Articles filed under Music
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Review: Xavier Rudd's 'Storm Boy' inspired by childhood filmMay 31, 2018 7:00 am - Xavier Rudd, "Storm Boy" (Nettwerk Records) The title track of Xavier Rudd's latest album was inspired by a pelican he saw while sitting by a river sipping tea. The wate...
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Neil Portnow to leave post as Grammys CEO in 2019May 31, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Neil Portnow will step down as president and CEO of The Recording Academy and the Grammy Awards next year. The organization announced Thursday that Portn...
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Kevin Bacon and his bro to sizzle your summer with new albumMay 31, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - You could easily call Friday "National Actors Releasing Albums Day": Kevin Bacon, Scarlett Johansson and Ezra Miller are among the famous faces dropping ...
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Spotify CEO says anti-hate policy was rolled out incorrectlyMay 31, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Spotify's CEO says the company rolled out its new anti-hate policy in the wrong way. This month the streaming service announced it would remove R. Kelly ...
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Suburban Chicago's Got Talent a 'great platform' for artists, past winners sayMay 31, 2018 5:28 am - Schaumburg-based singer/songwriter Ryan Cooper of the band PolySci is often approached by aspiring artists for advice on breaking into the Chicago music scene. One of hi...
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Beck, Blink-182 to headline 2018 Riot Fest in ChicagoMay 30, 2018 11:00 pm - With Beck and Blink-182 leading off the roster for the recently announced Riot Fest lineup, the big question is who is going to be the third big mystery act. Until music...
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Review: American Aquarium singer BJ Barham gets personalMay 30, 2018 7:00 am - American Aquarium, "Things Change" (New West) American Aquarium is a most appropriate name for the band that made "Things Change," because frontman BJ Barham presents hi...
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Review: Roger Daltrey aces set of soulful covers, originalsMay 30, 2018 7:00 am - Roger Daltrey, "As Long As I Have You" (Republic Records) It may seem paradoxical to begin a review of a Roger Daltrey album by mentioning Pete Townshend, but The Who vo...
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Weekend picks: Chicago native Deon Cole laughs it up at Schaumburg's ImprovMay 30, 2018 6:00 am - Chicago's own Get a whole lot of laughs when Chicago native and actor Deon Cole ("Black-ish," "Barbershop") performs a series of standup comedy shows starting Thursday a...
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Sound check: Depeche Mode brings dark dance rock to ChicagoMay 30, 2018 6:00 am - Words like violence ... The English rockers of Depeche Mode brought their new-wave dance rock to the States in the mid-'80s, giving American teens a new way to chan...