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Ms. Lauryn Hill’s “Miseducation,” The Fugees’ reunion fills and thrills United Center

The pandemic prevented The Fugees from reuniting for the 25th anniversary of “The Score,” but holding out a couple of years meant it became that very same birthday for [More…]

Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, De La Soul, guests get United Center into “N.Y. State Of Mind” as hip-hop turns 50

The 50th anniversary of hip-hop has prompted a multitude of artists to hit the road, though the genre-wide celebration may have possibly reached a pinnacle when Wu-Tang Clan, [More…]

“Just Like Heaven” when gothic gods The Cure wrap Riot Fest alongside The Dresden Dolls, AFI

As epic and electrifying as it was when Riot Fest rolled into the weekend, anticipation grew exponentially as every second ticked towards The Cure, an act so colossal in both [More…]

Turnstile and more: Riot Fest at Douglass Park

Click here and here for reviews of Riot Fest at Douglass Park. For upcoming Riot Fest announcements, visit RiotFest.org. [Show [More…]

50 Cent revisits “Get Rich Or Die Tryin’” for “The Final Lap” around United Center with Busta, Jeremih

Not many albums revolutionized rap, hip-hop and R&B to the degree of 50 Cent’s “Get Rich Or Die Tryin’,” which went on to sell over 12 million copies worldwide [More…]

Riot Fest reunions, entire albums, all shades of alternative and an extra chance to catch The Cure

There’s no event on earth quite like Riot Fest, which will of course draw a humongous crowd from all around Chicago, but throngs of tourists as well thanks to a ton of [More…]

Lana Del Rey charms Lolla, Red Hot Chili Peppers recall roots and the sugar rush of Rina Sawayama

The final day of a festival is always bittersweet, but in the case Lollapalooza 2023, at least it once again went out with a bang thanks to another varied line-up that [More…]

The Revivalists, Sylvan Esso, Suki Waterhouse and the many rainy delights of Lollapalooza

With Lollapalooza heading into the official weekend portion of the festivities, fans braved some rain and flocked even earlier to Grant Park in hopes of discovering the [More…]

Kendrick Lamar tops Lolla, The 1975 on “Best” behavior and a confident Sabrina Carpenter

The surely record-breaking crowds continued for Lollapalooza when Kendrick Lamar topped yet another diverse bill stacked with a multitude today’s established and rising [More…]

Billie Eilish, Karol G, Carly Rae Jepsen amongst the many magnificent ladies of Lollapalooza

As the annual Lollapalooza spectacular opened its four-day stand in Grant Park, co-headliner Billie Eilish proclaimed, “I literally can’t see any place where there’s [More…]