X looks back, with anger and virtuosity
"Los Angeles," the 1980 debut record by the band X, packs nine songs into less than 28 minutes. Monday night at City Winery, it took the band about two minutes...
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With catchy riffs, One Direction packs Soldier Field
Screams filled the air at Soldier Field Friday night. Relentless, ear-piercing screams that sounded as if a jet were taking off directly overhead. The screaming was for One Direction, the...
Review: Diana Ross at the Chicago Theatre
There were all the costume changes you would expect, nearly, if not all, the hits you could want, some fine singing and a terrific band in Diana Ross' concert at...
Band of Horses’ soothing sonic balm did the trick
Gathered around a single microphone in the style of traditional bluegrass on the Vic Theatre stage Wednesday night, three members of Band of Horses repeatedly sang "everything's gonna be undone"...
Review: Ezra Furman’s homecoming full of indie-rock angst
Ezra Furman lives a life of quiet desperation. And unquiet desperation, too. The Evanston native divided his performance at SPACE Sunday night between a mostly solo acoustic set and a...
Mikal Cronin keeps songs raw, fuzzy at Logan Square
Song after song, Mikal Cronin briefly was left unaccompanied, strumming jazzy chords on his hollow-bodied 12-string electric guitar as he sang a lilting pop melody. Then Cronin's distortion effects and...
Chicago's 22 Best Classic Rock, Blues, and Soul Concerts in November
The Blind Boys of Alabama, Built to Spill, the Black Crowes—and that's just the B bands in the city this month.
The 12 Best Classic Rock, Blues, and Soul Shows in Chicago This October
The James Hunter Six, Bonnie Raitt, the Cowboy Junkies, and more make an even dozen concerts to see this month.
Review: Michael Buble pleases the adoring at United Center
Michael Buble was sweating, but you wouldn't know it except for the close-ups of him occasionally projected on the giant video screen behind the Canadian crooner and his band as...
The Best Classic Rock, Blues, and Soul Shows to See This Month
Steve Earle, Riot Fest, and Pet Shop Boys are among the 14 best concerts in Chicago this September.