Articles filed under Music
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Voices of Spring festival kicks off April 22 with Heartland VoicesApr 18, 2017 11:00 pm - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra, together with Chamber Music on the Fox, Elgin Master Chorale, Soirée Lyrique and Heartland Voices, will present "Voices of Spring," a colla...
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Fox Valley Philharmonic Orchestra to present "Virtuoso" concert SundayApr 18, 2017 11:00 pm - On Sunday, April 23, the Fox Valley Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of James Yarbrough, will feature solo virtuoso performances by its principal chair wind playe...
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Music Review: Angaleena Presley affirms her renegade statusApr 18, 2017 7:00 am - Angaleena Presley, "Wrangled" (Mining Light/Thirty Tigers) Angaleena Presley has earned her place in the resistance to the formulaic vibe that rules Nashville these days...
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Review: Ron Sexsmith reliably melodic on 'The Last Rider'Apr 18, 2017 7:00 am - Ron Sexsmith, "The Last Rider" (Compass Records) Ron Sexsmith maintains his melodic consistency on "The Last Rider," 15 pop songs absorbed by the threat of loneliness an...
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Review: John Mayer solid, but not sizzling on latest albumApr 18, 2017 7:00 am - John Mayer, "The Search for Everything" (Columbia) Earth's reigning guitar god, John Mayer, is out with his seventh studio album, "The Search for Everything." It reveals...
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Prince left behind a treasure trove to see at Paisley ParkApr 18, 2017 7:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - One visit to the sprawling Minnesota recording complex that Prince called home may not be enough. Paisley Park, in the Minneapolis suburb of Chanhasse...
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Review: Admit it, Brad Paisley is really good at countryApr 18, 2017 7:00 am - Brad Paisley, "Love and War" (Arista Nashville) When you can namecheck the UFC and Zebco fishing reels in the lead track to your 11th studio album, "Love...
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Music notes: Revisit the '90s with Gin Blossoms, Blues TravelerApr 18, 2017 6:00 am - Anywhere you go ... Even though they had been kicking around on local stages for nearly five years, it took nearly a year for the Gin Blossoms' 1992 single “Hey Je...
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Summer concerts at Independence Grove begin June 13Apr 18, 2017 1:00 am - An eight-week summer music series will begin in June at Independence Grove Forest Preserve near Libertyville. The eight concerts will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays b...
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Learn about Eugene Debs' fight for civil liberties April 25Apr 17, 2017 11:00 pm - " … I realize that, in speaking to you this afternoon, there are certain limitations placed upon the right of free speech. I must be exceedingly careful, prudent, as to ...