Music
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Janet Jackson to launch Las Vegas residency in May
Feb 26, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Janet Jackson is heading to Las Vegas. The pop icon announced Tuesday that she's launching a residency in Sin City later this year. Jackson will have 15 ...
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Plan ahead: Heidi Kettenring sings Karen Carpenter in LincolnshireFeb 26, 2019 5:00 am - Bee's knees The Chicago Philharmonic celebrates classical pieces from and inspired by "The Roaring Twenties." Pianist Aldo López-Gavilán is the soloist in Gershwin'...
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Hoffman Estates breathing new life into shuttered beer gardenFeb 26, 2019 4:30 am - Hoffman Estates officials are planning to continue and expand upon the dining, drinking and entertainment opportunities demonstrated by a seasonal German beer garden tha...
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Free concert Wednesday at Stevenson HighFeb 26, 2019 12:00 am - Lincolnshire's Stevenson High School will host a free concert Wednesday featuring its Concert Band, Symphonic Band and Honor Band. The show is set for 7 p.m. in the perf...
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Grammy-winning guitarist Jason Vieaux to perform with Elgin Symphony Orchestra March 2-3Feb 26, 2019 12:00 am - This weekend, Grammy Award-winner Jason Vieaux will perform the Villa-Lobos' Guitar Concerto and John Corigliano's "Troubadours" at the Elgin Symphony Orchestra concerts...
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Join 'Bach Around the Clock' benefit concert March 9Feb 25, 2019 10:00 pm - Help celebrate J.S. Bach's 334th birthday with a community concert featuring musicians of all ages playing the music of J.S. Bach for 12 straight hours. First United Met...
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Functional, unique guitars from unusual materials serve as a creative outlet for Fox Lake manFeb 25, 2019 10:00 pm - What began as an artistic challenge about five years ago has turned into a pretty good side business for Fox Lake resident Bill Turner. For the past five years, Turner, ...
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Concordia University wind ensemble to perform at local churches in early MarchFeb 25, 2019 10:00 pm - The Concordia University-Nebraska Wind Ensemble, a select 40-member concert band, will be touring March 1-10, with stops in Illinois, Indiana and Kansas. It is led by di...
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Review: Way Down Wanderers bend genres in soaring set
Feb 25, 2019 6:00 am - The Way Down Wanderers, "Illusions" Somewhere on the spectrum between Old Crow Medicine Show and Mumford and Sons lies the spirited bluegrass-based artistry of the Way D...
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Review: Surprising return for Britain's Specials
Feb 25, 2019 6:00 am - The Specials, "Encore" (Island) Given that it's been 20 years since there's been new music from the Specials, who led a ska revival in Britain at the dawn of the 1980s t...