Tuesday, 26 July 2016 14:52
Kenny Rogers Folds 'Em with "The Gambler's Last Deal" Tour
Written by Ken Payne
On a night that threatened heavy rains, the weather ultimately cooperated instead delivering a dreamy summer night for Kenny Rogers to the Ravinia Festival one last time as the seventy-seven-old legendary singer is calling it quits after a musical career that has lasted well over half a century. The pavilion…
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Tuesday, 26 July 2016 11:06
Martin Barre Band On Tour - Rock You All Night Long
Written by Roger Reis
There is nothing better than seeing a concert driven with high energy. The audience waits with excitement for the concert to start. The introduction takes place and the band walks out onto the stage. The first notes on the electric guitar come through the monitors while everyone cheers and shouts…
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Wednesday, 13 July 2016 11:21
Sweet Honey In The Rock with Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Voices Ring Loud at Ravinia
Kevin O'Dea
It is rare indeed when one goes to see a concert featuring a total of fifteen musicians, yet only one instrument is played all night. This is what you would’ve been in for if you caught the mutualistic pairing of Sweet Honey In The Rock with Ladysmith Black Mambazo this…
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Tuesday, 05 July 2016 16:04
Welcome To Chicago - Guns N' Roses Proves They Ain't Messin' Around
Written by Ken Payne
I had no idea what to expect Sunday night when I went to Soldier Field to see Guns N’ Roses. I really didn’t. I knew what I had hoped to see in what is now the highest grossing tour in 2016 but was still a bit skeptical seeing as the…
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I have been a fan of Chick Corea ever since I picked up a Return to Forever album sometime around 1983. Twenty-three years or so later, I was finally able to see him perform – the venue being Ravinia Festival. Corea has been involved in the Jazz scene for fifty…
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Monday, 04 July 2016 11:19
Steve Miller - The Joker at Highland Park’s Ravinia
Written by Roger Reis
Amazing times can be had at a live production. Summer concerts can be especially nice; the sun is setting, the crowd is excited, and the opening act is about to take the stage. This particular musical presentation couldn’t have gone much better. Opening the show was blues legend, Charlie Musselwhite.…
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Tuesday, 28 June 2016 12:47
2000 Nostalgia Gets Boost from The Fray and Gavin Degraw at Ravinia
Written by Kendall Royzen
In 2003, a little show called One Tree Hill hit the WB and its theme some “I Don't Want to Be” was quickly burned onto mix CDs by denim mini skirt, tie-belt, fedora wearing teen in the country. That theme song was sung by Gavin Degraw who stirred up a…
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Saturday, 02 July 2016 12:27
Indigo Girls and Mary Chapin Carpenter Bring Girl Power To Ravinia
Written by Ron Reis
It was a triple bill of Mary Chapin Carpenter, Indigo Girls and Shawn Mullins a cool Friday night in June, the perfect atmosphere for some hot music. And though the showed started early at, 6:30 PM, there was already a surprisingly good-sized crowd on hand well before the activities were…
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Thursday, 23 June 2016 18:22
Vegas Report - The Australian Bee Gees Create Nostalgic Heaven
Written by Ken Payne
One thing for sure - there is no shortage of shows to see in Las Vegas. Home to some of the most dazzling production shows, Broadway-esque musicals and magic acts, The Strip is sure to entertain, finding something for just about anyone, including music lovers of all varieties. As the…
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Wednesday, 22 June 2016 16:49
Vegas Report - Donny and Marie at The Flamingo, Fabulous 1970's Fun and Glamour!
Written by Kimberly Katz
I still remember dancing with my brother in front of a wall of mirrors on our shag carpeted living room in the 1970's and thinking we were going to be the next Donny and Marie. Posters of the two famous Osmond’s sprouted up on most teenage walls and “Puppy Love”…
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Just on the cusp of the band’s latest release, Prayers for the Damned Vol. 1, Sixx: A.M. is already knee-deep into a full-fledged U.S. tour, last night stopping at Chicago’s Concord Music Hall before playing some dates in Europe. Not surprisingly, the band played their nearly two-hour set before a…
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Friday, 01 April 2016 17:23
RAVINIA ADDS COUNTRY MUSIC LEGEND DOLLY PARTON TO 2016 SUMMER LINEUP
Buzz News Chicago
Ravinia has announced that the most honored female country performer of all time, Dolly Parton, will bring her first major U.S. and Canadian tour in 25 years to the festival at 7:30 p.m. on August 7. “We’re so excited to get out there and see the fans again,” the legend…
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Saturday, 12 March 2016 11:13
Ramsey Lewis "The Great Performer" at MacIninch Art Center College Of DuPage
Written by Ron Reis
Jazz legend Ramsey Lewis can take the melody of “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” and turn it into a work of art. After watching and listening to him, I am sure of this. Eighty-years-old, he has the musical energy of a much younger man. He also brought to MacIninch Art Center…
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