Music
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Swift wins 2nd straight BMI award for top song
Nov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Taylor Swift started what could be an interesting week with her second straight song of the year award at the BMI Country Awards Tuesday, when Kris K...
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Clint Back to play Paramount in AuroraNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Black is back Country music superstar Clint Back returns to the Chicago area with a show Saturday in the suburbs. See him sing and play his way through an impressive lis...
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Melanie Fiona's debut CD is solid
Nov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Melanie Fiona, "The Bridge" (Universal Motown) Melanie Fiona may be eccentric. Or maybe she's just madly in love. Either way, her debut CD is an impressive mix of tracks...
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Bon Jovi to show blue-collar roots in Chicago
Nov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Members of Bon Jovi were supposed to be taking it easy this winter, basking in adulation and just letting the money roll in. They had a flattering documentary of their l...
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Best bets: 'Jersey Boys' at ECC, Mandel at HemmensNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Elgin 'Boys' For the past two years, Michael Ingersoll has made special suburban concert appearances with and without his co-stars from the Chicago company of "Jersey Bo...
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Perry says Aerosmith isn't breaking up, just looking for a new singer
Nov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Aerosmith's lead guitarist Joe Perry says the legendary rock band isn't breaking up -- although they may be in need a new singer. Perry said on the micro-blo...
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Rock Hall events salute Janis Joplin
Nov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - CLEVELAND -- The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is celebrating the brief, electrifying career of Janis Joplin with a week of events building up to a tribute conce...
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Cheap stuff: 'Faces of War', Holiday lights fest, Pow WowNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Free Final day for 'Faces of War' Friday, Nov. 13, is the final day to see the Geneva History Center's "Faces of War" exhibit examining the stories of Geneva veterans. S...
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Cantigny Park plans special veterans' memorial eventNov 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Freebie Candles in the wind Take part in honoring more than 650,000 American veterans who have given their lives in combat since the Revolutionary War, during ...
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Des Plaines church hosts Spirit of Life Chorus Nov. 15Nov 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Join the Spirit of Life Chorus at the next stop on their fall concert tour, "A Baby Changes Everything," at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15 at Christ Church, United Church of Chr...