1990s Archives - Chicago Concert Reviews

Genesee Theatre gets “Lost In Love” over Australian duo Air Supply’s 50th anniversary bash

Australia’s soft pop superstars Air Supply, comprised of lead singer Russell Hitchcock and guitarist/vocalist Graham Russell, have supposedly never had a single argument, [More…]

The synths of Howard Jones’ “Everlasting Love” and ABC’s “Poison Arrow” pierce the Genesee

In England, Howard Jones and ABC are enormous, though they each made quite a splash throughout America and elsewhere, especially when dominating MTV in the 1980s. Thankfully, [More…]

“Clue: Live On Stage!” a CIBC Theatre farce of murder, mania and multiple endings

The board game broke sales records since the 1940s and the movie became a cult classic of the 1980s, so it’s probably only a matter of time before “Clue: Live On [More…]

Neo-psychedelic experiments and “No Rain” for Genesee when Blind Melon blasts back

One of the most promising alternative acts of the early 1990s was unquestionably Blind Melon, but the band’s original shelf-life was cut disastrously short by the untimely [More…]

Cirque du Soleil’s “Ovo” an unreal visual, aerial array for Now Arena and the entire family

When Cirque du Soleil created “Ovo” as its 25th production to mark a silver anniversary, organizers made sure it was extra astonishing, resulting in 4,000 or so [More…]

“Things Can Only Get Better” when synth-pop pioneer Howard Jones joins ABC at the Genesee

Synth-pop pioneer Howard Jones defined much of the 1980s thanks to such contagious cuts as “Things Can Only Get Better,” “No One Is To Blame,” “Everlasting Love,” [More…]

Glasgow’s alternative rockers Travis “Raze The Bar” during living room-like Vic Theatre visit

For its most extensive tour throughout America since 2009, Glasgow’s alternative rockers Travis more than made up for lost time, updating everyone on its latest album, [More…]

Now Drury Lane “Got A Friend” and “Feel The Earth Move” in “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical”

No matter how often “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” makes the touring or regional rounds through the Chicago area, it’s a perennial favorite that’s just as fresh [More…]

George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic hang at House Of Blues “Just For The Funk Of It!”

It goes without saying George Clinton laid the funky foundation for not only what became rap and hip-hop, but the modern day make-up of jam bands, which is why whenever he [More…]

Together and separately, Howie Mandel and Arsenio Hall has Hard Rock Live howling

Long before either Howie Mandel or Arsenio Hall became household names on TV, they were cutting their stand-up comedy chops in clubs, and though the Hard Rock Live Northern [More…]