Music
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'Idol' winner Allen remains humble on new album
Nov 16, 2009 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Kris Allen knows he's not garnering as much attention as Adam Lambert -- and that's OK with him. Since foiling Lambert at the "American Idol" finale last ...
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Viacom's cable networks win rights to Jackson film
Nov 16, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Viacom Inc. says it has won exclusive rights in the U.S. to air "Michael Jackson's This Is It" on its MTV and BET cable networks starting in 2011. The Sony P...
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Officials to restore birthplace of legendary bluesman Robert Johnson
Nov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - JACKSON, Miss. -- The mystery surrounding bluesman Robert Johnson's life and death feeds the lingering fascination with his work. There's the myth he sold his soul to th...
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Barrington-area artist Elizabeth Cameron featured at galleryNov 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Freebie Elizabeth's art The Gallery at The Garlands is now featuring its new Elizabeth Cameron Art Exhibit. Dogs, horses and people with their canine and equin...
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Killers channel energy into live shows
Nov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - When the Killers started out, they wanted to raise a ruckus like their favorite rock stars did on the road: Frontman Brandon Flowers heard of the legendary ex...
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Bon Jovi circles on back
Nov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Bon Jovi, "The Circle" (Island) The fiddles and banjos have been packed away and the steel guitars, presumably, stolen. In their place are angry electric guitars, catchy...
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Lisle musician strikes out on his own with solo CDNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - "Eat Shirt and Tie" is more than the title of Kevin Andrew Prchal's new album, it's a statement about his life. The 25-year-old debuts his first solo compilation today ...
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Local auditions & tryoutsNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - • Victory Gardens Theater's 28th annual casting auction for an amateur production of "Anything Goes" is at 6 p.m. at the Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago....
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Taylor's turn: Swift wins entertainer of the year
Nov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn.-- All four of the guys who lost to Taylor Swift for entertainer of the year at the Country Music Association Awards made a tactical error: They asked th...
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Perry: Tyler taking time off from Aerosmith
Nov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Aerosmith's guitarist Joe Perry says the future of the band is still uncertain. Perry said Wednesday that he thinks front man Steven Tyler wants to take some...