Music
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Celebrate the Fourth with BrassWorks July 3 at Huntley churchJun 21, 2021 11:00 pm - Celebrate America's birthday with the Shepherd of the Prairie Artist Series at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 3, at Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church in Huntley. Enjoy the ...
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Wheaton's Summer Entertainment Series opens June 25-26Jun 21, 2021 11:00 pm - The newly renovated Memorial Park Bandshell will host the Summer Entertainment Series for the first time this year. Enjoy musical concerts and performances spanning a va...
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Guests to lead Wheaton Municipal Band in 'Conductor's Night Out' June 24Jun 20, 2021 11:00 pm - On Thursday, June 24, the Wheaton Municipal Band kicks off an evening of pure music enjoyment with "Conductor's Night Out" at 7:30 p.m. in Memorial Park in downtown Whea...
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Music review: Mary Hott brings wrongs to light regarding mine wars
Jun 20, 2021 7:20 am - Mary Hott with the Carpenter Ants, "Devil in the Hills: Coal Country Reckoning" (Harmonic Alliance) This is grim history beautifully told. Mary Hott has put to musi...
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Music review: Album of exploration from jazz guitarist Julian Lage
Jun 19, 2021 7:27 am - Julian Lage, "Squint" (Blue Note Records) In the right hands, 12 notes multiplied by six strings can produce endless variety. Here's proof. Jazz guitarist Julian La...
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Our bird's-eye view of summer, fall music fests in Chicago and the suburbsJun 17, 2021 11:00 am - Last year, the music festival season in Chicago and the suburbs came to a screeching halt as the pandemic forced most fests to pivot to livestreaming events or shut down...
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Rapper IDK to launch music business program through Harvard
Jun 17, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Rapper IDK is launching a music business program through Harvard University for students of color. IDK's No Label Academy, a 10-day program, will take pl...
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Review: Album of exploration from jazz guitarist Julian Lage
Jun 17, 2021 7:00 am - Julian Lage, "Squint'ť (Blue Note Records) In the right hands, 12 notes multiplied by six strings can produce endless variety. Here's proof. Jazz guitarist Julian Lage's...
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No more tickets required for Wheaton Municipal Band concertsJun 17, 2021 1:00 am - The Wheaton Municipal Band has removed a reservation system for free concerts in Memorial Park now that the state has lifted most pandemic restrictions. Tickets were req...
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Sound check: Arcada's return, Afterlife anniversary show and moreJun 16, 2021 6:00 am - Curtain's up The Arcada Theatre in St. Charles is back in action for the summer with a slate of shows that just went on sale this week. If any of the 10 newly annou...