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Chicago’s own roots rockers Freddy Jones Band on tap twice for 30th birthday at City Winery

Swept up in the moment by a hit single, few artists look ahead pondering how their music will stack up decades later. Emerging from Chicago’s explosive ‘90s alternative [More…]

In City Winery opener, Vanessa Carlton walks “A Thousand Miles” to learn “Love Is An Art”

At the tail end of the CD era, singer/songwriter/piano player Vanessa Carlton was selling them by the millions and etching her place in pop culture, thanks in part to the [More…]

Soulful “Spend My Life With You” superstar Eric Benét exactly what City Winery wants, needs

Soulful singer/songwriter Eric Benét is no stranger to selling out various City Winery venues all across the country and Chicago’s classy location was no exception for a [More…]

“Alone Together, Again,” Dave Mason causes City Winery to reach a full capacity Traffic jam

Experimental singer/songwriter/guitarist Dave Mason is forever enshrined in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame thanks to his co-founding role in the early jam band, Traffic, [More…]

Living “The Glamorous Life,” percussion queen Sheila E. & The E-Train funk up the City Winery

As an ace session musician for George Duke, Herbie Hancock, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, and later, Gloria Estefan, Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez, Sheila E. [More…]

Former Traffic, Fleetwood Mac member Dave Mason “Feelin’ Alright” about City Winery stops

Few musicians have managed to be part of one Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted supergroup, let alone land in a second with an enormous solo career in between. But Dave [More…]

Multi-platinum singer/songwriter Jon B packs City Winery with smooth, romantic soul

Behind the scenes, Jon B would’ve had an enviable enough career as a writer for the giant likes of the Spice Girls, Toni Braxton, Color Me Badd and countless others, along [More…]

Dance diva CeCe Peniston “Finally” comes full circle, shouts out the house scene at City Winery

From her earliest days singing in church, to repeatedly topping the dance charts in the three decades since debuting with the gold-selling album and title cut, “Finally,” [More…]

City Winery hangs on the sophisticated soul and flashy funk of Loose Ends featuring Jane Eugene

Throughout much of the 1980s into the ‘90s, London’s Loose Ends consistently reached a global audience with its impeccably-produced blend of sophisticated soul and flashy [More…]

Resilient “R&B Diva” Chanté Moore offers City Winery an uplifting “Christmas Back To You”

In both her musical and personal life, singer/songwriter/actress/author Chanté Moore is a prime example of resilience and faith, constantly bouncing back and encouraging [More…]