Past Reviews
Top Concerts of 2023
Top Concerts of 2022
Top Concerts of 2021
Top Concerts of 2020
Top Concerts of 2019
Top Concerts of 2018
Top Concerts of 2017
Top Concerts of 2016
Tiger Sex: 2-19-16 at Liar's Club
Those Darlins: 1-27-16 at Empty Bottle
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: 1-19-16 at United Center
Top Concerts of 2015
U2: 6-29-15 at United Center
The Orwells: 6-14-15 at Ribfest Chicago
Cathy Richardson Band: 5-22-15 at City Winery
Those Darlins/Velcro Lewis Group: 4-23-15 at The Hideout
Katrina Leskanich/The Handcuffs/The Injured Parties: 4-2-15 at Reggie's Music Joint
Top Concerts of 2014
Otis Clay: 1-4-14 at SPACE
Top Concerts of 2013
The Wanton Looks/L'Assassins/The Dyes: 11-2-13 at Brauer House
Those Darlins/Gambles: 10-26-13 at Schubas
Riot Fest: 9-13-13, 9-14-13 & 9-15-13 at Humboldt Park
Cherie Currie: 8-10-13 at Northalsted Market Days
Dave Davies: 7-27-13 at Taste of Lincoln Avenue
Those Darlins/Heavy Times/Girl Group Chicago: 7-12-13 at West Fest
American Music Festival: 7-4-13 and 7-5-13 at FitzGerald's
Old 97's: 6-21-13 at Two Brothers Summer Festival
The Handcuffs: 6-14-13 at Beat Kitchen
Chicago Blues Festival: 6-8-13 at Grant Park
The Rolling Stones: 5-31-13 at United Center
The Wanton Looks/Mad Trucker Gone Mad/MG & The Gas City Three: 5-18-13 at Brauer House
Rodriguez/Jenny O/: 5-17-13 at Arie Crown Theater
White Mystery/A Giant Dog/Psalm One: 5-10-13 at The Hideout
Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby: 5-10-13 at Schubas
Patti Smith: 5-6-13 at Vic Theatre
The Wanton Looks/Lisa Doll & the Rock n Roll Romance/Rat Lips/Flesh Panthers: 4-6-13 at Township
Otis Taylor Band: 3-28-13 at SPACE
Todd Snider: 3-16-13 at SPACE
Shemekia Copeland: 3-8-12 at SPACE
Pamphleteers/OnYou: 2-15-13 at Quenchers
The Wanton Looks/The Handcuffs:1-19-13 at 27 Live
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals/Langhorne Slim & The Law: 1-18-13 at Riviera Theatre
Top Concerts of 2012
Charles Bradley: 12-30-12 at Lincoln Hall
The Wanton Looks/The Handcuffs: 12-14-12 at The 411 Club
The Who: 11-29-12 at Allstate Arena
Bob Dylan/Mark Knopfler: 11-9-12 at United Center
Those Darlins/Heavy Cream: 11-1-12 at Schubas
Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby: 10-30-12 at Reckless Records
Old Crow Medicine Show: 10-24-12 at Riviera Theatre
Peter Gabriel: 9-27-12 at United Center
Cathy Richardson Band: 9-22-12 at Montrose Room
Riot Fest: 9-15-12 & 9-16-12 at Humboldt Park
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: 9-7-12 & 9-8-12 at Wrigley Field
The Handcuffs/The Wanton Looks/Swimsuit Addition/Summer Girlfriends/Pillow Talk: 8-15-12 at Double Door
Tropixplosion!: 8-12-12 at Scoville Park, Oak Park
The Handcuffs/The Wanton Looks: 8-11-12 at Northalsted Market Days
Garland Jeffreys: 7-20-12 at Square Roots Festival
The Handcuffs/The Wanton Looks: 7-8-12 at Lincoln Park Arts & Music Festival
Those Darlins: 6-15-12 at Taste of Randolph Street
Mavis Staples: 6-10-12 at Chicago Blues Festival
The Wanton Looks/About The Mess: 6-9-12 at Cobra Lounge
Roger Waters - The Wall: 6-8-12 at Wrigley Field
Le Butcherettes: 6-1-12 at Subterranean
Sarah Jarosz: 5-14-12 at SPACE
Willie Nile/Nicholas Tremulis Orchestra: 4-28-12 at FitzGerald's
M.O.T.O./The Stranger/The Wanton Looks: 4-24-12 at Township
Cornmeal/Hot Buttered Rum/Family Groove Company: 4-20-12 atVic Theatre
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: 4-12-12 at The Palace of Auburn Hills
The Wanton Looks/The Sonnets/The Van Buren Boys: 3-31-12 at Schubas
Peter Case/Summer Twins/The Sleepovers: 3-25-12 at Empty Bottle
The Black Keys/Arctic Monkeys: 3-19-12 at United Center
Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes/Michele McGuire/Derek Nelson & The Musicians: 3-16-12 at Subterranean
Glen Matlock/Hugh Cornwell/The Handcuffs: 3-1-12 at Reggie's Rock Club
Anna Fermin: 2-28-12 at FitzGerald's
The Wanton Looks/The Handcuffs/The Siderunners/The Sonnets: 2-14-12 at Double Door
Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Festival: 1-28-12 at Congress Theater
Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes: 1-13-12 at Subterranean
Top Concerts of 2011
Wilco: 12-13-11 at Riviera Theatre
Jerry Lee Lewis: 12-3-11 at Congress Theater
Cathy Richardson: 11-25-11 at FitzGerald's
Todd Snider/Elizabeth Cook: 11-11-11 at Park West
Lucinda Williams: 11-8-11 at Durty Nellie's
Julie Meckler/Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes: 11-4-11 at Beat Kitchen
The Wanton Looks: 11-1-11 at LiveWire Lounge
Those Darlins/Peelander-Z/Birthday Suits: 10-5-11 at The Empty Bottle
Willie Nile: 9-23-11 at FitzGerald's
Candye Kane: 9-15-11 at SPACE
Blondie/The Handcuffs: 9-7-11 at House of Blues
North Coast Music Festival: 9-4-11 at Union Park
Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis: 8-6-11 at Old Town School of Folk Music
The Wanton Looks: 7-22-11 at LiveWire Lounge
Syl Johnson/Those Darlins: 7-10-11 at West Fest
The Flaming Lips: 7-7-11 at The Aragon
U2: 7-5-11 at Soldier Field
Michelle Malone/Cathy Richardson and the Macrodots: 7-1-11 at FitzGerald's American Music Festival
Loretta Lynn/Court Yard Hounds: 7-1-11 at Taste of Chicago
Natalie Cole: 6-30-11 at Taste of Chicago
White Mystery: 6-30-11 at Taste of Chicago
The Handcuffs: 6-16-11 at Millennium Park
Chicago Blues Festival: 6-12-11 at Grant Park
Joe Ely Band: 6-4-11 at FitzGerald's
Motograter: 5-17-11 at Penny Road Pub
Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band: 5-14-11 at Allstate Arena
The Wanton Looks: 5-13-11 at The Mutiny
Arcade Fire/The National: 4-24-11 at UIC Pavilion
Hot Club of Cowtown: 4-13-11 at Lincoln Hall
Harper: 3-11-11 at FitzGerald's
Bon Jovi: 3-9-11 at United Center
The Wanton Looks/The Handcuffs/The Maybenauts: 3-5-11 at Quenchers
Danny Schmidt: 3-4-11 at Two Way Coffee House
The Detroit Cobras/Rambos: 2-5-11 at Double Door
Tina Dico: 2-3-11 at Schubas
Buddy Guy: 1-11-11 at Buddy Guy's Legends
Otis Clay: 1-8-11 at FitzGerald's
Chuck Berry: 1-1-11 at Congress Theater
Top Concerts of 2010
Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Festival: 12-4-10 at Congress Theater
The Wanton Looks: 11-30-10 at Liar's Club
Macrodots: 11-20-10 at FitzGerald's
The Wanton Looks/The Maybenauts/Madison Square Gardeners/Abnormal Cattle: 11-12-10 at Quenchers
Steven Page/Kate Miller-Heidke: 11-3-10 at Park West
Bob Dylan: 10-30-10 at Riviera Theatre
Roger Waters - The Wall: 9-23-10 at United Center
Tommy Emmanuel: 9-18-10 at Park West
Slash: 9-8-10 at Riviera Theatre
North Coast Music Festival: 9-3, 9-4 and 9-5 at Union Park
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts: 8-8-10 at Northalsted Market Days
Devo/Dirty Projectors: 8-5-10 at Congress Theater
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: 7-17-10 at United Center
The Swell Season: 7-14-10 at Ravinia
James McMurtry: 7-9-10 at FitzGerald's
Kate Miller-Heidke/Kaiser Cartel: 7-7-10 at Schubas
American Music Festival: 7-3-10 at FitzGerald's
Los Lobos/Los Lonely Boys: 6-29-10 at Taste of Chicago
Crossroads Guitar Festival: 6-26-10 at Toyota Park
Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby: 6-18-10 at Schubas
Chuck Berry: 6-16-10 at Blueberry Hill, St. Louis
Marah: 6-14-10 at Lincoln Hall
The Bottle Rockets/Those Darlins: 6-12-10 at Ribfest Chicago
Chicago Blues Festival: 6-11-10 at Grant Park
The Ladies & Gentlemen/Welcome To Ashley: 5-28-10 at Darkroom
The Dead Weather: 5-22-10 at Marquardt Trucking Company
The Maybenauts: 5-20-10 at Laurie's Planet of Sound
Colin Hay: 5-16-10 at SPACE
Peter Wolf: 5-15-10 at Park West
The Dials/The Swiss Dots/The Wanton Looks: 5-7-10 at Beat Kitchen
Tom Morello at The Nightwatchman: 4-30-10 at Bottom Lounge
Jakob Dylan: 4-26-10 at Park West
Ben Folds/Kate Miller-Heidke: 4-19-10 at Vic Theatre
Drive-By Truckers: 4-9-10 at Vic Theatre
Robert Cray/Shemekia Copeland: 4-4-10 at House of Blues
Spoon: 4-1-20 at Aragon
Down The Line: 3-27-10 at Lincoln Hall
Robbie Fulks: 2-22-10 at Hideout
Patti Smith: 2-20-10 at Park West
Robert Earl Keen: 2-12-10 at Joe's Bar
Those Darlins: 2-11-10 at Schubas
Otis Clay: 1-30-10 at FitzGerald's
Cathy Richardson and Her San Fran Band with Anne: 1-29-10 at FitzGerald's
The Wanton Looks: 1-28-10 at Lincoln Hall
Buddy Guy: 1-17-10 at Buddy Guy's Legends
Top Concerts of 2009
The Fiery Furnaces: 12-31-09 at Lincoln Hall