Music
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsJul 28, 2017 1:00 am - How sweet it is: The Sugar Grove Corn Boil turns 50 this year. The fest, at Volunteer Park, 61 Main St., celebrates with music, a carnival, bingo, a craft fair, a 5...
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Midwest Mozart Festival returns to celebrate Mozart in WoodstockJul 27, 2017 11:00 pm - Real Woodstock, which is about fostering and celebrating creativity and having fun with friends and family in one of the prettiest towns anywhere, announced that the Mid...
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Mick Jagger releases 2 tracks in new audio-visual project
Jul 27, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Mick Jagger has released two songs which he says are urgent responses to the "confusion and frustration with the times we live in." The Rolling Stones le...
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Fulfilling a 'Teenage Dream': Katy Perry to host MTV VMAs
Jul 27, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Get ready to roar with Katy Perry at the MTV Video Music Awards: The pop star is hosting the show next month. MTV announced Thursday that Perry will host...
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Keith Semple to play Hoffman Estates July 27Jul 27, 2017 1:00 am - Keith Semple Band will play at Hoffman Estates' Village Green at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 27, as part of the "Summer Sounds on the Green" concert series. Hailing from North...
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Duo to perform in MundeleinJul 27, 2017 1:00 am - The Fremont Public Library will host a free concert by a folk duo called Otter Creek on Thursday, Aug. 10 at Tighthead Brewing Co., 161 N. Archer Ave., Mundelein. Otter ...
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Dead heavy metal icon Ronnie James Dio to tour as hologram
Jul 26, 2017 7:00 am - Late heavy metal icon Ronnie James Dio is set to tour again in hologram form. Rolling Stone reports the "Dio Returns" world tour kicks off in Helsinki on Nov. 30 and com...
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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...