Welcome to the official website of Chicago-based entertainment writer/photographer Andy Argyrakis. Enjoy your visit and here’s a look back to what Andy was up to in 2011:

Concert review and photography highlights: Paul McCartney, U2, Lady Gaga, Weezer, Linkin Park, Yanni, Rush, My Chemical Romance, Ricky Martin, Gladys Knight, Bob Seger, The Cars, Aretha Franklin, Pitbull, Death Cab For Cutie, NKOTBSB, The Moody Blues, Rihanna, Foreigner, Robert Plant, Steve Martin & Martin Short, Peter Gabriel, Hall & Oates, Josh Groban, Patti LaBelle, Jennifer Hudson, George Strait & Reba, Dolly Parton, INXS, Journey, Steely Dan, Steve Miller Band, Carrie Underwood, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Lindsey Buckingham, Dionne Warwick, Rod Stewart, Stevie Nicks, Chris Brown, Amy Grant & Michael W. Smith, Kesha, Randy Newman, Huey Lewis & The News, Yes, Aretha Franklin, George Clinton, Enrique Iglesias, Roger Daltery, The Bangles, Bryan Ferry, Earth Wind & Fire, Portishead, Keith Urban, Duran Duran, Sting, Howard Jones, 3 Doors Down, Ray Davies, Paul Simon, Dave Koz, Jerry Lee Lewis, Smokey Robinson, Wilco and Voodoo Music Experience (Soundgarden, Blink-182, The Raconteurs, Snoop Dogg, Cheap Trick).

Broadway tour review highlights: Dolly Parton’s “9 To 5,” The Beatles’ Tribute “Rain,” “Hair,” “Next To Normal,” “Peter Pan,” “Chicago The Musical,” “West Side Story,” Carrie Fisher’s “Wishful Drinking,” “Memphis,” “Fiddler On the Roof,” “A Christmas Story,” “La Cage Aux Follies” and “The Addams Family”

Interview highlights: The Rolling Stones’ Bill Wyman, plus members of Chicago, Erasure, Fall Out Boy, Deep Purple, The Human League, Jack’s Mannequin, Spandau Ballet, Panic at the Disco, Stryper, Gang of Four, Yellowcard, The Tragically Hip and Jefferson Starship.

The New Year is also shaping up with a strong mix of interviews, concert reviews and photography, along with Broadway tour reviews (with many more to come):

Concert reviews and photography: Bryan Adams, Glen Campbell, Lenny Kravitz, Raphael Saadiq, Mute Math, Van Halen and The Blind Boys of Alabama

Broadway tour reviews: Frank Sinatra’s “Come Fly Away,” ABBA’s “Mamma Mia” and Green Day’s “American Idiot”

Interviews: Collin Raye, plus members of Rise Against, fun., Thousand Foot Krutch and the Tomorrow Never Knows Festival

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