Exposé and more: “Freestyle Free For All” Tour at Rosemont Theatre
When AMPM Concerts advertised the “Freestyle Free For All” Tour the greatest line-up the genre has ever seen, they arguably weren’t exaggerating thanks to a marathon [More…]
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United Center “Beautifully Broken” over the country, southern rock and hip-hop hybrid of Jelly Roll
Some call him country, others say its southern rock with a hint of hip-hop, although perhaps most accurately, its a hybrid of them all, but no matter how Jelly Roll is [More…]
Elite artist, songwriter and producer Babyface brings Hard Rock Live loads of chart-toppers
Having hailed from a little further down the road in Indianapolis, it was a homecoming of sorts when Kenny Edmonds, better known to the masses as Babyface, came to Hard Rock [More…]
Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals point the H.B. Pavilion towards a soulful and silky “Malibu”
Each of Anderson .Paak’s four geographically-themed albums have been widely acclaimed and embraced, yet 2016’s “Malibu” is the one that really put him on the path to [More…]
Slayer and more: Riot Fest at Douglass Park
Click here, here and here for reviews of Riot Fest at Douglass Park. For upcoming Riot Fest announcements, visit RiotFest.org. [Show [More…]
Riot Fest resumes with another NOFX farewell, plus Waxahatchee, Spoon and Descendants
The freight train of Riot Fest kept right on rolling into the weekend, allowing even more attendees a lengthy chance to soak in the alternative sounds, wonderfully wild [More…]
Hometown heroes Fall Out Boy, The Offspring, The Marley Brothers, Cypress Hill rev up Riot Fest
The opening night of the alternative-minded Riot Fest would’ve been enough to pack Douglass Park on any given year, but it was surely bolstered by a spectacle-heavy [More…]
Riot Fest gets ready to rumble into Douglass Park starring Slayer, Beck, St. Vincent, NOFX’s farewell
Summer may be winding down, but there’s no better way to wrap the season than with the weekend-long roar of Riot Fest, which is steadily becoming every alternative music [More…]
“Popular Monster” Falling In Reverse rock, rap and roar inside a packed Huntington Bank Pavilion
Trying to pinpoint Falling In Reverse is practically impossible, not that it’s really necessary, but for those outside the know, imagine a hard rock meets metalcore [More…]
TLC’s “CrazySexyCool” turns 30 as Ravinia reads 25 years of “FanMail,” Shaggy is “Boombastic”
It was a double celebration for TLC, the best-selling American girl group of all time, who not only found the classic “CrazySexyCool” collection turning 30 during its [More…]