North Shore Center For The Performing Arts Archives

North Shore Center “Eight Miles High” after The Byrds’ Roger McGuinn gets autobiographical

Folk, rock, country and the entire psychedelic era owe a gigantic debt of gratitude to Roger McGuinn, who got started right here at Chicago’s Old Town School Of Folk Music [More…]

The Byrds’ Roger McGuinn flies towards North Shore Center for “Songs And Stories” homecoming

When The Byrds combined the British Invasion sounds of The Beatles and the folk stylings of Bob Dylan throughout the 1960s, it was downright revolutionary, though the legends [More…]

“Love Will Find Away” now that Pablo Cruise sailed into Skokie’s North Shore Center

Long before the term “yacht rock” was coined, Pablo Cruise was practically inventing the style, coasting through the 1970s into the ‘80s with some of the most [More…]

North Shore Center embraces “Life In The Fast Lane,” other Eagles, solo classics from Don Felder

Whether with the Eagles or individually, Don Felder is one of the world’s most distinctive guitarists whose fret work can be found on countless radio classics and numerous [More…]

North Shore in for “One Of These Nights” from former Eagle/“Hotel California” co-writer Don Felder

As a member of the Eagles from 1974 to 2001, Don Felder played a pivotal role as lead guitarist, songwriter and occasional singer throughout such iconic albums and tours as [More…]

Elvis Tribute Artist Spectacular, Blackwood Quartet a starry North Shore salute to the “King”

The limelight surrounding Elvis Presley never really faded following his untimely passing in 1977, but it’s burning especially brightly as of late thanks to the blockbuster [More…]

Sergio Mendes throws North Shore Center a festive, flavorful “Bossa Nova Samba Celebration”

Hardly a year went by in the 1960s and ‘70s when Sergio Mendes wasn’t releasing an album, and while his pace wasn’t quite as constant afterwards, he’s continued [More…]

Brazil’s king of bossa nova Sergio Mendes coming to Skokie’s North Shore Center “In The Key Of Joy”

Longtime Brazilian bandleader Sergio Mendes has constantly reinvented himself since debuting with Brasil ‘66 to the point of becoming a visionary for the hugest names in [More…]

Guitarist/author Andy Summers sends a multi-media “Message In A Bottle” to North Shore

Everyone knows Andy Summers as the game-changing guitarist for The Police, who alongside Sting and Stewart Copeland, came out swinging like reggae-fueled punk rockers in the [More…]

Belinda Carlisle “Got The Beat” in North Shore Center pop comeback, plus The Go-Go’s greatest

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Belinda Carlisle began as a defining vocal and visual personality of the 1980s into the ‘90s, initially fronting the groundbreaking pop/punk [More…]

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