Bob Gendron

It's been said that people mellow with age. Diamanda Galas seems only to get more intense. At a rare live appearance Monday at Thalia Hall, the singer-pianist explored the extremes...

Many recognizable country tropes appeared in Marty Stuart's narratives Sunday at Thalia Hall. Cowboys, buffalo, fugitives, shooting stars, broken hearts and truck drivers helped set the scenes for involved storytelling....

It's too early, and unfair, to predict whether stardom lies ahead for the Regrettes. But if the Los Angeles band's exhilarating concert Sunday at a packed Schubas serves as any...

Few concert experiences are more dispiriting than watching a proven artist flounder onstage. Especially when the performer happens to be an icon. His glory days behind him, Kris Kristofferson played...

The Orwells opened their homecoming concert at a sold-out Metro on Thursday with "Black Francis," a wiry song named after the Pixies' leader. It proved a harbinger of things to...

On the surface, Sting's sold-out concert Friday at the Aragon could be interpreted as a long-overdue return to his roots. The singer's appearance at the midsize venue marked a departure...

Wilco's show at the Chicago Theatre on Wednesday could've easily been cause for feel-good celebration. In addition to marking the local band's debut at the famed venue, it signified the...

Japandroids wasted no time at a sold-out Vic on Wednesday addressing the core themes responsible for the urgency in their songs. "The future's under fire/ The past is gaining ground,"...

Protest music can take on many guises. Thursday at a packed Vic, the Drive-By Truckers made it sound defiant, imperative and necessary. The band posed as many questions as it...

Alejandro Escovedo and an ace backing group performed at a professional space Thursday at City Winery, but they sure didn't act like it. Their go-for-broke spirit and amps-cranked-to-10 buzz suggested...