Progressive Rock Archives - Page 2 of 17

Jeff Skunk Baxter eying Allstar Jam armed with “Speed Of Heat,” Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers

Spending more than six decades as an elite session guitarist means Jeff Skunk Baxter played with practically everyone, on top of being an original member of jazzy rockers [More…]

“Sessanta” birthday bash unites A Perfect Circle, Primus, Puscifer and packs Wintrust Arena

Man of many bands, Maynard James Keenan, just turned 60 and he’s celebrating in style with a whole host of musically intricate friends throughout the “Sessanta” Tour, [More…]

“Supper’s Ready”: Steve Hackett’s “The Circus And The Nightwhale,” Genesis’ “Foxtrot At Fifty”

Ever since voluntarily walking away from Genesis towards the tail end of the 1970s, Steve Hackett became one of the most prolific and progressive guitar gods, who after the [More…]

Trans-Siberian Orchestra and “The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve” encore electrifies Fiserv Forum

It may have been an encore of a show frequently staged by Trans-Siberian Orchestra, but when “The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve – The Best Of TSO And More” Tour filled up [More…]

Steve Hackett revitalizes Genesis’ entire “Foxtrot” as Copernicus Center is a “Watcher Of The Skies”

As long as Genesis doesn’t pick up “The Last Domino” and Peter Gabriel keeps focusing on his “i/o” comeback, former guitarist Steve Hackett is the last man flying [More…]

The Moody Blues’ Justin Hayward starts City Winery stand straight out of “Your Wildest Dreams”

The Moody Blues may be no more, especially following the passing of co-founder, beat keeper and poet Graeme Edge, but the group who combined symphonic, psychedelic and [More…]

A little AI and a lot of “i/o,” Peter Gabriel trades nostalgia for an avant-garde Fiserv adventure

Typically speaking, artists who’ve been active since the late 1960s frequently trot out the same old bag of tricks, but then there’s Peter Gabriel, who’s always [More…]

Ravinia regulars Jethro Tull launch “The Seven Decades” Tour like a “Locomotive”

Since re-forming in 2017 to mark 50 years of revolutionizing rock and roll, England’s Jethro Tull broke its longest studio silence with 2022’s “The Zealot Gene,” the [More…]

Kansas, led by local Ronnie Platt, reach golden anniversary and carry on at Chicago Theatre

Farewell season may be ramping up for so many rock and roll greats, but one act that won’t be calling it quits anytime soon is Kansas, who despite embarking upon the [More…]

Kansas at 50 face and embrace “Another Fork In The Road” while eying the Chicago Theatre

“Carry On Wayward Son,” “Dust In The Wind,” “Point Of Know Return,” “Play The Game Tonight” and “Fight Fire With Fire” are just a few of the anthems or [More…]

Chicago Concert Reviews

We’ve got the Windy City covered.

Progressive Rock