Music
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Rock the Fox Music Fest returns to Carpenter ParkAug 15, 2017 11:00 pm - The Odd Fellows Rock the Fox Music Fest is returning to Carpenter Park in Carpentersville this weekend. Odd Fellows Lodge 492 members will bring back the three-day festi...
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Soiree Lyrique to hold auditions Sept. 9Aug 15, 2017 11:00 pm - On Saturday, Sept. 9, Soiree Lyrique will hold auditions in the afternoon for a staged production of Johann Strauss' "Die Fledermaus" ("The Bat"). The opera, which will...
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Pink to get Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at MTV VMAs
Aug 15, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Pink's 17-year-old music career will be honored at the MTV Video Music Awards with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. The Grammy-winning singer wi...
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Crosby: Talent, not politics, behind Nugent's Rock Hall snub
Aug 15, 2017 7:00 am - David Crosby says fellow rocker Ted Nugent has been kept out of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame because he's not good enough, not because of his politics. Crosby responde...
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Sound check: Lisle '90s-Palooza takes you back in timeAug 15, 2017 6:00 am - Back to the '90s Dig out your flannel and head down to BaseCamp Pub for its inaugural '90s-Palooza, a daylong festival celebrating the music, dance and fashion we grew u...
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Chris Isaak, 98 Degrees head to GeneseeAug 15, 2017 1:00 am - Rocker Chris Isaak, '90s boy band 98 Degrees and the Midtown Men are all playing Waukegan's Genesee Theatre this fall. The newly announced shows are: • Chris Isaak, 8 p....
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ESO opening concerts Sept. 16-17 to feature Tchaikovsky's Famous Piano Concerto No. 1Aug 14, 2017 11:00 pm - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra, awarded Illinois Professional Orchestra of the Year a record-setting four times, opens its 2017-18 season Sept. 16-17 with critically-accla...
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AP exclusive: MTV, record label debate 'Despacito' video
Aug 14, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK - MTV says the uber-popular video for "Despacito" didn't earn a nomination at its Video Music Awards because it wasn't submitted for consideration, but Universa...
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Eagles announce tour dates with son of the late Glenn Frey
Aug 14, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Eagles are heading out on tour with a son of founding member Glenn Frey stepping in for his late father. The band announced Monday that it will vi...
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Willie Nelson cuts show short, cites Utah's high altitude
Aug 14, 2017 7:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Willie Nelson is blaming Utah's high altitude for forcing him to cut a performance near Salt Lake City short. Nelson ended his show early at the US...