Richard Marx brings his catalog of soft rock hits to the Pearl Theater, the kind of show where you'll find yourself singing along to songs that probably played on your car radio at some point in the '80s or '90s. Marx built a career on smooth, radio-friendly ballads and rock tunes that stuck around long after they first climbed the charts, and his voice has held up well enough that he still sounds like the records you remember.

The Pearl's setup makes for an intimate night despite holding a couple thousand people, with good sightlines and sound that suits a guy who's spent decades perfecting how a hook should land. Expect a set list heavy on the singles, stories between songs about how they came together, and probably a moment where he sits down at the piano and lets a ballad breathe. It's a comfortable, nostalgic kind of evening rather than a flashy spectacle, which fits an artist who's always been more about the songwriting than the show.