Music
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Club melee nets C-Murder 10 more years in prison
Aug 24, 2009 11:00 pm - BATON ROUGE, La. -- Weeks after Corey "C-Murder" Miller was sentenced to life in prison, the rapper has drawn 10 more years in prison for firing into a Baton Rouge, La.,...
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Award-winning keyboardist Knechtel dead at 69
Aug 23, 2009 11:00 pm - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Larry Knechtel, a Grammy award-winning keyboardist who accompanied big-name musicians such as Elvis Presley, Ray Charles and the Dixie Chicks, is dead a...
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Plain White T's return home tonight to perform at Morton ArboretumAug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - The Plain White T's have come a long way since their beginnings in Villa Park. With chart-topping hits like "Hey There Delilah" and "1, 2, 3, 4," the pop-rock band has t...
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Kwan, Lysacek to join singer Sparks at Sears CentreAug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Celebrity figure skater Michelle Kwan will join Naperville native and current men's world champion Evan Lysacek as well as "American Idol" singer Jordin Sparks at the Se...
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Third Eye Blind's latest a gem after a six-year break
Aug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Following a six-year break between full lengths, alt rock veterans Third Eye Blind again walk a fine line between aggression and a deft pop sensibility on their latest, ...
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Whitney Houston grants TV interview to Winfrey
Aug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- After a long absence from music, Whitney Houston is staging a much-hyped career comeback with an appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Houston will be Winf...
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Bonnie Raitt, Ta Mahal coming to RaviniaAug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Le Bon Taj Roulet! In a depressed musical world of uneasy concert alliances, here's a pairing that makes sense. Bonnie Raitt and Taj Mahal are out on the road together i...
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Henry's new album is masterful
Aug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Reviewing "Blood From Stars" is daunting because Joe Henry has already done so eloquently in a three-page essay included in the liner notes. Henry's a marvelous writer o...
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Public gets chance to pay respects to Les Paul
Aug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- Fifteen-year-old Adam Bollinger was among the first Les Paul fans to show up for the public's only chance to pay respects to the inventor and virtuoso whose...
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August is time for Oktoberfest in Buffalo GroveAug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - One of the big area events on tap for this weekend is Oktoberfest in Buffalo Grove - and, yes, we do mean this weekend. Here's all you need to know about the festival ho...