Music
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Holiday concert season taking shape in suburbsNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - The holiday music season is already here, and because of the number of area events starting as soon as this weekend, we'll divide our preview over the next two weeks. Th...
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Old Town School of Folk Music: 50 years and countyNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Folk music is one of Chicago's greatest and most-lasting musical traditions, starting in the 1950s when a group of academics and progressives held concerts, published so...
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Jazz background music of Weather Channel on CD
Nov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Umbrella? Check. Galoshes? Got 'em. Scarf? Sure thing. Smooth jazz? In the CD player. The Weather Channel released its first CD this fall: "The Weath...
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Auditions, etc.Nov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - • The Highland Park Players hold auditions for the 2003 Broadway musical "A Year with Frog and Toad" from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the West Ridge Center, 636...
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Fogerty lends Creedence to Chicago Theatre crowdNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - John Fogerty songs have been and are heard everywhere, ever since he started recording them in 1969. Their familiar riffs and lyrics can be heard every day in bars, at a...
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Tough act to follow: U2's Bono, Edge warm up crowd
Nov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - LONDON -- U2 stars Bono and The Edge showed up unannounced and played as a warmup act at a charity concert in London. The show delighted the 250 people who attended the ...
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Auditons, etc.Nov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - • Improv Playhouse at 116 W. Lake Street, Libertyville, holds auditions for both boys and girls up to age 17 for its Young Actors Workshop adaptation of Charles Dickens'...
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CSO puts deficit behind with report of fiscal year surplusNov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's long climb back to solid financial footing was confirmed with this fall's annual meeting report of a $113,000 surplus for fiscal year 20...
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Upcoming concertsNov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova with Martha Wainwright and the Blue Ribbon Glee Club, 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield Ave., Chic...
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Duran Duran has new sound
Nov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - When Duran Duran asked superproducer Timbaland to come up with some hit-worthy songs for their new album, they knew they'd have to give up a fair amount of creative cont...