Music
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Chance, Killers, blink-182 earn top nods for sold-out LollapaloozaMar 21, 2017 11:00 pm - Chicago's Chance the Rapper joins some return talent claiming headlining spots at this year's Lollapalooza music festival, which sold out Wednesday. The list of top act...
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Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra's annual outreach program engages studentsMar 21, 2017 11:00 pm - In January and February, the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra's Community Outreach Program sponsored visits to nine elementary schools in eight western suburbs - Hillside, Be...
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Chuck Berry's final studio album to be released in June
Mar 21, 2017 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS - Chuck Berry's final studio album will be released on June 16. The album, titled "CHUCK," was announced in October, five months before the rock pioneer's deat...
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Music notes: Indie pop darling Regina Spektor plays ChicagoMar 21, 2017 11:00 am - Spektor treats Chicago Theatre to indie pop She sounds like a folk singer. She looks like a folk singer. But Moscow-born indie pop singer Regina Spektor has turned class...
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AP Interview: McCartney, Costello & the album that never was
Mar 21, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Paul McCartney's "Flowers in the Dirt" box is as much an archeology project as a reissue, in which listeners can discover the bones of a landmark album t...
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Review: Bob Dylan triples down on standards
Mar 21, 2017 7:00 am - Bob Dylan, "Triplicate," (Columbia) The idea of Bob Dylan becoming the keeper of Frank Sinatra's flame would have seemed preposterous 50 years ago. Dylan was revolutioni...
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Bonnaroo to offer all-night stage for dance, hip-hop artists
Mar 21, 2017 7:00 am - MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) - Music fans will have more options to dance the night away at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, which is unveiling an all-night stage focusin...
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Palatine songwriter Andrew Ripp's career got help from Bears' SingletaryMar 21, 2017 5:34 am - One of the people Andrew Ripp credits with launching his singing/songwriting career is ... Mike Singletary? Yes, the Chicago Bears football legend played a key role in R...
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All-City Band Concert marks 50 years of school music in BataviaMar 20, 2017 11:00 pm - In 1967, the Batavia music department made a bold move, attempting to showcase all of the band musicians at one concert. Students in grades five through 12 performed in ...
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Lollapalooza four-day tickets sold outMar 20, 2017 11:00 pm - Apparently four days of music is not too much for Lollapalooza fans to handle, as four-day tickets sold out less than three hours after going on sale. This year's event...