A seated, “Not Dead Yet” Phil Collins comes alive at United Center
Longtime Genesis drummer turned singer Phil Collins was the first to freely admit he couldn’t dance a couple of decades ago, though when the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer [More…]
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Lisa Stansfield: “Deeper” Tour at Vic Theatre
Click here for a review of Lisa Stansfield at the Vic Theatre. For additional information on Lisa Stansfield, visit Lisa-Stansfield.com. For a list of upcoming Jam [More…]
UK soul siren Lisa Stansfield may have been “All Around The World,” but finally spellbinds Chicago
The majority of America probably doesn’t remember Lisa Stansfield outside of her 1989 album “Affection” and the humongous single “All Around The World,” but to [More…]
Poland’s Basia brings global fusion to late night City Winery sell out
She began making a splash with the British band Matt Bianco in the mid-1980s, but it wasn’t until going solo that Basia found her worldwide breakthrough. The Polish [More…]
Basia: “Butterflies” Tour at City Winery
Click here for a review of Basia at City Winery. For additional information on Basia, visit BasiaSongs.com. Upcoming concert highlights at City Winery include Chicago Plays [More…]
Ed Sheeran: “Divide” Tour at Soldier Field
For additional information on Ed Sheeran, visit EdSheeran.com. For a list of upcoming shows at Soldier Field, visit SoldierField.net. [Show [More…]
“Charlie And The Chocolate Factory” whips up a strangely sweet batch of “Pure Imagination”
Taking cues from the 2005 flick “Charlie And The Chocolate Factory” starring Johnny Depp, and to a lesser but still apparent extent, 1971’s “Willy Wonka & the [More…]
Sting & Shaggy: “44/876” Tour at Aragon Ballroom
Click here for a review of Sting & Shaggy at the Aragon Ballroom. For additional information on Sting & Shaggy, visit Sting.com and ShaggyOnline.com. Upcoming [More…]
Reggae roots, island vibes link England’s Sting and Jamaica’s Shaggy
They come from different countries and appeal to listeners about a generation apart, but English musician Sting and Jamaican singer Shaggy are much closer in musical spirit [More…]
World premiere of modernized “Tootsie” musical all ready to roll to Broadway
Rarely, if ever, does a pre-Broadway musical come out of the gate ready to roll to the Big Apple, but if opening night at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre was any [More…]