Music
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Buffalo Grove High's famed band director Jacobi to retireMar 07, 2016 7:00 am - Buffalo Grove High School band director Ed Jacobi was just 14, around the same age as his current students, when he made a decision that changed the course of his life. ...
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Buffalo Grove H.S.'s band director Ed Jacobi to retireMar 07, 2016 6:57 am - Deep Roots in Music: Ed Jacobi comes from a musical family. His dad was a professional violinist, his mom was an accomplished pianist, his four younger siblings played i...
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Review: M. Ward is both inviting and distant on 'More Rain'
Mar 07, 2016 6:00 am - M. Ward, "More Rain" (Merge Records) There is a late '60s, early '70s vibe on M. Ward's "More Rain," a mellow brightness that's immediate yet distant. The minute of rain...
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ESO's principal cellist to be featured in Brahams concertsMar 06, 2016 10:00 pm - It's short, but oh so sweet and Elgin Symphony Orchestra principal cellist Matthew Agnew plays it so very well. Agnew will be featured in the third movement of the Brah...
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Show choirs compete for honors at Arlington Heights eventMar 05, 2016 12:00 am - Nearly 40 middle and high school show choirs from six states performed Friday and Saturday at the 23rd annual Chicagoland Showcase at John Hersey High School in Arlingto...
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Zoom into World of Wheels: Five ideas for the weekendMar 04, 2016 10:30 am - World of Wheels More than 500 custom vehicles ranging from hot rods to race cars show off at the returning World of Wheels this weekend at the Donald E. Stephens Co...
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New collection of Kendrick Lamar music appears online
Mar 04, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Fresh off his Grammy triumph, Kendrick Lamar has released a new batch of old music. The eight-song collection titled "untitled unmastered." was made avai...
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Tickets on sale Monday for B.A.P. concert in RosemontMar 04, 2016 12:00 am - B.A.P., the six-member South Korean hip-hop band, brings its Live on Earth 2016 Tour to the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont, at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 23....
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Sam Smith on new album: 'I'm going even deeper'
Mar 03, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - If you thought Sam Smith was deeply honest on his first album, expect him to take it a step further on his sophomore release. "It's (expletive) great. It's...
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Review: Loretta Lynn is stellar on 1st album in 12 years
Mar 03, 2016 6:00 am - Loretta Lynn, "Full Circle" (Sony Legacy) Loretta Lynn has titled her first album in a dozen years "Full Circle" partly because she opens the 14-song collection with "Wh...