Music
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Oakton Community College music faculty performs jazz favoritesJan 15, 2012 11:00 pm - Oakton Community College’s music faculty will be joined by the Loyola Academy Jazz Band to perform a warm evening of jazz favorites on Friday, Jan. 27. An annual audienc...
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Elgin hip hop artist taps into Christian faith for inspirationJan 15, 2012 11:00 pm - Angel Chairez, 26, admits he was a bad kid. He used to go to school wearing headphones, blast his music and breeze through the day, not caring about anything. Chairez hi...
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Illness won’t hinder teen’s music hopesJan 15, 2012 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, — Eighteen-year-old Andrea Heath is at war. Just three years ago, she decided she would fulfill goal of writing music to accompany the lyrics she had spent ...
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'Sons of Anarchy' CD gives Katey Sagal music outletJan 13, 2012 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Somebody get Katey Sagal a record deal — no really. Although she's happy with her day job on the successful F/X series “Sons of Anarchy,” in her heart, she's ...
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Keith Urban returning to stage after vocal surgeryJan 12, 2012 1:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Keith Urban will return to the stage for the first time since vocal surgery on the Feb. 3 Grand Ole Opry. The country superstar had a polyp removed fr...
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'Come Fly Away' a coupling of sensual dance and songJan 12, 2012 8:00 am - When singer Frank Sinatra passed away in 1998, author Gore Vidal made a wry quip during an interview with the BBC about “Ol' Blue Eyes” and his lasting impact on America...
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Foo Fighters, Swift, Minaj to perform at GrammysJan 11, 2012 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Foo Fighters and Bruno Mars both have six Grammy nominations, including album of the year. And now both acts will perform at the awards show. The Recording Ac...
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E Street Band's Nils Lofgren: 'Life is grand'Jan 11, 2012 9:30 am - NEW YORK — There ain't too many of us left. For Nils Lofgren, who's using the familiar refrain as a song title, it's both a call to arms for old friends like Rock and Ro...
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Music notes: Bluesman brings tunes to LincolnshireJan 11, 2012 5:00 am - Blues legacy Ronnie Baker Brooks, son of legendary bluesman Lonnie Brooks, has made a name for himself in the blues world by respecting the traditions of the genre ...
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Katy Perry, 'Potter' win big at People's Choice AwardsJan 10, 2012 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Katy Perry is in the popular clique now. The singer-actress won the most People's Choice Awards at Wednesday's 38th annual fan-favorite extravaganza. Perry...