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Pianist/producer David Foster, singer/actress Katharine McPhee make a Hard Rock power couple

On the artist side of the coin, David Foster is already one of the world’s premier piano players, but when it comes to his work as a super producer and ace songwriter for [More…]

“Sessanta” birthday bash unites A Perfect Circle, Primus, Puscifer and packs Wintrust Arena

Man of many bands, Maynard James Keenan, just turned 60 and he’s celebrating in style with a whole host of musically intricate friends throughout the “Sessanta” Tour, [More…]

Guitar superpowers Joe Satriani, Steve Vai join forces and fill up the Riverside Theater

Veteran guitar god Joe Satriani and his former student/fellow superpower Steve Vai have frequently crossed paths since the 1980s, but believe it or not, outside of the [More…]

Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ Top uphold legacies during Vibrant Arena’s “Sharp Dressed Simple Man” stop

Putting together Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top for the “Sharp Dressed Simple Man” Tour is a slam dunk of an idea considering each of the legendary acts are cornerstones of [More…]

Allstate feels the country connection of Kane Brown, Tyler Hubbard and Parmalee “In The Air”

Billboard once predicted Kane Brown would be “the future of country music,” and now a decade after gradually building up a grassroots fan base on social media, he’s a [More…]

“I Don’t Want To Wait” icon Paula Cole, fresh off “Lo,” enthralls Old Town School on tour opener

Almost a decade has passed since Paula Cole released an entirely original pop/rock album following a string of jazz, folk and social justice-themed projects, but “Lo” [More…]

R&B Grammy nominee, “Refill” singer/songwriter Elle Varner unplugs for City Winery stretch

Growing up with musical parents who supported established artists behind the scenes gave Elle Varner a chance to basically grow up in studios and on the road, so it was only [More…]

LANY’s life-affirming pop is “A Beautiful Blur” to Indy’s Old National Centre, Salt Shed up next

“We’re like the biggest band you’ve never heard about,” LANY front man Paul Jason Klein once told Chicago Concert Reviews, but no matter where the indie [More…]

The danceable British beats of Jesus Jones’ 35th anniversary “Right Here, Right Now” at Space

Getting Jesus Jones from England to America isn’t all that easy or frequent anymore, but there was no stopping the platinum-plus Grammy Award nominees from finally mounting [More…]

Two decades of Celtic Woman’s classical meets contemporary coming to Rosemont Theatre

In the twenty years since Celtic Woman brought its harmonious cocktail of classical or contemporary covers and originals to the masses, they’ve been named Billboard’s #1 [More…]