Alison Bonaguro

Robbie Fulks spent most of April in Sweden, playing clubs and bars with names no American could likely pronounce. But on Saturday he'll be back in Illinois (even though the...

There was plenty of contentious competition at Sunday night's Academy of County Music Awards. Underwood vs. Chesney. Sugarland vs. Brooks & Dunn. "Fearless" vs. "Troubadour." But for Chicago this show,...

Keith Urban owns this week. On Monday night, he played Joe's Bar in Chicago. And on Tuesday, the platinum-selling country music phenom released his latest CD, "Defying Gravity." Either way...

Keith Urban, Nashville's favorite Australian country rocker, was on the city's Near North Side Monday night for a special CD release concert at Joe's Bar on Weed Street. And no,...

'Shine' *** There's kind of an urban legend in Nashville that every singer uses pitch-correcting software. Everyone, that is, except Martina McBride. And true to that notion, her voice is...

Dierks Bentley cannot leave well enough alone. His reputation as a rocker with roots has apparently given way to an even more appealing kind of country than on his first...

Hope for the best, but plan for the worst. It has always been sage advice, and even more so for concertgoers all over Chicagoland. Do a YouTube search for "concert...

How far can you stretch your concert dollar? This weekend, about a country mile wide. Because the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles has about ten hours of non-stop twangy,...

First he lost 136 pounds. Then he found his courage. That's how country artist Dan Evans, 22, looks at the past couple of years. After a 13-week run on NBC's...

Our contributing music writers name their five favorite albums of the year. POP 1. Taylor Swift: "Fearless" (Big Machine) It isn't "In Rainbows" or anything, but Swift's big girl coming...