The Cure: “Shows Of A Lost World” Tour at United Center
Alternative/gothic rock innovators The Cure don’t come around all that often anymore, which made the United Center sell out in seconds for the “Shows Of A Lost World” [More…]
2020s
Blind Boys Of Alabama, Bobby Rush, Albert King’s centennial salute begin bountiful Blues Fest
Since 1984, the Chicago Blues Festival has hosted every major musician of its stripe imaginable, attracting both a considerable local and international audience along the [More…]
Folk/rock/pop/hip-hop blender Dermot Kennedy and Huntington Bank Pavilion ponder “Sonder”
Troubadours who seamlessly intertwine folk, rock, pop and hip-hop are few and far between, but Dermot Kennedy is almost singlehandedly blazing that trail, amassing [More…]
Taylor Swift is forever and Soldier Field’s “Eras” Tour ticket-buying frenzy was worth every penny
At any point of her unparalleled and consistently innovative career, it’s been impossible to get tickets to see Taylor Swift, but after a global pandemic shut down the [More…]
Taylor Swift: “The Eras” Tour at Soldier Field
Click here for a review of Taylor Swift at Soldier Field. For additional information on Taylor Swift, visit TaylorSwift.com. Upcoming concert highlights at the Soldier Field [More…]
Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Cool,” arty and astonishing as packed Huntington Bank Pavilion opens
Nearly a decade may have passed since the Yeah Yeah Yeahs reunited in the studio, but the indie/alternative/garage/punk/synthesizer-spiked rockers picked up precisely where [More…]
A flawlessly operatic Andrea Bocelli causes a full capacity Allstate Arena to “Believe”
Not since Luciano Pavarotti has an Italian operatic tenor captured the hearts of the entire globe to the extent of the otherwise inimitable Andrea Bocelli, who has thus far [More…]
Lizzo gets another sold out United Center feeling “Good As Hell” and it’s “About Damn Time”
Those who’ve been with Lizzo since the very beginning a decade ago always believed she was destined for superstardom, and not only did the rapper/singer/songwriter/actress [More…]
Sparks fly, alternative anthems flow when Hard Rock Live lands arena and festival fillers The Killers
Generally speaking, whenever The Killers come to town, it’s to fill up a sports arena the size of the United Center or headline the even more enormous Lollapalooza, so [More…]
Blink-182: “Reunion” Tour at United Center
Hot on the heels of a surprise headlining slot at Coachella, a fully reunited Blink-182 filled up all of the United Center for a pair of pop/punk overviews that spanned the [More…]