Articles filed under Music
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Ron Onesti: Where have all the ballrooms gone?Apr 09, 2025 8:13 pm - My dad would tell me about how it was during his 20s at the old ballrooms. Although these ballrooms were all pretty much built from 1910-1930, in the 1940s the Jazz Age morphed into the Big Band or Swing Era, and dancing became more of an athletic experience, rather than acceptable choreography.
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Concerts April 11-17: Jack White, Pino Farina Band, Peter Frampton and moreApr 08, 2025 2:27 pm - Upcoming concerts this week include Jack White, Ani DiFranco, Myles Smith, BoDeans, Pino Farina Band, The GooRoos, Peter Frampton and more.
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Things to do April 11-17: David Sedaris, Brookfield Zoo’s Spring Fest and moreApr 08, 2025 1:39 pm - Mark your calendar for David Sedaris’ appearances in Evanston and Aurora, Vince Carone at Zanies in Rosemont, Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s Spring Fest, Professional Championship Bull Riders Border Battle International and more happening this week.
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Best Bets: Classical, contemporary music and dance fill local stagesApr 08, 2025 12:36 pm - The New Philharmonic performs Tchaikovsky at Glen Ellyn’s MAC, the United States Army’s Jazz Ambassadors perform a free concert at the Raue and the contemporary New York City ensemble Parsons Dance takes over Chicago’s Auditorium.
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Ron Onesti: Mixing rock music with Italian pleasureApr 04, 2025 5:15 am - Over the years as I brought in rock ‘n’ rollers, country “twangers” and classic doo-woppers, I kept my Italian roots strong. Whenever I had the opportunity to bring in popular entertainers from Italy, I jumped at the chance.
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Raw rock: CST’s ‘Sunny Afternoon’ affirms Ray Davies’ genius, Kinks’ enduring influenceApr 02, 2025 4:24 pm - The folks at Chicago Shakespeare Theater are nothing if not considerate. On opening night of “Sunny Afternoon,” the jukebox musical about 1960s Brit-rockers The Kinks, they thoughtfully provided ear plugs. Fortunately, this zestfully performed, zealously embraced show about the early days of the seminal British Invasion band is neither ear-shattering nor earthshaking. It is, however, hugely entertaining.
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Big band meets classical in upcoming concert at Baker Community Center, St. CharlesApr 02, 2025 11:06 am - Big band jazz will meet classical favorites in “Classical Jazz,” an April 5 concert at the Baker Community Center in downtown St Charles.
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Best Bets: Violinist Samuel Vargas joins Elgin Symphony Orchestra for Tchaikovsky concertoApr 01, 2025 2:00 pm - Acclaimed violinist Samuel Vargas joins the Elgin Symphony Orchestra to perform Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D Major, Giordano Dance Chicago salutes its artistic director, and the CSO collaborates with the Joffrey Ballet.
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‘I was hooked’: Arlington Heights native Annie Aiello is ‘Always Olivia’ in stage show at MetropolisApr 01, 2025 12:13 pm - When she was 7, Annie Aiello’s father bought her an Olivia Newton-John album. “I was hooked,” she said, which is apparent in her stage show, “Always Olivia — An Olivia Newton-John Tribute,” which she’ll perform at the Metropolis in Arlington Heights Saturday, April 5.
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Concerts April 4-10: Jack White, Shaq, Foghat, Jefferson Starship, Brooks & Dunn and moreApr 01, 2025 10:36 am - Upcoming concerts this week include Jack White’s “No Name Tour,” DJ Diesel aka Shaq, Foghat, Jefferson Starship, Brooks and Dunn, Judah and The Lion and more.