Music
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Weekend picks: Catch 'MadTV' comedian Aries Spears in SchaumburgMay 24, 2017 6:00 am - 'MADtv' man Fans of the former Fox sketch comedy show "MADtv" won't want to miss seeing series regular Aries Spears in one of his upcoming standup sets starting Thursday...
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Chenoweth to headline at ParamountMay 24, 2017 1:00 am - Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress and singer Kristen Chenoweth will headline at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, at Aurora's Paramount Theatre. Chenoweth, who won a Tony Awar...
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Kristin Chenoweth to play the Paramount in AuroraMay 23, 2017 1:36 pm - Tickets go on sale soon to see Kristin Chenoweth ("Wicked," "Glee") at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora. The Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress performs a concert billed...
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Review: Charlatans melodic, nostalgic on 'Different Days'
May 23, 2017 7:00 am - The Charlatans, "Different Days" (BMG) There are two parts to The Charlatans' 13th album, "Different Days" - the first with sunny melodies and the other which samples th...
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Music notes: Scott Stapp unplugs at the ArcadaMay 23, 2017 6:00 am - Arms wide open Former Creed frontman Scott Stapp visits St. Charles' Arcada Theatre Saturday, May 27, with his “Live and Unplugged” tour. Hear stripped-down versions of ...
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Linkin Park abandons its signature sound, and the result is unrecognizableMay 23, 2017 6:00 am - A few years back, Southern California rock band Linkin Park contacted Harvard Business School. They were concerned: The record industry was in a meltdown. Rock radio, a ...
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Fox Valley Festival Chorus to put on spring concert June 11May 22, 2017 11:00 pm - The Fox Valley Festival Chorus will present its annual spring concert "5, 6, 7, 8 … 100 Years of Broadway" at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 11, at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 27 S...
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Barrington art festival begins summer eventsMay 22, 2017 11:00 pm - Summer family fun in Barrington begins this weekend with the 8th Annual Barrington Art Festival, a concert by the North Shore Concert Band and the Memorial Day Parade. ...
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Review: U2's 'Joshua Tree' tour is timely 30 years later
May 22, 2017 7:00 am - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - U2 still has as much to say about America as when they made "The Joshua Tree" 30 years ago. On "The Joshua Tree" tour, they're delivering the mes...
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Not just 'Sgt. Pepper': Many 1967 musical firsts echo today
May 22, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - "Sgt. Pepper" was only the beginning. Half a century after the Beatles' psychedelic landmark, it stands as one of many musical astonishments of 1967 that...