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Andrew Bird at Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago in Dec. 2019. He'll play an outdoor concert at the new venue Salt Shed.

Review: Andrew Bird is here for his annual deep dive into the holiday season that isn’t a ‘Nutcracker’-like chestnut but is just as traditional

December 10, 2019 at 5:24 p.m.

The closest Andrew Bird came to mentioning Christmas Monday at the opening of a sold-out five-night stand at Fourth Presbyterian Church happened in passing during two unrelated cover songs that...

Angel Olsen performs at the Riviera Theatre on Nov. 14, 2019.

Review: Angel Olsen stuffed the Riviera with personal hell, tumult, fury and grandeur — in other words, she rocked

November 15, 2019 at 7:58 a.m.

Angel Olsen wasn't about to let a cold stand in her way Thursday at a packed Riviera. Largely overcoming minor nasal effects and sniffles during the 95-minute show, the singer/multi-instrumentalist...

Courtney Barnett was full of surprises and energy at Taste of Chicago on Wednesday.

Review: Courtney Barnett captivates, surprises at Taste of Chicago

July 11, 2019 at 8:41 a.m.

"I much prefer the mundane," Courtney Barnett declared near the start of her concert Wednesday at the opening of Taste of Chicago. For the next 75 minutes, the burgeoning Australian...

Mudhoney at Lincoln Hall review: 30 years of grunge, loaded with cynicism and snark

May 28, 2019 at 1:06 a.m.

The moment a technical difficulty put a temporary halt to Mudhoney's show Sunday at a sold-out Lincoln Hall, guitarist/singer Mark Arm and bassist Guy Maddison sprang into action. The pair...

Van Morrison, during a 2017 performance in London, England.

Van Morrison defied everything except excellence during a magisterial Chicago Theatre set

April 24, 2019 at 8:56 a.m.

Van Morrison's deft singing and resonant voice defied age, genre and rules Tuesday at the Chicago Theatre. Playing the first of a sold-out three-night stand, the Northern Ireland legend treated...

Sunn O))) at Rockefeller Chapel review: A majestic spirituality, bone-rattling intensity

April 21, 2019 at 9:22 a.m.

Ten minutes into its set Friday at a sold-out Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, the multi-layered composition Sunn O))) had been building with painstaking focus collapsed on itself. After a sharp pop,...

Kiss performs during their End of the Road tour at the United Center in Chicago, on Saturday, March 2, 2019. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Kiss at United Center review: Zip lines, cranes, heavy grooves celebrate its legacy

March 3, 2019 at 12:05 p.m.

Forget about going out with a bang. Kiss ended its allegedly final Chicago show Saturday at a packed United Center with a barrage of pyrotechnics and a storm of confetti...

A member of Sharon Van Etten's band performs at Thalia Hall Thursday Feb. 14, 2019, in Chicago.

Sharon Van Etten challenged everyone and everything during a powerhouse Thalia Hall show

February 15, 2019 at 9:06 a.m.

“To say what you feel is to dig your own grave,” Sharon Van Etten sang Thursday at a packed Thalia Hall. For the Brooklyn-based musician, the words — and her...

Cher performs at the United Center in Chicago on Friday, Feb. 8, 2019.

Cher at the United Center review: Defiance, confidence, determination … and dazzling outfits

February 9, 2019 at 9:51 a.m.

On the surface, Cher’s concert Friday at a rafters-packed United Center celebrated the art of extravaganza. A multi-tiered stage, a mobile elephant, Cirque du Soleil-inspired acrobatics, an entourage of dancers...

Sarah Shook & the Disarmers review: Raw sounds delivered with sincerity

January 19, 2019 at 8:47 a.m.

Sarah Shook presided over a packed Lincoln Hall on Friday as if she was the no-frills bartender of a tavern frequented by mistake-prone regulars, repeat-offense drunks and spurned exes licking...

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