Whitford / St. Holmes reunion nails new, old, Aerosmith and Nugent
In 1981 with respective time apart from Aerosmith and Ted Nugent’s band, Brad Whitford and Derek St. Holmes teamed up for a self-titled album on CBS Records, followed by a [More…]
Hard Rock
Reconfigured British rockers The Babys pick up where they left off
Throughout the late 1970s and early ‘80s, British rockers The Babys had a string of big budget albums and high charting singles, but then basically vanished with little [More…]
Ian Anderson revitalizes the classics and beyond in “Jethro Tull: The Rock Opera”
With 30 studio and live albums that collectively sold over 60 million copies, Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull have toured the globe countless times since it all kicked off at [More…]
Grace Potter at Chicago Theatre
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Scorpions celebrate 50 years with loads of sting left
In spite of the fact that Scorpions bluffed a farewell tour a few years ago, the hard rock/heavy metal heroes had at least two worthwhile reasons to celebrate on this [More…]
AC/DC shakes Wrigley all night long
As one of the most enduring heavy bands in history, it was far from a shock to find AC/DC selling out Wrigley Field at the initial onsale of its “Rock Or Bust” World [More…]
Foreigner at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
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Lenny Kravitz slays with rock n’ soul swagger
With more than three years between studio projects and at least that long since he last stepped foot in Chicago, it remained to be seen to what extent Lenny Kravitz would [More…]
Foo Fighters rock Wrigley with classic alternative undercard
Now two decades into a consistently compelling career that’s endured beyond countless flavors of the day, the Foo Fighters could very well be considered the ultimate [More…]
Lollapalooza’s Saturday showdown: Metallica rocks, Sam Smith croons
Topping the sheer magnitude of Paul McCartney’s Lollapalooza headlining slot on Friday may have been impossible, but following up with one of the most enduring hard rock [More…]