Articles filed under Music
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Hersey show choir competition draws thousandsMar 07, 2015 12:00 am - More than 30 of the finest show choirs in the Midwest competed Friday and Saturday at John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights in the 22nd annual Chicagoland Showcas...
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Just as 'Worthy': Bettye LaVette roars back with new albumMar 06, 2015 5:00 am - Bettye LaVette recorded her first single in Detroit in 1962, but aside from a couple of Top 40 songs on the R&B charts in the intervening years, she achieved only sp...
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Weekend picks: Jake and Sofia sail into RosemontMar 06, 2015 4:45 am - Animated performances If your kids love the TV shows “Sofia the First” and “Jake and the Never Land Pirates,” then take them to see the return of “Disney Junior Liv...
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Free concert at Fremont library:Mar 06, 2015 12:00 am - The Alliance Brass Quintet, which has a repertoire ranging from the early Renaissance to jazz and beyond, will perform a free concert at the Fremont Public Library, 1170...
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Shania Twain bringing final tour to Allstate July 29Mar 06, 2015 12:00 am - Shania Twain is embarking on what she says is her final tour this summer, and it includes a July 29 show at Rosemont's Allstate Arena. Twain announced this week that she...
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Judas Priest to play Rosemont Theatre in MayMar 06, 2015 12:00 am - Tickets are now on sale for heavy metal band Judas Priest and its "Redeemer of Souls" tour at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 21, at the Rosemont Theatre in Rosemont. The tour t...
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Bennett, Gaga lead star-studded Ravinia scheduleMar 04, 2015 10:00 pm - Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, the "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin, Seth MacFarlane, Harry Connick Jr. and Santana are among the performers who will take to the stage durin...
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Music notes: Snowstorm fest hits ChicagoMar 04, 2015 5:00 am - Let it Snow ... In an attempt to combat the late-winter blues, Chicago's Navy Pier is hosting its first winter one-day, electronic dance music festival Saturday, Ma...
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CLC to host Army jazz band:Mar 04, 2015 12:00 am - The U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors will provide a free public performance at the College of Lake County's James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts in Grayslake at 7 p.m.,...
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Wheeling jazz band wins major competitionMar 03, 2015 10:00 pm - For the third time in four years, Wheeling High School's jazz band took the top prize at the recent Jazz in the Meadows festival. The band was crowned Grand Champion aft...