Zac Brown Band at Wrigley Field
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2010s
Icona Pop steps up stage presence, but falls short of surefire follow-up
When Icona Pop was on the verge of exploding a couple years ago, the Swedish duo was getting pushed by Pitchfork, landing on Lollapalooza and playing clubs like the venerable [More…]
Chris Brown at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
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Kid Ink at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
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Walk the Moon at Lollapalooza
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Lollapalooza’s Saturday showdown: Metallica rocks, Sam Smith croons
Topping the sheer magnitude of Paul McCartney’s Lollapalooza headlining slot on Friday may have been impossible, but following up with one of the most enduring hard rock [More…]
Taylor Swift shines with “1989” during second Soldier Field sell out
Every stadium on Taylor Swift’s “1989” World Tour is basically sold out, but during her second concert at Chicago’s Soldier Field, she admitted to the masses that [More…]
The return of Cyndi Lauper’s revised, revitalized “Kinky Boots”
Following its 2012 debut right here in Chicago, “Kinky Boots” took Broadway by storm, racking up six Tony Awards the following season, including “Best Musical” and [More…]
Pre-Broadway musical “Beaches” juggles jokes, stirring songs and tons of tears
From its infancy as a novel by Iris Rainer Dart through a blockbuster silver screen adaptation starring Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey, “Beaches” continues to be an [More…]
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga enchant with standards and swing at Ravinia
In a week that’s brought The Rolling Stones to Summerfest, five nights of U2 to the United Center and a trio of Grateful Dead farewell shows to Soldier Field, it would seem [More…]