From disco to house and hip-hop, Jody Watley and new Shalamar sparkle
For the first time in a long time, “Soul Train” dancer turned Shalamar singer and solo artist/songwriter/producer/model/entrepreneur Jody Watley returned home to Chicago, [More…]
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The flashy, southern and soulful sides of Martina McBride
Just a few minutes into her first performance at Merrillville’s Star Plaza Theatre since 2000, Martina McBride promised the packed house they’d be entertained [More…]
Danielson at the Wilson Abbey
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Time spent in funk’s past reveals many ties to present during Narski Music’s night with Prince’s pals
Well over two thousand funk fans packed the Tinley Park Convention Center for the spring installment of Narski Music’s “It’s A Party With A Purpose,” [More…]
Los Lobos turns in a spicy Tex-Mex blend well beyond “La Bamba”
More than four decades since forming in East L.A., Los Lobos continues its road warrior tradition armed with a Tex-Mex blend that leans just as liberally on rock, country, [More…]
Country outlaw Travis Tritt demonstrates the power of one
Coming from the same country music class of 1989 that birthed Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson and Clint Black, singer/songwriter/guitarist Travis Tritt sure has his share of [More…]
From The Gap Band through today, Uncle Charlie’s a soul survivor
He pioneered the electric funk scene as leader of The Gap Band throughout the 1970s and ’80s, and then in one of the most monumental (albeit somewhat unlikely) [More…]
Bush at the Riviera Theatre
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Extreme celebrates 25th anniversary of definitive album
Long before Gary Cherone fronted Van Halen or Nuno Bettencourt played lead guitar for Rihanna and Perry Farrell’s Satellite Party, Boston’s hard rock heroes [More…]
Revival of The Who’s “Tommy” rocks Paramount’s Broadway series
From the classic 1969 album to the 1975 film, the 1993 musical and recurring concerts by band members through this very day, The Who’s “Tommy” is nothing [More…]