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Paul Young and Midge Ure (Ultravox): “The Soundtrack Of Your Life” Tour at B House Live

Click here for a review of Paul Young and Midge Ure at B House Live. For additional information on Midge Ure and Paul Young, visit Paul-Young.com and MidgeUre.co.uk. For a [More…]

Talking Heads’ David Byrne mounts ambitious “American Utopia” concept in gripping weekend closer

Anytime David Byrne comes to town, he never has to worry about ticket sales, but when the envelope-pushing innovator announced his first tour behind an individual album in 14 [More…]

United Center “Just Can’t Get Enough” of the electronic, rock and political sides of Depeche Mode

Nine months after a triumphant outdoor show, Depeche Mode returned to Chicago for their first arena gig in thirteen years. Still touring in support of the superb 2017 album [More…]

Depeche Mode: “Global Spirit” Tour at United Center

Click here for a review of Depeche Mode at the United Center. For additional information on Depeche Mode, visit DepecheMode.com. For a list of upcoming Live Nation shows, [More…]

Walk The Moon: “Press Restart” Tour at Aragon Ballroom

Click here for a review of Walk The Moon at the Aragon Ballroom. For additional information on Walk The Moon, visit WalkTheMoonBand.com. Upcoming concert highlights at the [More…]

A sold out restart from new wave-inflected alternative rockers Walk The Moon

The groundswell surrounding Walk The Moon’s gold-selling album “Talking Is Hard,” and most specifically, its chart-topping single “Shut Up And Dance,” was so [More…]

Squeeze: “Join The Dots” Tour at Vic Theatre

Click here for a review of Squeeze at the Vic Theatre Theatre. For additional information on Squeeze, visit SqueezeOfficial.com. For a list of upcoming Jam Productions shows, [More…]

British power pop at its most tempting from a Difford & Tilbrook-led Squeeze

The players may have changed many times, but the constant thread that continues holding Squeeze together is the impenetrable songwriting nucleus of longtime co-leaders Chris [More…]

“The Modfather” Paul Weller has House Of Blues guessing with his ever changing moods

Long after The Who but well before Oasis, Paul Weller was leading The Jam through the mod revival in the late ‘70s, only to completely change lanes in the ‘80s towards [More…]

Sold out from coast to coast, ARIZONA’s electronic indie pop on the verge of mass awareness

By all accounts, ARIZONA’s Lollapalooza performance was bursting at the seams, but thankfully a mere month after the festival appearance, the New Jersey-based band gave [More…]