2000s Archives - Page 3 of 91 - Chicago Concert Reviews

A “Better Broken” Sarah McLachlan builds a glorious mystery for the Auditorium Theatre

Throughout the process of revisiting the classic “Fumbling Towards Ecstasy” collection in honor of its 30th anniversary and putting together the landmark “Lilith Fair: [More…]

Billy Corgan, Lyric Opera reinterpret The Smashing Pumpkins’ “Mellon Collie” masterpiece

When Chicago’s The Smashing Pumpkins released the sprawling, 28-track double album “Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness” in 1995, it changed the course of the whole [More…]

“Million Dollar Quartet Christmas” lights a “Ring Of Fire” around the Marriott Theatre

When the doors to Memphis’ Sun Studio opened on December 4, 1956, little did progenitor Sam Phillips know he’d soon be witness to a historic rock and roll jam session [More…]

“Hell’s Kitchen” heats up and puts Nederlander Theatre in Alicia Keys’ “Empire State Of Mind”

Soulful pop meets hip-hop singer/songwriter Alicia Keys knows firsthand what it’s like to grow up in what could arguably be considered New York’s most creative [More…]

“Iron” Mike Tyson’s legendary laughs and insights knock out Rockford’s Hard Rock

He’s always been “the baddest man on the planet” in the ring, but “Iron” Mike Tyson also has much funnier and more insightful sides showing through now that he’s [More…]

Ben Folds minus Five and purely a piano still means “Rockin’ The Suburbs” Genesee-style

For much of the 1990s into the 2000s, he fronted alternative/indie rockers Ben Folds Five, then embarked on a wide-ranging solo expedition, including recorded collaborations [More…]

Boz Scaggs’ “Rhythm Revue” results in a jazzy, bluesy Auditorium Theatre “Detour”

The legend of Boz Scaggs has more than spoken for itself since the 1960s, from getting a start in the Steve Miller Band, to becoming a solo superstar and practically putting [More…]

Cameron Crowe, John Cusack “Say Anything” while unpacking “The Uncool” for Athenaeum

When rock and roll journalism was at the peak of its influence, there was no more powerful of a pen than the one belonging to Cameron Crowe, who went on to write, produce, [More…]

Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening has Hard Rock reveling in “Physical Graffiti” 50th

Considering the band is no longer active and its surviving members have moved on to other unrelated projects, Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening is currently the closest [More…]

Penn & Teller astound Chicago Theatre with magic, comedy a half-century in the making

Tons have tried to follow in their footsteps throughout the last half-century, but Penn Jillette and Raymond Joseph Teller, better known to legions of followers as Penn [More…]