Music
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DeVoe: BET miniseries tells 'authentic' story of New Edition
Jan 25, 2017 6:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - New Edition's ascension to the top of the charts in the 1980s was meteoric. They sold millions, but turmoil was as integral to their story as their hit re...
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Music Review: Dead Man Winter delivers rare gem over breakup
Jan 24, 2017 6:00 am - Dead Man Winter, "Furnace" (GNDWIRE/Thirty Tigers) Dave Simonett has delivered something you almost never see in music: a gorgeous divorce album. Simonett, leader of the...
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Music notes: Twenty One Pilots headed for United CenterJan 24, 2017 5:00 am - 'Stressed Out' heathens Ohio's Twenty One Pilots is from an odd breed; some of their songs are straight-up indie hip-hop, some dabble in dancey electronica and some are ...
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Crystal Lake church to host piano recital with high school senior Feb. 19Jan 23, 2017 10:00 pm - First Congregational Church of Crystal Lake, 461 Pierson St., will host Ryan Tucker's senior piano recital at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, as the culmination and celebration ...
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Actor killed while filming scene for Australian music video
Jan 23, 2017 6:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - An actor was killed Monday while filming a scene featuring several guns for an Australian band's music video, police said. The man died at a bar in the Que...
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Review: Train's new CD is stuck in the same soft-rock track
Jan 23, 2017 6:00 am - Train, "a girl a bottle a boat" (Columbia Records) Some people simply adore Train. Others simply loathe them. The band's new album is unlikely to change anyone's mind. T...
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New album, new show for Lucky Boys ConfusionJan 23, 2017 5:00 am - Sometimes a break is just a breather. For Lucky Boys Confusion, longtime veterans of the suburban and Chicago rock scene, it was a chance to figure things out. LBC - S...
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New Genesee shows include Tommy James, Blues Traveler, Gin BlossomsJan 23, 2017 12:00 am - Two concerts featuring bands that came to prominence in the 1960s and 1980s are heading to the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan this spring. Tommy James and the Shondells and...
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McCartney tribute act at StevensonJan 23, 2017 12:00 am - A Paul McCartney tribute band called "The McCartney Years" will perform Saturday at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire. The show is set for 7:30 p.m. in the performin...
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Kings of Leon's United Center show tonight postponedJan 22, 2017 10:00 pm - Monday night's Kings of Leon performance at Chicago's United Center has been postponed due to illness. Drummer Nathan Followill was diagnosed with pneumonia over the we...