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Park West joins the “Christmas Caravan” of jazz, swing revivalists Squirrel Nut Zippers

At the start of the 1990s, there weren’t too many bands committed to reviving early American jazz, swing, Dixieland, klezmer and vaudeville, let alone now, but that’s [More…]

For the first time in a whopping 50 years, the English art pop of 10cc pleases Park West

Despite at least two of its tracks receiving constant radio rotation, it’s been exactly 50 years since all of English art pop/soft rock group 10cc came to Chicago proper on [More…]

Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve reconstruct the familiar, dig deep during Park West residency

Seeing Elvis Costello in a venue of any size is always a fulfilling experience, but getting a rare chance to catch him and longtime collaborator/pianist Steve Nieve in a club [More…]

Roots rockers Freddy Jones Band take packed Park West through 30 years of “In A Daydream”

The Windy City was already getting acquainted with the Freddy Jones Band on the underground as early as 1990, but the roots meets blues rockers really made a splash all [More…]

England’s Heaven 17 chronicles four electronic decades during belated but bountiful debut

Believe it or not, in a little over four decades together, England’s Heaven 17 never stepped foot on American shores until now, which meant the duo comprised of keyboardist [More…]

He’s a beauty: Fee Waybill examines The Tubes from the “Outside Inside” prior to Park West

Wild, wacky, weird and wonderful are just a few words that would appropriately fit but still fall short of fully describing the unclassifiable theatrical rock enigma and [More…]

Pandora listeners can score a free shot to see Big Sean up close, plus stream a freshly curated mixtape

It doesn’t necessarily cost anything to listen to Pandora but it sure does pay to tune in. In addition to a multitude of online radio stations and an endless stream of [More…]

Melissa Etheridge: “MEmphis Rock and Soul” Tour at Park West

Click here for a Melissa Etheridge review from the Park West. For additional information on Melissa Etheridge, visit MelissaEtheridge.com. For a list of upcoming shows at the [More…]

Melissa Etheridge mines through Stax Records’ songbook with mighty rock n’ soul authenticity

There’s always been a soulful element to Melissa Etheridge’s rugged rock n’ roll voice, but when she recently dropped the album “MEmphis Rock and Soul” (emphasis [More…]