Articles filed under Ron Onesti
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Ron Onesti: Did I ever tell you about the time …?
May 26, 2023 6:00 AM - I have been writing this "Backstage with…" column in the Daily Herald for several years now. I have been blessed with a 35-year-plus career in the entertainment biz and it has provided for me almost countless moments of excitement, emotion and bewilderment. -
Ron Onesti: Sweet memories of Patti Page
May 19, 2023 6:00 AM - A decade ago, we lost Patti Page, "The Singing Rage," at the age of 85. In 2008, we were honored to host a historic Veterans Day tribute concert with Patti that wound up also being her 80th birthday celebration. -
Ron Onesti: Billy is still the 'Top' in rock 'n' roll
May 12, 2023 6:00 AM - Speaking of cool, iconic looks, I remember knocking one more milestone meeting off my extensive bucket list. His look is about as legendary as rock music itself. I was able to score Billy Gibbons, founder and lead vocalist of the rock band ZZ Top! -
Ron Onesti: "The Raging Bull," a sweet guy deep down
May 5, 2023 6:00 AM - Each week, so many of you turn to my column in the Daily Herald's Time Out section to see which rock 'n' roller Backstage story I will have. But my behind-the-scenes escapades are not solely limited to the field of music. -
Ron Onesti: I love rock 'n' roll and the Colosseum
Apr 28, 2023 6:00 AM - As I am writing this, I am on the Mediterranean coast at a conference about food products made in Italy. Yes, there is more to life than my meatballs! -
Backstage with The Arcada Theatre's Ron Onesti: Neighborhood guys from "CHICAGO" still Rock!
Apr 20, 2023 6:00 AM - Now that we are OFFICIALLY back from lockdowns and quarantines, music fans of all ages are returning, enjoying the music of their youth once again. And the entertainers who are performing at those shows are as excited (if not more) to come back and grace our stages in St. Charles and in Des Plaines. But for a few bands in particular, coming home to the Chicago area has a bit more meaning. -
Ron Onesti: Reggae is where it's at!
Apr 14, 2023 6:00 AM - I had the pleasure of producing a concert with the band of the "king" of the Rasta men, Bob Marley. His band, the Wailers, once appeared at The Arcada, and rarely have I seen an entire audience bop in unison the way I did on that night. -
Ron Onesti: Take me out to the ballgame
Apr 7, 2023 6:00 AM - America's Pastime began this week and I could not be happier! I am a baseball nut through and through! Some of my fondest moments with my dad were in $7 box seats at Wrigley Field enjoying Sunday Cubs doubleheaders. -
Ron Onesti: Backstage with 'The Boss'
Mar 31, 2023 6:00 AM - Being in the biz of entertainment for almost four decades, one can only imagine how many boxes of "stuff" I have packed away in my basement. An extraordinary and unorganized collection of autographed posters, set lists, vinyl albums and backstage passes join other unique bits of rock 'n' roll memorabilia I have stashed away over the years. -
Ron Onesti: The power of music … on her last day
Mar 30, 2023 2:02 PM - Ron Onesti recalls one of his favorite days at The Arcada, and how it influences what he tells his staff. "We don't really know what is going on in people's lives that the music takes them away from. Regardless, I see it as a responsibility to make sure folks have a good time, to the best of our ability." he says.
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