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Illinois Rock Hall of Fame’s first class

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Illinois Rock Hall of Fame’s first class Eleven inductees honored at Rialto Square Theatre By Steve Metsch When Kevin Cronin heard the Ides of March song “You Wouldn’t Listen” playing on the radio – most likely WLS AM 890 back in 1966 – he had a revelation. “I knew you didn’t have to be from…

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Energized Cheap Trick impresses

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Energized Cheap Trick impresses Dig deep to rock a packed Genesee Theatre By Steve Metsch Cheap Trick is not ready to hang it up. The veteran band from Rockford, members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, delivered an impressive 19-song concert Friday night, June 7, at the packed Genesee Theatre in downtown Waukegan….

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Winging it

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Winging it Denny Laine delivers solid concert of hit songs By Steve Metsch Throughout his years with Wings, there were two constants by Paul McCartney’s side. His wife, Linda, and Denny Laine. Linda has since passed away. But guitarist/singer/songwriter Laine is still going strong, as evidenced by his solid concert Thursday at night at the…

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Cheap Trick perseveres

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Cheap Trick perseveres Weather vocal woes, deliver solid show By Steve Metsch Several times during Sunday night’s concert at Naperville’s Last Fling, held on Rotary Hill. something didn’t sound quite right. The normally impressive, soaring vocals of Robin Zander were seemingly stuck in neutral. There was a flatness and grittiness to his vocals that, frankly,…

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Cheap Trick, Poison shine

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Cheap Trick, Poison shine “Nothin’ But A Good Time” tour is just that  By Steve Metsch After an entertaining nine-song set by Pop Evil, a fan wearing a “Hall & Oates 2018” T-shirt asked me – maybe it was my Cheap Trick T-shirt? – why the band from Rockford would open for Poison. The pairing,…

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