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Genesee Theatre will debut Blood, Sweat & Tears featuring former Chicago singer Jason Scheff

No matter the members, jazz-rock innovators Blood, Sweat & Tears have always consisted of the most phenomenal musicians on the planet, ensuring a legacy that includes [More…]

Allstar Jam of Jeff Skunk Baxter, Derek St. Holmes, John Elefante kicks off summer with the classics

Outdoor concerts are officially open for business and Get Loud Entertainment’s Allstar Jam Summer Kickoff was one of the best possible ways to signal the season’s arrival [More…]

Jeff Skunk Baxter eying Allstar Jam armed with “Speed Of Heat,” Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers

Spending more than six decades as an elite session guitarist means Jeff Skunk Baxter played with practically everyone, on top of being an original member of jazzy rockers [More…]

Multiple Grammy winner and guitar genius Pat Metheny’s “Side-Eye” stuns in Ravinia return

Calling Pat Metheny a jazz artist is certainly accurate, but it also sells the guitar genius short since he’s won twenty Grammy Awards in a record-breaking ten categories, [More…]

Hometown heroes Chicago a “Hard Habit To Break” during Ravinia’s idyllic opening weekend

Nothing is as synonymous with summer surrounding the Windy City than Ravinia, and when it came to opening weekend, there was arguably no more quintessential act to consider [More…]

Little Feat: “50th Anniversary” Tour at Vic Theatre

Click here for a review of Little Feat at the Vic Theatre. For additional information on Little Feat, visit LittleFeat.net. For a list of upcoming concerts at the Vic [More…]

Running through a half-century of roots rock gumbo with a super sold out Little Feat

Aside from sitting out some of the 1980s, Little Feat’s been a constant recording and touring presence since the band began in 1969 with singer/guitarist Lowell George and [More…]

Progtoberfest scores Soft Machine 44 years since visiting America, Theo Travis reveals the “Hidden Details”

Canterbury’s Soft Machine was amongst the earliest bands to merge psychedelic sounds, progressive rock and jazz fusion in the back half of the 1960s, and while it never [More…]

“Soundstage” season premieres with Chicago marking 50 years of its sprawling second project

The time has finally come for the latest season of PBS’ “Soundstage” to launch, and for those tuning in on WTTW Chicago especially, there’s no better place than to [More…]

The Zombies: “Edge Of The Rainbow” Tour at City Winery

Click here for a review of The Zombies at City Winery. For additional information The Zombies, visit TheZombiesMusic.com. Upcoming concert highlights at City Winery include [More…]