Review: Tim McGraw at United Center delivers a concert lesson for us all
Some three decades into a country music career, McGraw keeps putting out hit songs. He connected with the Chicago crowd like a singer with nothing to prove.
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Review: Andrew Bird Trio gives rare hometown concerts at Green Mill for a lucky few
The back-to-back shows were album-release parties for Bird’s “Sunday Morning Put-On,” a low-key tribute to midcentury jazz and the Great American Songbook. They also brought Bird’s storied relationship with Chicago...
Live music for summer 2024: Melt-Banana to Green Day, the concerts not to miss
While this summer will unfold without last year’s multi-day Taylor Swift and Beyoncé extravaganzas, plenty of fantastic shows should keep you busy through Labor Day.
Review: Megan Thee Stallion puts on a fierce but uneven concert at the United Center
Her Hot Girl Summer Tour blends the vibes of a designer fashion show, uninhibited exercise class and anything-goes girl's weekend.
Review: Judas Priest knows how to put on a classic heavy metal show
While many artists spout what the crowd wants to hear, Judas Priest spent scant time on talk and devoted its nearly non-stop 105-minute set to the proverbial walk.
Review: Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday concert ran hot and cold at the United Center
She kept rescuing the momentum that built from the outset on “I’m the Best.”
![“Let the music do the talking,” sang Phish vocalist-guitarist Trey Anastasio at the outset of the band’s concert Saturday at the Sphere in Las Vegas. Normally, hearing that advice from a well-disciplined virtuoso who seemingly never tires of the stage and worships the groove would pass without a hint of potential irony. However, given the group was not even one minute into the third of its sold-out four-night stand at the $2.3 billion dome — expressly devised to push sensory boundaries to previously uncharted limits — one couldn’t help wonder how seriously Phish would take its own instruction. Turns out […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/CTC-L-ENT-PHISH-04-e1713888536637.jpg?w=140 "“Let the music do the talking,” sang Phish vocalist-guitarist Trey Anastasio at the outset of the band’s concert Saturday at the Sphere in Las Vegas. Normally, hearing that advice from a well-disciplined virtuoso who seemingly never tires of the stage and worships the groove would pass without a hint of potential irony. However, given the group was not even one minute into the third of its sold-out four-night stand at the $2.3 billion dome — expressly devised to push sensory boundaries to previously uncharted limits — one couldn’t help wonder how seriously Phish would take its own instruction. Turns out […]")
Review: As the second band to play Sphere, Phish adds something new — improvisation
“Let the music do the talking,” sang Phish vocalist-guitarist Trey Anastasio at the outset of the band’s concert Saturday at the Sphere in Las Vegas. Normally, hearing that advice from...
Review: Mitski kicks off sold-out four-night stand at Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre
Mitski’s 90-minute concert was a peculiar and inventive display that blended performance art, avante-garde cabaret and interpretive dance.
Review: Olivia Rodrigo’s sold-out United Center concert was a scream-therapy session and communal catharsis
Backed by an all-female band, the singer did a little of everything while running through the majority of her catalog.
Review: The Eagles play it proudly old-school on their Long Goodbye farewell tour
Fast-forward a few decades and Don Henley's hair is grayer but the songs largely remain the same.