Music
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Plan ahead: Blake Shelton tours to Allstate Arena, Irish band Goitse in BataviaFeb 10, 2020 5:00 am - Sail away More than 200 new and used sailing vessels go on display for the Northern Illinois Boat Show from Thursday to Sunday, March 5 to 8, at the Lake County Fairgrou...
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'Band nerd for life': How Batavia teacher's lessons use 'Old Town Road,' basketballFeb 10, 2020 5:00 am - On a Wednesday morning before school, Lisa Hatfield stands in front of her fifth-grade band ensemble and leads the roughly 90 students in rehearsing the song “Old Town R...
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Best bets: Post Malone at Allstate Arena, Jessica Simpson appears in NapervilleFeb 09, 2020 6:00 am - 'Right Here Waiting' Expect to hear song hits such as “Hold on to the Nights,” “Don't Mean Nothing” and more when Richard Marx performs an acoustic concert at the Arcada...
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Album review: Green Day returns with snarling and lean albumFeb 08, 2020 6:26 am - Green Day, "Father of All ..." (Reprise/Warner) Green Day recently caught some people unaware. The trio performed at the NHL's All-Star Game in St. Louis and singer...
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Weekend picks: Kids Expo rolls into Renaissance SchaumburgFeb 08, 2020 6:00 am - Tots and tykes The 16th annual Kids Expo features games, activities, products and displays for toddlers to tweens this weekend at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convent...
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Review: Elkhorn's 'The Storm Sessions' builds up cabin fever
Feb 07, 2020 6:00 am - Elkhorn, 'œThe Storm Sessions'ť (Beyond Beyond is Beyond) Elkhorn, the guitar duo formed by Jesse Sheppard and Drew Gardner, is joined by friend Turner Williams on 'œThe...
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Review: Powerhouse roster makes 'œBirds of Prey'ť album fun
Feb 07, 2020 6:00 am - Various Artists, "Birds of Prey: The Album" (Atlantic Records and Warner Bros.) The all-female roster assembled for 'œBirds of Prey: The Album'ť represent uniquely diffe...
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Review: Nada Surf's 'Never Not Together' is pensive, melodic
Feb 07, 2020 6:00 am - Nada Surf, 'œNever Not Together'ť (Barsuk Records) Nada Surf's 'œNever Not Together'ť is a delicious slice of rocking power pop, nine songs about connections, empathy an...
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5 fun weekend events: Orchid Show at the Botanic Garden, Chocolate Weekend at Morton ArboretumFeb 07, 2020 5:00 am - The Orchid Show returns to the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, travel guides Rick Steves and Pauline Frommer appear as part of the Travel & Adventure Show in Rosemont...
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Concerts: Smokey Robinson plays the Chicago TheatreFeb 07, 2020 5:00 am - Blue Skies, Lost Pyramids: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, at H.O.M.E. Bar, 1227 N. Rand Road, Arlington Heights. (847) 577-4663 or homebarchicago.com. The Imperial Sound, Ra...