Music
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Grammys to include streaming-only tracks, more changes
Jun 16, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Changes at the Grammy Awards include members voting in fewer categories at the 2017 show and songs only released on streaming services being in contentio...
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Review: Shape-shifting singer evokes big-time comparisons
Jun 16, 2016 7:00 am - Anthony D'Amato, "Cold Snap" (New West Records) Anthony D'Amato's work has been compared to Bruce Springsteen, Simon & Garfunkel and early Bob Dylan, and while those are...
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Holiday weekend concertJun 16, 2016 1:00 am - The Kids from Wisconsin will perform a free Independence Day weekend concert at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, July 2 at the Round Lake Beach Cultural & Civic Center, off Hook Driv...
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Schaumburg's Summer Breeze Concert Series returns July 9 with Shining StarJun 16, 2016 1:00 am - The six-part Summer Breeze Concert Series, sponsored by the Schaumburg Park District and village of Schaumburg, will kick off Saturday, July 9, with a performance by the...
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Hey, hey: Micky Dolenz coming to ArcadaJun 16, 2016 1:00 am - Former Monkees band member Micky Dolenz and country music artist David Allan Coe are two of the stars who have been added to the performance schedule at the Arcada Theat...
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Elgin Symphony League offers trips to Ravinia, Anderson Japanese GardensJun 15, 2016 11:00 pm - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra ended its season on May 1, but music lovers can fill the summer months with two "Out and About" trips, one on June 26 to the Anderson Japane...
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Review: Kristofferson hits 80 with new album of beloved hits
Jun 15, 2016 7:00 am - Kris Kristofferson "The Cedar Creek Sessions" (KK Records) The title had some Kris Kristofferson fans fearing his 2013 album "Feeling Mortal" was his last. Now, entering...
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Review: Sarah Jarosz has an elegantly understated new album
Jun 15, 2016 7:00 am - Sarah Jarosz, "Undercurrent" (Sugar Hill) On her fourth solo album "Undercurrent," Sarah Jarosz doubles down on understated elegance. Not that anything she's ever done c...
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Review: Allen Toussaint's 'American Tunes' is elegant adieu
Jun 15, 2016 7:00 am - Allen Toussaint, "American Tunes" (Nonesuch) Allen Toussaint finished recording "American Tunes" just weeks before his death in November, an elegant and fitting adieu fr...
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Rock stars in Iceland, Kaleo makes impact in US
Jun 15, 2016 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - While Bjork may be Iceland's best-known musical export, a four-part rock band is making waves in the U.S. with its bluesy rock sound. Growing up ...