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“Fielder’s choices” and all the essentials from Billy Joel in milestone Wrigley Field sell out

“I don’t have anything new out,” admitted Billy Joel shortly after kicking off his fourth consecutive Wrigley Field sell out (not counting his prior pair alongside [More…]

Founder Mick Jones and the current Foreigner mark four decades with “Hot Blooded” hits

With a new double disc entitled “40: Forty Hits From Forty Years” and a tour tackling that very topic, 2017 is shaping up to be another banner year for Foreigner. These [More…]

Alphaville: “Strange Attractor” Tour at Chicago Theatre

Click here for a review of Alphaville with Christopher Anton and The Joneses from the Chicago Theatre. For additional information on Alphaville, visit Alphaville.Info. [More…]

“Big In Japan” but Alphaville also appreciated in Chicago, plus “Pure Energy” from Christopher Anton

Waiting 16 years for Alphaville to revisit America would’ve been long enough, but believe it or not, up until a summer Sunday in 2017, the band who first began in 1982 had [More…]

Christopher Anton (ex-Information Society) and The Joneses: “Send Me An Angel” Tour at Chicago Theatre

Click here for a review of Christopher Anton and The Joneses with Alphaville from the Chicago Theatre. For additional information on Christopher Anton and The Joneses, visit [More…]

Germany’s “Forever Young” synthpop stars Alphaville making area debut at Chicago Theatre

When Alphaville first landed on the synthpop landscape in the 1980s with smashes such as “Big In Japan” and “Forever Young,” the German band quickly spread its wings [More…]

United Center becomes non-stop “Boogie Wonderland” thanks to Earth, Wind & Fire, Chic

Whoever’s idea it was to pair Earth, Wind & Fire with Chic featuring Nile Rodgers on “2054 The Tour” should’ve thought of the combination a lot sooner because [More…]

Easygoing, uplifting storytelling from James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt at Wrigley Field

Singer/songwriters don’t usually find themselves in stadiums, but given James Taylor’s status as one of the world’s finest and most appreciated at the craft, he managed [More…]

Slayer, Stone Sour and more: Chicago Open Air at Toyota Park

Click here for a Chicago Open Air review from Toyota Park. For more information on Chicago Open Air, Slayer and Stone Sour, visit ChicagoOpenAir.com, Slayer.net and [More…]

KISS spares no expense, Korn connects, Ozzy electrifies for Chicago Open Air

Just two years into its annual tradition, Chicago Open Air scored not only KISS in a rare American festival appearance, but also the proportionately iconic Ozzy Osbourne less [More…]