The Fixx played Chicagoland with irony, efficiency, and some holiday spirit; a review
(December 21, 2019). When many people think of the ‘80s new wave band The Fixx, they think of the edginess with which their songs were crafted. They think of the…
Review: John Waite does some Hank, Hendrix and Zeppelin in Chi-land show…
John Waite performed in Chicagoland this past weekend. He gave us some Babys, some Bad English, some solo stuff… …some Hank, some Hendrix, some Zeppelin. And it was arguably the…
Legendary Ronnie Spector spreads Christmas cheer (and some early Rock n’ Roll) in Chicagoland!
Few women epitomize early rock and roll like the legendary R&R Hall of Famer Ronnie Spector. After all, she was once referred to as the “bad girl of rock and…
Guilty Pleasure #198: I saw Tony Orlando & Dawn in concert; don’t hate, just read (and watch)!
This may be hard to do, especially if you’re under, say, 45 years of age. But imagine yourself back in the 1970s watching one of the many weekly variety series…
This Week I Saw America… in Chicagoland (a concert review)
The irony of the folk-rock band America is that they were actually formed in London, England. They were a trio of teenagers who were in the U.K. by virtue of…