Music
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Billy Ray Cyrus falters by following trends
Apr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Billy Ray Cyrus chose the title of his new album "Back To Tennessee" purposefully -- and he may have followed its message too literally. On 2007's comeback album, "Home ...
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Long Grove hosting confectioner's Easter carnivalApr 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Freebie! Chocolate galore! Find out some of the secrets to making delectable chocolate treats during the Long Grove Confectionery's Easter Carnival and Open House. Guest...
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Coolio pleads not guilty in drug case
Apr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Rapper Coolio has pleaded not guilty to drug possession and battery charges. The 45-year-old rapper, whose real name is Artis Leon Ivey, entered his plea ...
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Sung directs ESO in bright, varied spring Mozart programApr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - What better way to celebrate spring than with Mozart, classical music's genius of geniuses? The Elgin Symphony Orchestra is offering an all-Mozart program for its April ...
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PB&J album is curiously downbeat
Apr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - It's hard to figure out Peter Bjorn and John. The Swedish band set the music world aflame with their 2007 album "Writer's Block," a fantastic blend of poppy hooks and me...
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Rock inductions a bit of glitz for weary Cleveland
Apr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - CLEVELAND -- The city that bills itself as the birthplace of rock 'n' roll is going through some rocky times of its own. Cleveland's foreclosure rates are alarmingly hi...
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Final UGK CD eerie and entertaining
Apr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - The sixth studio album from the Texas veteran rap group UGK is a sometimes eerie, explicitly funky final installment from the Southern hip-hop heavyweight duo. The late ...
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Martina McBride returns to No. 1 on country charts
Apr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - WEST HOLLYWOOD, California -- Martina McBride's latest release has returned her to a familiar place -- the top of the charts. "Shine" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard's...
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The Dead auctions front-row tickets for charity
Apr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - It was time, says The Dead's Bob Weir, to give charitable causes a boost while directing a kick to the hindquarters of ticket scalpers. So he and his bandmates have held...
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Donnie McClurkin 'We All Are One'
Apr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Donnie McClurkin's "We All Are One" certainly delivers on praise and worship songs. "Let the River Flow" and "You Are My God and King" are two gems -- simple melodic con...