Music
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Holiday concert in Schaumburg Dec. 19Dec 03, 2015 12:00 am - The Schaumburg Youth Symphony Orchestra and Schaumburg Youth Choir will present the Presto! Holiday Concert on Saturday, Dec. 19, at the Prairie Center for the Arts, 201...
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Oakton holds music festival next weekDec 03, 2015 12:00 am - Oakton Community College's Noteworthy Festival presents five musical performances during a weeklong event featuring student performers and music faculty at Footlik Theat...
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Report: Ex-STP frontman Scott Weiland found deadDec 03, 2015 12:00 am - Rock frontman Scott Weiland was found dead Thursday on his tour bus in Minnesota, TMZ reports. The former lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, Weiland...
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Sinatra gets star-studded tribute for centennial birthday
Dec 02, 2015 6:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - 100 is turning out to be a very good year for Frank Sinatra. What would have been the musical icon's centennial birthday on Dec. 12 has been celebrated ...
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Punk's Naked Raygun blasting away toward local showsDec 02, 2015 5:00 am - Start looking up articles about veteran punk band Naked Raygun, and you'll see words like "legendary," "influential" and "important" repeated over and over. Jeff Pezzat...
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Weekend picks: John Heffron brings comedy to Schaumburg's ImprovDec 02, 2015 4:00 am - Funny business Catch up with the season two winner of NBC's “Last Comic Standing” when comedian John Heffron returns on Thursday at the Improv Comedy Showcase at Woodfie...
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Jazz artist Mitch Paliga brings his sax to North Central's stageDec 01, 2015 10:00 pm - Saxophonist Mitch Paliga, a member of North Central College's acclaimed jazz faculty, performs next month at the college. The performance begins at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2...
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Smithsonian launches music Web site for fan photos
Dec 01, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - If you've got any rock or rap star photos stored on your iPhone or stashed somewhere in your attic, the Smithsonian wants to hear from you. On Tuesday, S...
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Budget-friendly fun: Warm up to music at MetropolisDec 01, 2015 4:45 am - Free Give it a try! Guests are invited to try playing a variety of musical instruments as the Metropolis School of the Performing Arts hosts a Musical Instrume...
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Music notes: Award-winning Richard Marx plays GeneseeDec 01, 2015 4:00 am - Crooner Marx at Genesee Richard Marx, hailing from suburban Highland Park, has an impressive body of work behind him - eleven albums, three No. 1 singles and seven i...