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United Center crowns Patti LaBelle, Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight, Stephanie Mills “The Queens!”

Rarely has a tour more accurately lived up to its title than when the Black Promoters Collective teamed with the United Center to bring together Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, [More…]

The Vic turns the “Key” on four solo decades of Alison Moyet, Yaz’s iconic synth-pop “Situation”

Either co-leading Yaz throughout the early part of the 1980s or spending exactly four decades on her own, Alison Moyet’s inimitable voice and hypnotic presence is as [More…]

Genesee Theatre soaks in solo, duo sides of Daryl Hall, Glenn Tillbrook’s take on Squeeze

The best-selling duo ever, Daryl Hall & John Oates, may no longer be active together, but their time apart has resulted in respective solo recordings and relatively [More…]

Hard Rock Live has a super “Soul Jam” starring The New Stylistics, The Manhattans and more

Take three of the top vocal groups from the 1960s onward, combine them in a single show and it was a super “Soul Jam” indeed when Russell Thompkins Jr. & The New [More…]

Now Drury Lane “Got A Friend” and “Feel The Earth Move” in “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical”

No matter how often “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” makes the touring or regional rounds through the Chicago area, it’s a perennial favorite that’s just as fresh [More…]

Romantic R&B, Shalamar grooves and the gospel praises of Howard Hewett please City Winery

Fresh off an extremely rare visit with funk, disco and pop hitmakers Shalamar after over 25 years away from the area, principal member Howard Hewett returned to solo life for [More…]

PureSoul Presents City Winery with “A Quincy Jones Celebration” in honor of the late local

The late 2024 loss of producer, composer, arranger, conductor, multi-instrumentalist, bandleader and first ever Black record label executive Quincy Jones was immeasurable, [More…]

From Bob Marley to Phil Collins, Black Ensemble Theater puts the needle on the “Hitt Records”

Stores that sell vinyl, CDs and cassettes might not be as common anymore, but no amount of streaming or online engagement can replace the feeling of physically browsing the [More…]

Peabo Bryson, “Idols” Ruben and Haley, Oleta Adams take Genesee “Home For The Holidays”

The Genesee Theatre in Waukegan was a winter wonderland just a few days before Christmas, starting with the cozy decorations that greeted guests and continuing when the [More…]

“What Is Hip?” Tower Of Power treats Rialto Square Theatre to funky, festive “Holiday & Hits”

In the nearly six decades since getting started, there’s barely anything Tower Of Power hasn’t tackled, either by the entire gold-selling group directly or by lending out [More…]