Music
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Story of Ugandan chess player inspires Alicia Keys song
Sep 30, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Alicia Keys has always been a supporter of female empowerment, so when the singer watched the new film "Queen of Katwe" and saw its female lead, Phiona M...
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The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store
Sep 30, 2016 7:00 am - iTunes' Official Music Charts for the week ending September 29, 2016: Top Songs 1. Closer (feat. Halsey), The Chainsmokers 2. Starboy (feat. Daft Punk), The Weekend 3. H...
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Multiday music and camping festival planned for east Texas
Sep 30, 2016 7:00 am - The brains behind such multi-day music festivals as Electric Daisy Carnival and Lollapalooza are combining to create a new one in Texas called Middlelands. Insomniac and...
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Concerts and cornstalks: 5 ideas for the weekendSep 30, 2016 1:00 am - Enjoy the cornstalks and pumpkins of fall by day, a concert by night. It's that kind of weekend in the suburbs. Here are five things to do. For others, go to dailyherald...
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Judson professor debuts new CD at release party Oct. 8Sep 29, 2016 11:00 pm - The Demoss Center for Worship in the Performing Arts will host a CD release party for English department professor Pat Hargis at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, in the Thompson...
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Weekend picks: Thrills, chills as Disturbia opens in RosemontSep 29, 2016 11:00 pm - The horror! Get ready to be frightened when the interactive horror event Disturbia: Screams in the Park returns for another season starting Friday at MB Financial Park, ...
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Music Review: John Prine performs covers on duets album
Sep 29, 2016 7:00 am - John Prine, "For Better, or Worse" (Oh Boy) Listening to one of this era's greatest songwriters perform material written by others is like watching Peyton Manning in a T...
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Music Review: A legendary singer, into the music once again
Sep 29, 2016 7:00 am - Van Morrison, "Keep Me Singing" (Caroline Records) When Van Morrison's fiercest critic likes his work it's easy to tell. There's an audible murmur of approval, and it co...
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Music Review: Winslow-King appreciates charms of the blues
Sep 29, 2016 7:00 am - Luke Winslow-King, "I'm Glad Trouble Don't Last Always" (Bloodshot) Luke Winslow-King's electric guitar cries on the song "No More Crying Today," and that contradiction ...
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Family band Flatt Lonesome wins 3 at Bluegrass Awards
Sep 29, 2016 7:00 am - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Family band Flatt Lonesome won three awards at the International Bluegrass Music Awards while the Earls of Leicester were named entertainer of the y...