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“No Rain, No Flowers” for The Black Keys, Hunt. Bank Pavilion, plus Gary Clark Jr.’s grooves

Sometimes it takes a storm to come back swinging, and even if The Black Keys were overly ambitious planning a prior tour that ultimately got canceled amidst very public [More…]

The Guess Who’s Burton Cummings makes “A Few Good Moments” and more with North Shore

Armed with an impressive new solo album and six decades of smashes as singer/songwriter for The Guess Who, Burton Cummings brought many more than “A Few Good Moments” to [More…]

Guess Who’s heading to the North Shore Center? Canada’s legendary Burton Cummings

Six decades of constant radio rotation made Burton Cummings a global icon, though just because he has more gold records than anyone could count, The Guess Who’s original [More…]

Kings Of Leon crank up the anthems in the spirit of “Can We Please Have Fun” on Northerly Island

The brothers who comprise Kings Of Leon just crossed the two decade mark of revitalizing several shades of rock and roll, yet guitarist/singer Caleb, fellow guitarist [More…]

England’s Arctic Monkeys drive “The Car” through United Center, “Look Good On The Dance Floor”

Being one of the most consistently compelling English exports of the last two decades has afforded Arctic Monkeys endless global acclaim, which continues to translate to [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…]

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…]

Illinois’ own David Hawkins flies higher in Hawk with R.E.M., Hoople, Costello collaborators

Garage rock/power pop players Hawk have flown in one format or another across several celebrated long players, but it wasn’t until the brand new album, “Fly,” when the [More…]

The Hives: “Scream Team” Tour at Vic Theatre

For additional information on The Hives, visit TheHivesBroadcastingService.com. For a list of upcoming Jam Productions shows, visit JamUSA.com. For a list of upcoming [More…]

Bieber, Britney, ID, FOB songwriter Justin Tranter unveils his Chicago Academy For The Arts studio

Roughly 20 years ago, Justin Tranter graduated from the Chicago Academy for the Arts and was already well on his way to becoming a superstar. For starters, he started the [More…]