Music
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5 fun weekend events: The Capitol Steps skewer politics at College of DuPage's MacFeb 28, 2020 5:00 am - The Capitol Steps bring political song spoofs and sketches to College of DuPage's McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn, Monster Jam's oversize trucks crush the competition...
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Concerts: BrauerHouse packs Leap Day with live music; 20 years of Dashboard ConfessionalFeb 28, 2020 5:00 am - Dashboard Confessional "20 Year Celebration" with Get Up Kids: 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Feb. 28-March 1, at House of Blues, 329 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. (312) 923-...
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Free choral concert in MundeleinFeb 28, 2020 12:00 am - Mundelein High School's show choirs will hold a free concert Thursday, March 5. The curtain will rise at 7 p.m. in the school auditorium, 1350 W. Hawley St. Chorale, Be...
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Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra to perform 'Bach's Passion' March 15Feb 27, 2020 10:00 pm - On Sunday, March 15, the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra, the Apollo Chorus of Chicago and a stellar cast of soloists, under the baton of music director and conductor Steph...
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10 hot tickets: Jimmy Buffett, The Weeknd and NCT 127 on sale this weekendFeb 27, 2020 11:00 am - EOB: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, at Metro, 3730 N. Clark St., Chicago: alternative rock. $37. On sale 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 28. (773) 549-4140 or metrochicago.com or jam...
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Review: Eric Johnson's vocals, acoustic guitar shine
Feb 27, 2020 6:00 am - Eric Johnson, 'œEJ Vol. II'ť (Vortexan Music) Eric Johnson's new album shows the amazing Texas guitar wizard moving another mystifying step closer to a singer-songwriter...
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Review: Undercover Dream Lovers is fun, funky and reflective
Feb 27, 2020 6:00 am - The Undercover Dream Lovers, 'œIt's All In Your Head" (The Undercover Dream Lovers) The Undercover Dream Lovers is a one-man band whose debut album, 'œIt's All In Your H...
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Review: Kevin Krauter's 'Full Hand' is dreamy introspection
Feb 27, 2020 6:00 am - Kevin Krauter, 'œFull Hand'ť (Bayonet Records) Kevin Krauter's 'œFull Hand'ť draws on the music of his early youth, like emo and '~90s rock, and on his personal experien...
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Dan + Shay, Old Dominion, Maren Morris nab top ACM noms
Feb 27, 2020 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Grammy-winning duo Dan + Shay lead the 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards with six nominations for Dan Smyers and five for Shay Mooney and help...
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Documentary 'Once Were Brothers' captures magical musical era of the Band
Feb 27, 2020 5:00 am - For a collective expression of prodigious musicianship and an almost telepathic creative bond, you'd be hard-pressed to do better than the Band, the five-man group whose...