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Seminal garage rockers Hoodoo Gurus finally come from Down Under to fire up City Winery

Somewhere in the middle of the Australian rock explosion that invaded America throughout the 1980s, the Hoodoo Gurus made a significant splash, on one hand sounding like they [More…]

Squeeze: “Join The Dots” Tour at Vic Theatre

Click here for a review of Squeeze at the Vic Theatre Theatre. For additional information on Squeeze, visit SqueezeOfficial.com. For a list of upcoming Jam Productions shows, [More…]

British power pop at its most tempting from a Difford & Tilbrook-led Squeeze

The players may have changed many times, but the constant thread that continues holding Squeeze together is the impenetrable songwriting nucleus of longtime co-leaders Chris [More…]

10,000 Maniacs: “Playing Favorites” Tour at City Winery

Click here for a 10,000 Maniacs review from City Winery. For additional information on 10,000 Maniacs, visit Maniacs.com. Upcoming concert highlights at City Winery include [More…]

With four City Winery sell outs, “these are the days” for 10,000 Maniacs’ rebirth

From the moment 10,000 Maniacs returned with “Music From The Motion Picture” in 2013, its first studio long player in 14 years, the group that helped define the college [More…]

Career-spanning super set from Neil Finn, plus alt-pop spontaneity from Guster

Putting Neil Finn and Guster together on a bill might not seem like the most obvious pairing, but there were clearly threads of melodic pop, jangle rock and delightfully [More…]

Guster: “Evermotion” Tour at Ravinia

Click here for a Guster and Neil Finn review from Ravinia. For additional information on Guster, visit Guster.com. Upcoming concert highlights at Ravinia include Duran Duran [More…]

Neil Finn (Crowded House, Split Enz, The Finn Brothers): “Dizzy Heights” Tour at Ravinia

Click here for a Neil Finn and Guster review from Ravinia. For additional information on Neil Finn, visit NeilFinn.com. Upcoming concert highlights at Ravinia include Duran [More…]

The Smithereens: “Rock Of The Eighties” Tour at Arcada Theatre

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Guster’s “Evermotion” Tour at Vic Theatre

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