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Trans-Siberian Orchestra thrills the Fiserv Forum from “Christmas Eve” to “Beethoven’s Last Night”

There’s never been an instance when Trans-Siberian Orchestra cut corners or favored economy over entertainment, and in the case of “The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve: The Best [More…]

“Circling From Above,” Chicago’s own Styx and Loverboy put the “rock” in Rockford, BMO Center

The classic rock groups who were the latest to land on the sizable stage of the BMO Center in Rockford, Styx and Loverboy, are certainly no strangers to one other. Not only [More…]

Steve Hackett ensures “The Lamb Lies Down” and “Stands Up” during Rialto nod to Genesis

Ever since Steve Hackett started regularly revisiting Genesis a little over a decade ago, the group’s classic period guitarist frequently performed large portions of [More…]

“The Lamb Lies Down” for Genesis, “Stands Up” half-century later for Rialto-ready Steve Hackett

Before Genesis even released “The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway,” arguably its most ambitious album ever, the future Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, then comprised of front [More…]

“The Show Must Go On” as Alan Parsons Live Project casts its “Eye In The Sky” on Genesee Theatre

Scan album credits as iconic as The Beatles’ “Abbey Road” to Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side Of The Moon” and Alan Parsons is the sound engineer extraordinaire, kicking [More…]

“Brotherhood” of Styx, Kevin Cronin come home to CU1 Amp, Don Felder flies like an Eagle

The members of Styx and REO Speedwagon regularly ruled the charts together throughout the 1970s, ‘80s and early ‘90s, so it was only fitting the currently touring [More…]

Toto, Christopher Cross, Men At Work trifecta take CU1 Amp “Sailing” to “Africa,” “Down Under”

Individually speaking, Toto, Christopher Cross and Men At Work are established household names, especially to those who grew up in the 1980s, or at the very least, caught up [More…]

“Walk On” with former Boston and Orion The Hunter singer Fran Cosmo, Voices at Arcada

When Boston was at a crossroads in the early 1990s after ruling rock and roll throughout the prior two decades, Fran Cosmo, who worked with various members in the offshoot [More…]

Voices Of Rock Radio’s John Elefante about to “Play The Game Tonight,” take Arcada to Kansas

Getting an opportunity to see former Kansas front man John Elefante sing the group’s numerous anthems or ballads would easily be enough to fill any given night, but when [More…]

The Moody Blues’ John Lodge with Yes’ Jon Davison leads Genesee into “Days Of Future Past”

The Moody Blues may have started as an English R&B act, but quickly transitioned towards rock, then almost single-handedly paved the way for the symphonic and [More…]