Live Show Reviews

Joe Bonassama, Different Shdes of Blue, Radio City Music Hall

Joe Bonamassa

Photos by Arnold Goodman   When usually reserved guitar legend in the making Joe Bonamassa stepped onto the stage of the legendary Radio City Music Hall, he declared that it … Read more

Tammy Faye Starlite, Marianne Faithfull, Broken English, Ebet Roberts

Tammy Faye Starlite as Marianne Faithfull

Photos by Ebet Roberts    She’s played Nancy Sinatra, Debbie Harry, Loretta Lynn and Nico, but Tammy Faye Starlite’s Marianne Faithfull show included the cachet of Faithfull’s guitarist and songwriter … Read more

Billy Nershi, String Cheese Incident, Aragon Ballroom

The String Cheese Incident

Photos by Mandy Pichler The String Cheese Incident brought its six-city Winter Carnival 2015 tour to Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom. And last night’s gig at the historic venue, the first of … Read more

Mavis Staples

Mavis Staples and friends

Mavis Staples throws a terrific birthday party. By terrific I mean that the City of Chicago declares the day in her honor, other music legends gather from all over the … Read more

Jeff Daniels, Ben Daniels, City Winery, Days Like These

Jeff Daniels

He has played a road tripping idiot, America’s favorite news anchor and everything in between, but tonight his role was that of a folk/blues singer/songwriter. Accompanied by his son, Ben … Read more

Gotham Holiday Swing, Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks, Town Hall,

Gotham Holiday Swing

Sludging now, as we are, through the snow drifts and grey days of the mid-winter doldrums, I find it an appropriate moment to pull out my store of Christmas nostalgia and … Read more

Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, John McVie, Christine McVie, Mick Fleetwood

Fleetwood Mac

As the much-heralded reunion tour with essential member Christine McVie wrapped to a close—or nearly so, as the BB&T Center performance marked the 39th of 40 concert dates this year—there … Read more