Articles filed under Music
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Alejandro Escovedo at the Old Town SchoolMar 31, 2010 11:00 pm - A well-kept secret Alejandro Escovedo isn't a household name, but he should be. Escovedo writes literate, poetic songs that seamlessly combine elements of country...
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'Celtadelic': Tempest fuses Celtic rock with Norwegian folkMar 31, 2010 11:00 pm - They call it "Celtic rock" for lack of a better term. Tempest, the five-piece band hailing from the San Francisco Bay area, celebrates its 22nd anniversary this year wit...
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Music group EMI in dire straitsMar 31, 2010 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Struggling music group EMI faces being taken over by its bankers after failing to clinch a deal to sell the North American distribution rights for its artists ...
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Jazz guitarist Herb Ellis diesMar 31, 2010 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Herb Ellis, the critically acclaimed jazz guitarist who played with such luminaries as Ella Fitzgerald and was a member once of the celebrated Oscar Peter...
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Elgin Symphony's spring festival opens with Hollywood themeMar 31, 2010 11:00 pm - American film composers, both from today and earlier generations, will be the focus of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra's annual spring festival April 16-May 1. The multiwee...
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Gretchen Wilson aims for return to the topMar 31, 2010 11:00 pm - LEBANON, Tenn. -- Gretchen Wilson the country singer has a lot riding on her new record, "I Got Your Country Right Here." Gretchen Wilson the CEO has so much more on the...
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Music group EMI in dire straitsMar 31, 2010 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Struggling music group EMI faces being taken over by its bankers after failing to clinch a deal to sell the North American distribution rights for its artists ...
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DeWyze lives to rock another week on American IdolMar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Lee DeWyze made the cut on American Idol Wednesday and breezed through to next week's round. All four judges praised DeWyze's rendition of "Treat Her Like a Lady" Tuesda...
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Lee tees are all the rage at Prospect High SchoolMar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - For the past few weeks, Tuesdays in Mount Prospect mean only one thing: Lee DeWyze. To urge support for their hometown "American Idol" finalist, hundreds of Prospect Hi...
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Badu beguiles again on 'New Amerykah' CDMar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Just when you've lost faith in the music industry to do the right thing, along comes Erykah Badu with another deliciously strange album. Since her debut 13 years ago, Ba...