Music
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The Hold Steady get more polished
Jul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - You can almost hear the narrow-minded cries: "The Hold Steady have sold out!" Hardly. The Brooklyn-based five-piece has added plenty of polish and lower the volume knobs...
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Nas' still has attitude on new CD
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Death Row Records auctioned for $24 million
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SubVersion spotlights local music on the riseJul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Cynics like to believe that cutting-edge music events happen only in Chicago. On Saturday, however, the cynics will be drowned out by the sound of SubVersion 3.0, Beep's...
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Tumultuous tour lands Chicago's Bound Stems a new albumJul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Four cramped months on tour can wreck havoc on any promising band, and it isn't a stretch to say that Bound Stems' elongated tour two years ago almost drove them to the ...
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Sgt. Pepper drumskin fetches $1 millionJul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - The original drumskin featured on the front cover of the 1967 album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" by the Beatles sold Thursday night at Christie's Internationa...
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The Interiors back on track after injury delayed debut albumJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Last spring, life was good for Chicago's The Interiors. The rock trio had finished recording much of their self-titled album, and they'd just inked a deal with Michigan ...
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Get the feel of the baton at 'Virtual Maestro'Jul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Many classical music devotees have a secret dream: they want to stand in front of a symphony orchestra with a baton, conducting great works by Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms ...
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Nickelback signs with Live NationJul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Live Nation Inc., the world's biggest concert promoter, signed rock band Nickelback to a long-term agreement involving recorded music, tours and merchandise. The shares ...
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Ringo Starr celebrates 68th in ChicagoJul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Ringo Starr celebrated his 68th birthday in Chicago giving out messages of peace and love, along with dessert, at the Hard Rock Hotel on the city's Michigan Avenue. Fans...