Music
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Fun. finding success, thanks to producer, Super Bowl commercialMar 06, 2012 5:00 am - NEW YORK - Jeff Bhasker, the hit maker behind acts like Kanye West, Beyoncé, Alicia Keys and Jay-Z, had only been interested in producing for seasoned acts. So when he w...
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Springsteen's 'Wrecking Ball' a look back in angerMar 06, 2012 5:00 am - Bruce Springsteen, "Wrecking Ball" (Columbia) Nearly three decades ago, Bruce Springsteen wrote with sadness about a man showing his young son a hometown ravaged by out...
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Suburban band plays Dixieland jazz for the starsMar 05, 2012 10:00 pm - They've played for three U.S. presidents, at will.i.am's birthday party, at the opening game of the White Sox World Series and in front of so many celebrities and presti...
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Barrington H.S. band concert on March 8Mar 05, 2012 5:00 am - The Barrington High School bands will present their “Almost Spring” Concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 8 in the Richard C. Johnson Auditorium at Barrington High School...
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Heartland Voices opens season with gala performanceMar 04, 2012 9:54 pm - Heartland Voices, an Elgin-based adult choral ensemble, opens its 15th concert season with its annual gala performance. This year’s theme is “Night and Day,” a musical ...
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ESO season finishes with ‘The Lark Ascending’Mar 04, 2012 9:54 pm - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra concerts on Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and 5, will feature the final candidate for the open music director position, Andrew Grams, and conce...
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ECC bands, vocal groups’ performances fill December calendarMar 04, 2012 8:54 pm - Elgin Community College bands and vocal ensembles offer something for everyone during December. Performances will be held in the Building H Arts Center, 1700 Spartan Dri...
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Italian music featured in ESO concertMar 04, 2012 8:54 pm - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra’s Classic Series continues with Tour of Italy on Feb. 7-9. This concert weekend will include a performance at the Batavia Fine Arts Centre a...
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ESO takes a musical journey to ScotlandMar 04, 2012 8:54 pm - Maestro Andrew Grams will return again to lead the Elgin Symphony Orchestra through another exciting concert weekend. The orchestra will be performing Scottish Fantasy ...
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Elgin Children’s Chorus presents ‘Christmastide Carols’Mar 04, 2012 8:54 pm - Submitted by Elgin Children’s Chorus The Elgin Children’s Chorus will perform its annual “Christmastide Carols” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, in the Blizzard Theatre at Elgi...