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United Center embraces the electric, acoustic and blues of “Journeyman” Eric Clapton

England may be Eric Clapton’s origin, but Chicago could easily pass as his second home given how much the blues were a formative influence on previous bands The [More…]

“It’s Iconic” when Salt-N-Pepa, TLC and En Vogue “Push It” together on Northerly Island

On their own, Salt-N-Pepa, TLC and En Vogue are legendary ladies of hip-hop, R&B and pop, but when embarking upon a joint tour together, “It’s Iconic” [More…]

Famed film composer Danny Elfman of Oingo Boingo throws Aragon a “Dead Man’s Party”

Having been a new wave trailblazer leading Oingo Boingo throughout the 1980s would’ve been enough to immortalize singer/songwriter/composer Danny Elfman, but that was only [More…]

Arcada Theatre turns 100 with parade, Ron Onesti, Priscilla Presley, Chubby Checker, Appice bros chat

If the walls inside the Arcada Theatre could talk, they would surely have at least a million stories to tell throughout 100 years of history, especially since it was [More…]

John Fogerty revives Creedence’s “Legacy” for CU1 Amp alongside the Traffic of Steve Winwood

Since regaining the rights to Creedence Clearwater Revival’s publishing after a half-century’s worth of legal battles, John Fogerty seemed to acquire a lot more [More…]

The Fray’s piano pop and Dashboard’s emo adds to Northerly Island’s “Summer Of Light”

Fans of The Fray got an early taste of the partially reunited players on “The Fray Is Back” EP, but the brand new “A Light That Waits” marks its first [More…]

North Theatre nestles into Jim Messina’s solo, Buffalo Springfield, Poco and Loggins songbook

The amount of material legendary singer/songwriter/guitarist Jim Messina has to choose from on any given evening is massive, yet he always manages to curate an exceptional [More…]

Ravinia “Celebrate” the funky soul of Kool & The Gang, Morris Day & The Time, Con Funk Shun

Believe it or not, in the six decades since getting started, Kool & The Gang never toured through Ravinia until now, although that meant the funky pop legends were able [More…]

Soldier Field says “Yeah!” to “The R&B” Tour “Party” starring Usher Raymond and Chris Brown

Given their parallel paths to becoming two of the most popular soulful superstars since the 1990s and 2000s, it was only fitting to find Chris Brown and Usher Raymond finally [More…]

Jimmy Eat World and Huntington Bank Pavilion At Northerly Island “Bleed American” 25 years later

If it doesn’t seem like Jimmy Eat World’s “Bleed American” could possibly be 25 years old, that’s because the seminal alternative rock/emo album [More…]