Music
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Green Day is creating a 'soundtrack to life'
Jul 27, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- In an era where downloaded singles far outpace the sales of complete CDs, putting out a concept album seems a quaint, if not futile, way to present new music...
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Best bets: Comic-Con, rock art at Arlington Park, cheap KornJul 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Comic confabulation Don your comic book hero duds and go into full-obsessive-fan-mode when Wizard World Chicago Comic-Con 2009 & Video Game Expo sets up shop at the Dona...
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Gretchen Wilson, Sony Music Nashville part ways
Jul 27, 2009 11:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- "Redneck Woman" Gretchen Wilson and her longtime record label, Sony Music Nashville, have parted. Sony announced the split Tuesday, describing it as ...
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Everyone's Greek at Greek Days in Long GroveJul 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Freebie Everyone's Greek at Greek Days Celebrate the traditions of Greece with Greek dancing and food at Long Grove's annual Greek Days. Fare includes gyros, s...
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Bono, U2 rock Dublin as world tour hits new highJul 24, 2009 11:00 pm - DUBLIN - Bono and U2 are rocking 80,000 fans in Dublin as the Irish supergroup's world tour hits emotional highs on home soil. A deafening roar welcomed the Dubliners as...
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Bluesman Keb' Mo' loves his musical 'journey'Jul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Motown legend Smokey Robinson and Grammy Award-winning bluesman Keb' Mo' will visit Lisle this weekend for a pair of outdoor concerts at Morton Arboretum. The shows, pa...
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Phish to hold 3-day festival at Coachella location
Jul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Phish is headed to the Coachella Valley for a three-day music festival all its own. The Vermont-based band on Thursday announced the location of its first...
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Catching up with Motown legend Smokey RobinsonJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Motown legend Smokey Robinson and Grammy Award-winning bluesman Keb' Mo' will visit Lisle this weekend for a pair of outdoor concerts at Morton Arboretum. The shows, pa...
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Jay-Z to replace Beastie Boys at music festival
Jul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Jay-Z will make his U.S. festival debut when he replaces the Beastie Boys at the All Points West Music & Arts Festival in New Jersey. The Grammy win...
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Local auditionsJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - • The Savoyaries have auditions for an October production of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic operetta "Utopia, Ltd." from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 24, and 6:30 to 9 p.m. Mo...