Music
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Review: Arcade Fire's 'Everything Now' darkly happy-go-lucky
Jul 26, 2017 7:00 am - Arcade Fire, "Everything Now" (Columbia Records) Arcade Fire are darkly happy-go-lucky on "Everything Now," applying Euro disco and new wave to somber themes on their fi...
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Rocking to their own beat: Haim in charge of their career
Jul 26, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The rock trio Haim remembers filming their first music video for just $200 before they were signed to a record label. The clip for the song "Forever," re...
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Weekly picks: Harvest some fun at Lake County FairJul 26, 2017 6:00 am - Old-fashioned fun See 4-H exhibits, hop on carnival rides and nosh on funnel cakes and popcorn at the 89th Annual Lake County Fair at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 1060 E...
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Backstreet Boys, Florida Georgia Line back together on CMT
Jul 25, 2017 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Backstreet Boys got their first hit country song this year on a collaboration with country duo Florida Georgia and now the two powerhouse acts ar...
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Alice Cooper (and old mates) go old school on 'Paranormal'
Jul 25, 2017 7:00 am - Alice Cooper, "Paranormal" (earMUSIC) It's the middle of summer, but school is back in session as Alice Cooper teaches us how it's done. In fact, the shock-rock godfathe...
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Review: Lana Del Rey has 'Lust for Life' in, out of fishbowl
Jul 25, 2017 7:00 am - Lana Del Rey, "Lust for Life" (Interscope) Lana Del Rey stays in character on "Lust for Life," her fourth and lengthy album, expanding her takes on personal obsessions i...
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Review: Canadian artist Mappe Of charts new, ethereal course
Jul 25, 2017 7:00 am - Mappe Of, "A Northern Star, A Perfect Stone" (Paper Bag Records) A Canadian artist who spent time busking in Australia and playing heavy metal with his friends has taken...
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Sound check: Incubus, Jimmy Eat World play Tinley ParkJul 25, 2017 6:00 am - Pardon me Incubus' third album, “Make Yourself,” pushed the hardworking California band into the spotlight, with a solid blend of introspective nu metal-edged altern...
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Highland Park grad practices 'invisible art' as Hollywood music editorJul 25, 2017 5:30 am - Will Kaplan prides himself on being the practitioner of an "invisible art." "If you notice what I've done," the 1976 Highland Park High School grad said, "then I haven't...
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Gordon Lightfoot among shows coming to Genesee TheatreJul 25, 2017 1:00 am - Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, R&B singer Jeffrey Osborne and comic magician Michael Carbonaro are all heading to the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan over the ...