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Elite artist, songwriter and producer Babyface brings Hard Rock Live loads of chart-toppers

Having hailed from a little further down the road in Indianapolis, it was a homecoming of sorts when Kenny Edmonds, better known to the masses as Babyface, came to Hard Rock [More…]

Chicago Theatre gets “Tempted” by a half-century of Squeeze and The English Beat

Many might consider the start of Squeeze to be a self-titled release in 1978, produced by John Cale of The Velvet Underground, the art rock band that inspired its namesake, [More…]

Reggae, ska and punk is “What I Got” during Sublime with Rome’s “Farewell” to Hard Rock

For a brief but bountiful period in the 1990s, Long Beach’s Sublime blurred the lines between reggae, ska, punk and alternative rock like no other and were well on the way [More…]

New Order, Nine Inch Nails and Prophets Of Rage lead top 10 Riot Fest sets to see

As the last fling of summer, Riot Fest is once again bringing some serious heat in 2017 thanks to three days of alternative action coming to Douglas Park. From Friday, [More…]