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Cheers to 21 years of Riot Fest featuring Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, Morrissey, Alanis, Nas and more

Every Riot Fest is a cause for celebration, but now that the famed alternative festival is turning 21, it’s all the more reason to raise a toast and offer cheers, [More…]

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…]

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…]

From “Smoke On The Water” to “Splat!,” Deep Purple revs up Ravinia, Kansas carries on

Rejuvenated by an infinitely unlikely reunion that reverberated around the world, Deep Purple returned to Ravinia’s completely upgraded Hunter Pavilion, armed with [More…]

“Just Like That…” Bonnie Raitt gives a renovated Ravinia “Something To Talk About”

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Bonnie Raitt is certainly no stranger to Ravinia, though now that a series of once-in-a-generation renovations are complete, it technically [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…]

Chicago Philharmonic-backed Hugh Jackman comes up “The Greatest Showman” at Ravinia

When star of stage and screen Hugh Jackman made his Ravinia debut alongside the Chicago Philharmonic, the completely renovated Hunter Pavilion quickly reached capacity, plus [More…]

“It’s Times Like These,” Soldier Field “Take Cover” in the everlasting Foo Fighters and QOTSA

Few rock bands from the last three decades have endured to the degree of the Foo Fighters, yet alone remaining as relevant, not only surviving several generations of changing [More…]