Nanci Griffith: a folk singer committed to the genre as much as activism
The late singer-songwriter was dedicated to the fundamentals of folk music and her Grammy-winning music [...]
Jason Aldean: Country’s rising star caught up in America’s deadliest mass shooting
Aldean, part of a new breed of Nashville songwriters who have mixed traditional and contemporary [...]
Glen Campbell: the guitar prodigy represented the best of pop and country
The man Dolly Parton called ‘one of the greatest musicians’, who played with Frank Sinatra [...]
Black Sabbath farewell tour review – snarling rock and few words at The End
Ozzy Osbourne’s legendary band offers classics, rarities and even new material in Chicago as they [...]
Bruce Springsteen review – a full immersion in The River
United Center, Chicago Playing his 1980 double album in full, and adding a tribute to [...]
Miley Cyrus review – new psychedelic direction is a bad trip
Riviera Theatre, Chicago Featuring dildos, drag queens and someone dressed as a set of teeth, [...]
The Arcs review – Dan Auerbach’s soul side charms windy city
Vic Theatre, Chicago The Black Keys’ frontman brought his new band to Chicago and showed [...]
How bands survive the loss of a singer: ‘It can’t just be slotting someone in’
The magnetism of Scott Weiland, who died on Thursday, was central to the appeal of [...]
Map of Motown: the sites that made the legendary Detroit label
Berry Gordy’s label reshaped pop forever, and this guide highlights the spots around the Motor [...]
Farm Aid at 30: decades later, America’s farmers still hard-pressed
Organized by Neil Young, Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp and first staged in 1985, charity [...]