Music
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Have a groovy time at annual Taste of Des PlainesJun 10, 2019 11:00 pm - The Taste of Des Plaines is returning to downtown Des Plaines this weekend. The Taste, held Friday and Saturday, June 14-15, is a free event with family-friendly activit...
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Woodstock 50 in doubt but organizers say in talks with venue
Jun 10, 2019 7:00 am - WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) - The fate of the Woodstock 50 festival was unclear Monday when the host of the event pulled out, but organizers said they were in talks with ano...
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Music Review: 'Western Stars' new path for Bruce Springsteen
Jun 10, 2019 7:00 am - Bruce Springsteen, "Western Stars" (Columbia) Bruce Springsteen's new studio release breaks fresh ground for the veteran rocker, who turns his back not only on the blist...
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The Latest: Woodstock 50 in talks with alternate venue
Jun 10, 2019 7:00 am - WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) - The Latest on the Woodstock 50 festival (all times local): 8:15 p.m. A principal organizer of the Woodstock 50 festival says he and others are ...
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Best bets: Lionel Richie heads to RaviniaJun 10, 2019 6:00 am - Richie hits Grammy Award-winner Lionel Richie makes his Ravinia Festival debut with his “Hello Tour,” while the JC Brooks Band performs as the opening act. The concerts ...
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Travis Tritt coming to Genesee Theatre in WaukeganJun 10, 2019 1:00 am - Country music star Travis Tritt ("Best of Intentions," "Love of a Woman") will perform at the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24. Tickets are $39...
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Spirito! Singers to hold auditions for 2019-20 seasonJun 09, 2019 11:00 pm - Spirito! Singers is currently holding auditions for the 2019-2020 season. Based in the western suburbs of Chicago, Spirito! offers not only music training excellence bu...
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Elgin church begins 'Proverbial Opera' series June 16Jun 09, 2019 11:00 pm - On Sunday, June 16, the Rev. Rick Carlson will offer a nine-part summer message series, "Proverbial Opera," at First United Methodist Church, 216 E. Highland Ave. in Elg...
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Naper Nights concerts rock out to celebrate 50 yearsJun 09, 2019 11:00 pm - Hitting the half-century mark is as good a reason as any to throw a party — or a bunch of them. Which is exactly what Naper Settlement plans to do this summer to honor t...
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Weekend picks: Civil War Experience in Elgin, Angela Ingersoll at MarriottJun 09, 2019 7:23 am - North vs. South Watch re-enactors recreate both civilian and military life during the 1860s with the third annual Elgin Civil War Experience on the property adjacen...