2020s Archives - Chicago Concert Reviews

Hearts will go on as the Marriott Theatre climbs aboard a relevant and romance-filled “Titanic”

In the mania surrounding the movie “Titanic” and a certain power ballad by Celine Dion, the Broadway musical didn’t earn as much of the public’s attention when they [More…]

House Of Blues “Hanging By A Moment” over the unplugged side of Lifehouse’s Jason Wade

Following a fairly steady streak from the early 2000s onward, alternative rockers Lifehouse went on hiatus at the turn of the 2020s, though at least there hasn’t been a [More…]

Rialto says “Forever And Ever, Amen” when Randy Travis returns alongside James Dupré (“The Voice”)

For the first time since right before having a stroke in 2013, Randy Travis returned to the road, bringing the “More Life” Tour to the Rialto Square Theatre, the “Jewel [More…]

Brooks & Dunn have a classic country “Reboot” under the “Neon Moon” of a sold out Allstate Arena

Breaking up was hard to do for Brooks & Dunn, who at this point have spent more time reunited than they did apart, and following 100 minutes in front of a capacity crowd [More…]

Shakespeare Theater turns setbacks of British Invasion band The Kinks into a “Sunny Afternoon”

The likelihood of The Kinks reuniting is extremely low, especially considering co-founding brothers Ray and Dave Davies’ advancing ages or decades of disagreements, but [More…]

Allstate Arena can’t get the “Tension” of global pop princess Kylie Minogue out of its head

Australian singer/songwriter/actress Kylie Minogue doesn’t come to America all that often, which is why the double Grammy Award-winner always fills places the size of the [More…]

Kraftwerk adapts a “Multimedia,” electro approach to “Autobahn” onward at Auditorium

From the moment members practically invented electronic music in the front half of the 1970s, and certainly ages before it became so universally accepted, Kraftwerk’s [More…]

North Shore Center finds former Barenaked Ladies co-leader Steven Page stripping down as a duo

During the prime period of the Barenaked Ladies, mainly the early 1990s to late 2000s, Steven Page lent his distinctive vocals and witty songwriting to the alternative pop [More…]

“Just Us”: Bob James & Dave Koz’s contemporary jazz a stunning Studebaker Theater combination

Whether he was providing the foundation for a plethora of future hip-hop samples, basically becoming the godfather of smooth jazz or co-founding the supergroup Fourplay, [More…]

“One Week” away, ex-Barenaked Ladies co-leader Steven Page bares all for North Shore Center

Either individually or when previously co-leading Canada’s alternative pop superstars Barenaked Ladies, Steven Page has an immediately recognizable voice with some of the [More…]