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Close Enemies and Tom Hamilton from Aerosmith rock City Winery like the “Sound Of A Train”

In spite of being a band new band without an album out quite yet, there was a sense that Close Enemies was already seasoned well beyond its years during an inaugural tour [More…]

Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton talks about becoming Close Enemies, nearing City Winery

There’s a brand new and steadily buzzing rock band brewing in the form of Close Enemies, although chances are at least a few of the names are already familiar throughout a [More…]

Romantic R&B, Shalamar grooves and the gospel praises of Howard Hewett please City Winery

Fresh off an extremely rare visit with funk, disco and pop hitmakers Shalamar after over 25 years away from the area, principal member Howard Hewett returned to solo life for [More…]

PureSoul Presents City Winery with “A Quincy Jones Celebration” in honor of the late local

The late 2024 loss of producer, composer, arranger, conductor, multi-instrumentalist, bandleader and first ever Black record label executive Quincy Jones was immeasurable, [More…]

“The Love King” Raheem DeVaughn casts a quiet storm over six capacity City Winery stops

Singer/songwriter/radio personality Raheem DeVaughn once described himself as an “R&B hippie neo-soul rock star,” which after regular comparisons to Stevie Wonder, [More…]

Veteran stand-up Paula Poundstone pours City Winery a double cocktail of New Year’s Eve comedy

In the 45 years of combining observational humor and spontaneity as a stand-up comedian, Paula Poundstone became a master of the stage, while also branching out into numerous [More…]

LeVert, Rude Boys and Men At Large members’ LeVert Experience a City Winery “Casanova”

The last time the original line-up of LeVert came to Chicago was the Budweiser Superfest in 1993, and outside of Gerald Levert and LSG periodically performing a few tracks up [More…]

City Winery swears by the entirely original All-4-One’s 30th anniversary late night love fest

Love songs have defined the pop meets R&B stylings of All-4-One since its self-titled debut sold over four million copies while earning Jamie Jones, Delious Kennedy, [More…]

“Get Here” interpreter, in-demand collaborator Oleta Adams bids jazzy goodbye to City Winery

Ever since she was discovered by “Shout” mega-stars Tears For Fears while singing at the Hyatt Regency in Kansas City circa the 1980s, Oleta Adams became one of [More…]

The Doors’ guitarist and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Robby Krieger lights City Winery’s fire

As the original guitarist and frequent songwriter for The Doors, Robby Krieger could easily rest on his laurels, but even at 78-years-old, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, [More…]