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O, what a Hard Rock Live night was Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons’ “The Last Encores”

Farewell season is in full swing and few are as hotly anticipated as Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, whose legendary front man is now 90, but is nonetheless [More…]

North Shore Center finds former Barenaked Ladies co-leader Steven Page stripping down as a duo

During the prime period of the Barenaked Ladies, mainly the early 1990s to late 2000s, Steven Page lent his distinctive vocals and witty songwriting to the alternative pop [More…]

Fiserv Forum dealt a Hall of Famers’ “Royal Flush” of a reunited Heart and Illinois’ own Cheap Trick

Now that sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson have more consistent solo careers, getting together as Heart isn’t as common of an occurrence, which made the Fiserv Forum in [More…]

“One Week” away, ex-Barenaked Ladies co-leader Steven Page bares all for North Shore Center

Either individually or when previously co-leading Canada’s alternative pop superstars Barenaked Ladies, Steven Page has an immediately recognizable voice with some of the [More…]

Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter, Tyler, The Creator, Luke Combs and every line of Lollapalooza

(Source: C3 Presents) Lollapalooza has unveiled its 2025 lineup, led by superstars Olivia Rodrigo, Tyler, The Creator, Sabrina Carpenter, RÜFÜS DU SOL, Luke [More…]

Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve reconstruct the familiar, dig deep during Park West residency

Seeing Elvis Costello in a venue of any size is always a fulfilling experience, but getting a rare chance to catch him and longtime collaborator/pianist Steve Nieve in a club [More…]

George Thorogood And The Destroyers bring House Of Blues “The Baddest Show On Earth”

Although there’s never any shortage of emerging artists populating the House Of Blues’ nearly nightly calendar, the lauded downtown club is just as committed to bringing [More…]

Disturbed spreads 25 years of “The Sickness” around Fiserv Forum, plus Three Days Grace, Sevendust

At the turn of the millennium, Chicago’s own Disturbed was a pivotal force in helping transition hard rock and heavy metal towards the next generation, thanks in part to [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…]

North Shore Center “Lucky,” “Could Not Ask For More” from “I’ll Be” troubadour Edwin McCain

A decade-and-a-half passed since singer/songwriter Edwin McCain recorded a batch of entirely new tunes, but he’s remained a road warrior, despite flying a bit under the [More…]