A Night With Neil Diamond…Why Did I Do It, You Ask?
When I mentioned to a lifelong friend recently that I went to see Neil Diamond perform in concert the previous week, his response was simple: “Why?” The convenient answer was…
U2 Delivers Classics – and Tough Messages to America – at its Joshua Tree 30th Anniversary Concert in Chicago
Sometimes it takes an outsider to show America just how beautiful it can be. And sometimes it takes that same outsider to show us our warts. Bono – of the…
Kenny G & George Benson Play Chicago…The Glaring Omission and The Encore That Never Happened
In addition to serving as career-defining album titles from decades past, “Breathless” and “Breezin'” both literally and figuratively described the show put on by the two musicians who recorded those…
Raheem DeVaughn and Wes Felton – as The CrossRhodes – Still Carrying a Torch for Real Hip-Hop/Soul
As far as mainstream consumption goes, good ol’ soul music hasn’t been a major factor since the mid-to-late 2000s, and even that assessment depends on one’s perspective on what’s considered…
The ’80s Two Best Pop Duos? Chicagoans Got a Treat This Week
On Monday, May 15, 2017, I got to see two of the best bands of the 1980s in the same concert here in the Chicagoland area. Both were duos. One…