Music
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Kenny Chesney's 'No Shoes Radio' joins SiriusXM
Mar 29, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK - Country singer Kenny Chesney is getting his own "No Shoes Radio" channel on satellite radio's SiriusXM, seeking more exposure for an online venture he started...
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Daniels, Travis & Foster to join Country Music Hall of Fame
Mar 29, 2016 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Fiddler Charlie Daniels, singer Randy Travis, and producer and label owner Fred Foster are joining the Country Music Hall of Fame. The announceme...
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Cool rockin' granddaddy Willie Nile glorifies untamed aging
Mar 29, 2016 7:00 am - Willie Nile, "World War Willie" (River House Records) Willie Nile is loud and proud. While other rockers merely strut around leathered and weathered, Nile takes one gian...
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Cheap Trick still wants you to want them _ and you will
Mar 29, 2016 7:00 am - Cheap Trick, "Bang Zoom Crazy... Hello" (Big Machine) Some classic rock bands limp into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on the basis of past reputation. On the other hand...
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Dealing with grief freed up Bonnie Raitt to writeMar 29, 2016 6:00 am - After back-to-back tours and albums, Bonnie Raitt said finally finding time to deal with the deaths of her father, mother and brother helped her break writer's block and...
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Zayn leaves One Direction behind with solo debutMar 29, 2016 5:00 am - Zayn, “Mind of Mine” (RCA Records) Wait, Zayn was in One Direction? You'll ask yourself that question after listening to his solo album. “Mind of Mine” — which come...
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Haystacks Coffee House hosts spring open mic and jam FridayMar 28, 2016 11:00 pm - McHenry - The popular Open Mic and Jam Night returns to Haystacks Coffee House at the Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 5603 Bull Valley Road in McHenry,...
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David Danzmayr to conduct the Elgin Symphony in an all-Dvorák program April 1-3Mar 28, 2016 11:00 pm - David Danzmayr will conduct the Elgin Symphony Orchestra in an all-Dvorák program featuring Chicago violinist Rachel Barton Pine on April 1-3. Danzmayr is music directo...
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Alternative jazz quintet to perform Sunday at The Norris GalleryMar 28, 2016 11:00 pm - On Sunday, April 3, the alternative jazz quintet, Zazz, will present "A Jazz Palette," a concert that complements the "Watercolor 2016" exhibit on display in The Norris ...
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Violinist Rachel Barton Pine to play with ESOMar 28, 2016 11:00 pm - Rachel Barton Pine will perform Dvorák's Violin Concerto with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra Friday through Sunday, April 1-3, in tribute to Maud Powell (1867-1920), whom ...