Music
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Baltimore honors late rocker Frank Zappa with bust from LithuaniaSep 19, 2010 11:00 pm - BALTIMORE -- Rocker Frank Zappa was born in Baltimore but gained greater popular acclaim in Europe than in the United States. On Sunday, devout European fans of the late...
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Johnson's ambitious double album a winnerSep 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Jamey Johnson's two-CD album, "The Guitar Song," opens with a country music star telling a stranger in a bar how lonely and pressured life has gotten since hitting the t...
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Shontelle falls short on sophomore CDSep 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Shontelle first made noise on the charts with her 2008 single, "T-Shirt" -- and she's bringing back the buzz with the same song in a Radio Killa remix with hitmaker The-...
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Jackson's mother sues concert promoter AEG LiveSep 15, 2010 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Michael Jackson's mother sued a concert promoter Wednesday, alleging the company failed to provide life-saving equipment and oversee a doctor who was hir...
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Rock's iron man: Local musician Jon Langford not about to slow downSep 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Jon Langford should be exhausted. The Chicago resident, one of the keystones of the local music scene, records and tours regularly with multiple bands. He makes solo re...
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Joey & Rory keep it simple and sweet on CDSep 15, 2010 11:00 pm - As the title "Album Number Two" suggests, country music duo Joey & Rory tend to keep their sentiments simple and straightforward. But what makes the married couple's mus...
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Aimee Mann coming to SchaumburgSep 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Oscar nominee Aimee Mann, the acclaimed singer-songwriter who earned an Oscar nomination for her song "Save Me" (from the film "Magnolia"), appears today in the s...
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Local auditionsSep 15, 2010 11:00 pm - • Dancenter North seeks performers to fill specialty roles in its production of "The Magic of the Nutcracker" in Libertyville and Waukegan in December. Boys ages 8-15 an...
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Robert Plant follows his muse on 'Band of Joy'Sep 14, 2010 11:00 pm - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Some things in Robert Plant's record collection are completely predictable. Others might surprise you. Like that copy of Low's "The Great Destroyer....
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Taylor Swift partners with Target for new CDSep 14, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Taylor Swift is the latest act to offer bonus album content to an exclusive retailer. The country superstar is aligning herself with Target Corp. for the rel...