CIBC Theatre’s political saga set to hip-hop, “Hamilton,” as relevant, revolutionary as ever
The profound impact “Hamilton” continues to have on pop culture, politics and education is unparalleled, yet it’s perhaps even more relevant and [More…]
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Julian Jumpin’ Perez has Hard Rock “Jumpin’ Back To The 90s” with beats from La Bouche, more
The Chicago house music scene has its fair share of giants on stage and behind the scenes, including Julian Jumpin’ Perez, who lands somewhere in between as a both a club [More…]
Hard Rock flips hip-hop with solo, collaborative sides of Wu-Tang Clan’s Method Man & Redman
The lightning rod of success usually doesn’t strike twice let alone multiple times, yet Method Man & Redman managed to make it happen, whether it be on their own, [More…]
G. Love & Special Sauce serve Space a laidback glass of “Lemonade” in honor of 20th birthday
When it comes to sunny songwriting delivered with a hip-hop cadence over laidback beats, Philadelphia’s G. Love & Special Sauce could quite possibly be in a class [More…]
Shaggy’s sunny reggae party and Lit’s platinum power punk ring in Hard Rock Live’s New Year
Quantity often outweighs quality when it comes to New Year’s Eve concert choices, but for anyone around the Chicago area, the Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana was hands down [More…]
Original line-up of R&B Grammy winners Jagged Edge captivate Arie Crown “Cuffing Season”
For 30 straight years, Jagged Edge has not only defined the R&B scene with a string of chart-topping singles, yet in a rare feat regarding any genre, has done so [More…]
Nelly, Teddy Swims, lots of leading ladies and all of 103.5 KISS FM’s Jingle Ball exhilarate Allstate
The most prominent names representing several shades of pop music converged on the Allstate Arena for 103.5 KISS FM’s Jingle Ball, the annual iHeartRadio mini-festival [More…]
“Hell’s Kitchen” heats up and puts Nederlander Theatre in Alicia Keys’ “Empire State Of Mind”
Soulful pop meets hip-hop singer/songwriter Alicia Keys knows firsthand what it’s like to grow up in what could arguably be considered New York’s most creative [More…]
“Truth To Power,” hip-hop pioneer/iconic actor Ice Cube takes United Center from N.W.A. to now
Hip-hop has its fair share of international icons and Ice Cube is right towards the very top of that list, especially in light of the “Truth To Power: 4 Decades Of [More…]
The Beach Boys featuring John Stamos 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…]