Concert Reviews
Concert Reviews
Hinder Austin’s Fuel Room Review
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 By Aaron Keker AUSTIN’S FUEL ROOM, Libertyville – I waited diligently for almost three years for Hinder to headline either in Chicago, the Northwest Suburbs or the Rockford area. The last ...
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Daughtry Vic Theatre Review
Sunday, August 9, 2009 By Aaron Keker VIC THEATRE, Chicago – A little more than two years ago, Daughtry performed at Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for more than 15,000 vociferous fans. Now imagine taking those 15,000...
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David Cook HOB Review
Monday, July 13, 2009 By Aaron Keker HOUSE OF BLUES, Chicago – In these economic tumultuous times, there are not many musicians that can sell out the House of Blues in Chicago like David Cook. The massive fanatical line w...
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Katie Melua Schuba’s Review
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 By Aaron Keker SCHUBAS, Chicago, Illinois – Katie Melua was ingenious as she performed electrically and acoustically on guitar and then melodically on keys. The entire evening was like attending a pi...
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Bryan Adams Oriental Theatre Review
Saturday, May 9, 2009 By Aaron Keker ORIENTAL THEATRE, Chicago, Illlinois – Twenty-six years ago, an unknown Canadian rocker in Bryan Adams released his third studio album Cuts Like a Knife and it has been rock stardom fo...
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Secondhand Serenade HOB Review
Sunday, April 22, 2009 By Aaron Keker HOUSE OF BLUES, Chicago, Illinois – John Vesely from Secondhand Serenade is a very gifted musician, who writes emotional music that is both the joyful and painful side of romance. Las...
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Firehouse Austin’s Fuel Room Review
Sunday, April 12, 2009 By Aaron Keker THE FUEL ROOM, Libertyville, Illinois – Yesterday, it might have appeared that I stepped into the Delorean and went back in time to the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, but I didn’t. As ...
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Hoobastank The Venue Horseshoe Casino Review
Sunday, February 22, 2009 By Aaron Keker THE VENUE, Hammond, Indiana – Conceive the unthinkable, you show up to see one of your favorite bands and you failed to purchase their latest album. Suddenly, you have been informe...
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3 Doors Down The Venue Horseshoe Casino Review
Sunday, February 22, 2009 By Aaron Keker THE VENUE, Hammond, Indiana – “Appreciative”1 is defined as “feeling or showing appreciation” and “nicest”2 is defined as “amiably pleasant; kind.” Random House Dictionary (2009) L...
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Scott Weiland HOB Review
Friday, December 19, 2008 By Aaron Keker HOUSE OF BLUES, Chicago – The grandest of all entrances occurred as Scott Weiland entered the stage at the House of Blues in Chicago. One of rock’s legendary vocalists gracefully w...
