vocal Group Hall of Famers Three Dog Night bring “Joy To The World” and the Genesee Theatre

From the end of the 1960s through the mid-1970s, Three Dog Night logged an unbeatable streak of 21 consecutive Top 40 singles and 12 gold albums in a row, while also selling [More…]

Boy George & Culture Club cheerfully spread all kinds of “Karma” around a sold out Hard Rock Live

So many aspects of 1980s were defined by Boy George & Culture Club, from a brilliant blend of new wave, soul and reggae sounds, to pushing the envelope with gender fluid [More…]

A soulful, bluesy John Oates & The Good Road Band wind their way to the Genesee Theatre

In his solo work, John Oates has embraced a remarkably unique array of styles and sounds, incorporating elements of rock, soul, pop, Americana and more throughout a [More…]

“And The Beat Goes On” after The Whispers, Deniece Williams’ Hard Rock Live “Soul Jam”

Romance was in the air when two of R&B’s finest acts, The Whispers and Deniece Williams, brought some “Valentine’s Soul Jams” to the Hard Rock [More…]

“The Outsiders” makes a riveting transition from the book and screen to Cadillac Palace’s stage

In the four decades since the S.E. Hinton novel turned Francis Ford Coppola-directed film made Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Matt Dillon, Ralph [More…]

The iconic United Center combo of New Edition, Boyz II Men, Toni Braxton in perfect harmony

On their own, New Edition, Boyz II Men and Toni Braxton are each R&B meets pop A-listers, so when the three multi-platinum acts who defined much of the 1980s, ’90s [More…]