Music
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Review: Supergroup LSD's debut both too much and too little
Apr 10, 2019 7:00 am - LSD, "Labrinth, Sia & Diplo Present. LSD" (Columbia Records) When solo artists combine into supergroups, the results are usually fun, if fleeting. But all too often, the...
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Haley Reinhart's new 'Lo-Fi Soul' lets her own voice soarApr 10, 2019 6:00 am - Haley Reinhart finally feels free. Her fourth album, the sultry throwback “Lo-Fi Soul,” is the first she's released without major label backing. It's also the first reco...
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Sound check: Flat Five hits harmonies at Hey Nonny, FitzGerald'sApr 10, 2019 6:00 am - Two nights of Flat Five Fans know when The Flat Five hits the stage (at two suburban venues this weekend), they're in for a lighthearted musical mix of '60s pop, j...
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Winds Off the Lake to perform premiere of 'Essay For Chamber Orchestra'Apr 09, 2019 11:00 pm - On April 14, McHenry County College will host the woodwind quintet Winds Off the Lake, who will premiere the work of an MCC music instructor, during the Second Sunday Co...
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5 things to do for $5 (or less) this week in the suburbs, ChicagoApr 09, 2019 6:00 am - Folk histories Catch up with local folk musician Chris Vallillo at two concerts next week. "The Poetry of Carl Sandburg, Music of Chris Vallillo" celebrates the famed ...
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Christ Church to host 'The Passion: Jesus' Life Through Song' April 14Apr 08, 2019 11:00 pm - Greg Nelson's "The Passion" is a professional, multimedia musical production which delivers a moving message of love and sacrifice with intent and purpose. "The Passion...
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Pianist Winston Choi to perform with New Philharmonic April 13-14Apr 08, 2019 11:00 pm - On Saturday and Sunday, April 13-14, acclaimed Canadian pianist Winston Choi will return to the McAninch Arts Center for two concerts with New Philharmonic to perform Fr...
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Keith Urban, Kacey Musgraves, Dan + Shay win at ACM Awards
Apr 08, 2019 7:00 am - Grammy-winning duo Dan + Shay solidified themselves as the hottest group in country music with multiple wins at the Academy of Country Music Awards, where Keith Urban wa...
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Review: Peter Gabriel's skill with film songs stars on album
Apr 08, 2019 7:00 am - Peter Gabriel, "Rated PG" (Real World) If you're a fan of Peter Gabriel, you probably know his popular hits like "Sledgehammer" and "Big Time," as well as maybe some old...
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Best bets this week: Soccer star Abby Wambach speaks in NapervilleApr 08, 2019 6:00 am - Cervantes & Gilliam After many filming mishaps and years of budgetary collapses, director Terry Gilliam's "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" finally makes it to the big sc...