Music
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Mayer's latest nothing to cheer
Nov 19, 2009 10:00 pm - The multitudes root for tousled-hair troubadour John Mayer to break from his tabloids and Twitter drama to give us what we've grown accustomed to - smart lovestruck lyri...
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Local auditionsNov 19, 2009 10:00 pm - • Stage Coach Players has auditions for "The Music Man" from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, and from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, at Sycamore United Methodist Church, 16...
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New Leona Lewis CD echos growth, strength
Nov 19, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The success of Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love" not only made the British-born singer an international star last year -- it also helped her branch out and toughe...
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Music 3: Latin music, Brian Setzer, Jon LangfordNov 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Latin flavor Aventura, a popular, Grammy-winning group known for its update of traditional bachata music from the Dominican Republic, will be strutting its stuff in Rose...
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Pretty Ricky is pretty good
Nov 18, 2009 10:00 pm - It's amazing the R&B/hip-hop foursome Pretty Ricky even had time to record their latest self-titled album "Pretty Ricky." All that wooing of women has got to be taxing o...
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Norah Jones loses the piano on latest
Nov 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Norah Jones ditches her old band, and most of her trademark piano playing, for her latest release "The Fall." Jones sounds more confident and stretches her songwriting m...
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Best Bets: Christmas crafts, car show, Thanksgiving Day paradeNov 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Crafty Christmas Get ideas for holiday decorating this weekend from more than 150 booths of projects and presents at the 2009 Christmas World Gift & Craft Fair. Get craf...
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Rockin' for a cause in Arlington HeightsNov 17, 2009 10:00 pm - A benefit concert will be held Saturday, Nov. 21, at Harry's, 1 N. Vail Ave., in downtown Arlington Heights, to benefit The Gridiron Alliance, a nonprofit group devoted ...
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John Mayer makes sure music rises above tabloids
Nov 17, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- If you're engrossed in the tabloid Internet-gossip that has come to define the celebrity world, then John Mayer's latest CD, "Battle Studies," could provide ...
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Holding Mercury holding court at the Arcada for fundraiser showNov 16, 2009 10:00 pm - "The Police Chasing the Killers in Getaway Cars." Matt Hoffer uses this combination of musical group names to describe his band Holding Mercury. "We're sophisticated pop...