The Unlikely Candidates: “High Low” Tour at Lakeshore Drive-In
For additional information on The Unlikely Candidates, visit TheUnlikelyCandidates.com. Upcoming concert highlights at the Lakeshore Drive-In include Subtronics with Zia [More…]
2000s
Honoring Eddie Van Halen with a glimpse back at the band’s final tour through Tinley Park
Guitar god Eddie Van Halen be gone, but his eruptive playing style will never fade away and neither will memories of what turned out to be the group’s last trip to town. [More…]
“Becoming Human”: Simon Collins, a labyrinth of sounds and a famous musical father
Throughout each of his electronically-focused solo albums, then one with progressive and alternative rock experimenters Sound Of Contact, Simon Collins keeps evolving with an [More…]
Jenny Berggren sees “The Sign” in Ace Of Base’s “All That She Wants: The Classic Collection”
Sweden’s Ace Of Base wasn’t the country’s first major pop export by any means, but the group that saw “The Sign” and made the mightiest splash since ABBA is [More…]
Guitar hero Phil X “Right On The Money” with The Drills and Bon Jovi
Fans of Phil X fronting The Drills or playing guitar for Bon Jovi are all in luck because there’s loads of new music coming from both camps. For starters, this session [More…]
“#Family,” faith, tide Grammy and Dove nominee Ayiesha Woods over until “Full Circle”
New York-born/Bermuda-raised artist Ayiesha Woods first made a national splash when she signed to TobyMac’s Gotee Records, releasing a trio of projects throughout the 2000s [More…]
Illinois’ own David Hawkins flies higher in Hawk with R.E.M., Hoople, Costello collaborators
Garage rock/power pop players Hawk have flown in one format or another across several celebrated long players, but it wasn’t until the brand new album, “Fly,” when the [More…]
A “Solid” step ahead for jazzy sax frontrunner Boney James
Like so many at the moment, Boney James’ plans to release a new project were pushed back a bit, but that didn’t stop its title track, “Solid,” from already topping [More…]
Hard rockers Hinder reach 15 years of “Extreme Behavior,” branch out with Dangerous Hippies
Fifteen years have flown by for fairly prolific hard rockers Hinder, and though the band’s getting a breather while waiting on the rescheduled dates to perform all of [More…]
Veteran Styx beat keeper Todd Sucherman moves to the mic for “Last Flight Home”
What started out as a paid summer vacation keeping the beat for classic rockers Styx on 1996’s “Return To Paradise” reunion turned out to be a life-long career for Todd [More…]