Music
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Whitney Houston's new album due in September
Jun 03, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The date for Whitney Houston's comeback has been set. Arista Records says her long-awaited album will be released Sept. 1. Houston hasn't released a CD in se...
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Grammy-winning Chicago blues legend Koko Taylor dies at 80
Jun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Koko Taylor, a sharecropper's daughter whose regal bearing and powerful voice earned her the sobriquet "Queen of the Blues," has died after complications from surgery. S...
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Jimi Falls returning to John BarleycornJun 01, 2009 11:00 pm - The local rock band Jimi Falls returns to its Northwest-suburban stomping grounds with a show at Schaumburg's John Barleycorn today. Jimi Falls performs at 9:30 p.m. Fri...
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Summer concert season brings reunion tours, big names
Jun 01, 2009 11:00 pm - If you missed some of your favorite '80s and '90s bands the first time around, there's a good chance you can catch them on the reunion trail this summer. Reunions, packa...
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Best bets: 'Camelot', Gospel Music FestJun 01, 2009 11:00 pm - King Arthur & Co. The beloved Lerner and Lowe musical "Camelot" officially opens the 2009 Ravinia Festival in a special concert featuring two-time Tony Award-winner Geor...
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Live Nation nixes some summer concert ticket fees
May 31, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Live Nation Inc., the world's largest concert promoter, is opening the summer season with a promotion every Wednesday that eliminates some ticket fees, th...
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Spector gets 19 years to life in prison for murder
May 29, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- With his carefully tailored suit and coifed hair, Phil Spector kept up appearances even as a judge sentenced him to 19 years to life in prison for second...
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Ozzy Osbourne sues in NYC over Black Sabbath name
May 29, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Ozzy Osbourne has accused former Black Sabbath band mate Tony Iommi in a New York City court of taking over the heavy metal titans' name and costing him roya...
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Spears sued for running over photog's foot
May 29, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- A former TMZ photographer sued Britney Spears on Friday over an incident in which his foot was run over. Ricardo Mendoza claims in the lawsuit that Spear...
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Lots of Bush-bashing from Michelle Shocked
May 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Michelle Shocked's timing is off, and for a musician that's not good. A year ago, her impassioned swipes at the Bush administration could have provided a soundtrack for ...