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Published Wednesday January 01 2020 10:16 am.
Iconic American singer-songwriter Don McLean talks to Tucker Carlson about the political messages within his classic ‘American Pie.’ Singer-songwriter Donald McLean is best known for his 1971 hit song “American Pie”, an 8.5-minute folk rock “cultural touchstone” about the loss of innocence of the early rock and roll generation. WCFL became a Top 40 music […]
Published Friday December 27 2019 8:23 pm.
Toronzo Cannon performing “Walk It Off” from his Alligator Records debut, THE CHICAGO WAY, at the 36th Annual Rawa Blues Festival in Katowice, Poland (October 1, 2017). A galaxy of Chicago’s biggest blues stars will perform Friday, January 31 through Sunday, February 2 at Hey Nonny at 10 South Vail Avenue in Arlington Heights for […]
Posted in LIVE MUSIC
Published Tuesday November 19 2019 5:00 am.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE GETS A ROCK STAR WITH A HEART OF GOLD FOR TREE-LIGHTING CEREMONY The Ides of March featuring band founder Jim Peterik will highlight the Elk Grove Village holiday season with a performance at the tree-lighting ceremony. The Elk Grove Village holiday tree-lighting event is set to begin at 4:30 p.m. Friday, November […]
Posted in Events, LIVE MUSIC
Published Thursday July 11 2019 3:41 pm.
Leonid & Friends sampler USA Tour January 2019 with Chicago’s founding member Danny Seraphine and powerful horns — notice the Chicago sports attire. Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and pioneering jazz-rock drummer Danny Seraphine is a founding member of the legendary band Chicago, which with over 130 million albums sold, has become one of […]
Posted in LIVE MUSIC
Published Sunday May 05 2019 12:33 pm.
Ravinia Festival tickets for the 2019 season go on sale this week; interview with Welz Kauffman, President and CEO of Ravinia. Ravinia Festival Tickets For 2019 Season on Sale This Week, May 7 & 8, 2019. Ravinia Festival’s 2019 annual summer season lineup was announced for the outdoor venue in Highland Park mid-March. May, June […]
Posted in Events, LIVE MUSIC
Published Sunday April 07 2019 6:10 pm.
Heavy metal group, as latest announcement, completes already diverse line-up SPRINGFIELD, IL – Megadeth will open the Illinois State Fair by playing on Friday, August 9, 2019 on the Illinois Lottery Grandstand Stage. They have long been one of the most influential and respected acts of heavy metal music with 38 million albums sold (6 […]
Posted in Events, LIVE MUSIC
Published Thursday March 14 2019 8:12 pm.
Ravinia Festival’s 2019 annual summer season is announced for the outdoor venue in Highland Park. Highlights include Chicago, Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band and the Beach Boys, Lionel Richie, Josh Groban, Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas, The Doobie Brothers, Sarah McLachlan, Tash Sultana, rapper T.I., country megaband Lady Antebellum, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Nickelback, […]
Posted in LIVE MUSIC
Published Saturday December 08 2018 6:21 pm.
H.O.M.E. Bar hosted EXIT 147 Friday Night December 7, 2018 for a per-holiday event. The well-managed bar and live performance nightclub was packed, and the EXIT 147 performed with excellent interaction with the crowd. It’s fun to see this band play live in a nightclub, compared to a summer outdoor performances. Their tight performances are […]
Posted in LIVE MUSIC
Published Wednesday October 17 2018 9:31 pm.
Hey Nonny’s first concert opened the business on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 with Chicago jazz vocalist Typhanie Monique performing a show inspired by Aretha Franklin. The Typhanie Monique show sold out. The new music and dining venue will be open every day except Monday. Hey Nonny, billed as Chicagoland’s newest music venue, recently announced the […]
Posted in Events, LIVE MUSIC
Published Wednesday October 10 2018 4:52 am.
Tracy Smith catches up with Steve Perry, the former lead singer of Journey, who talks about life after leaving the supergroup, why he fell out of love with music, and the relationship that helped bring him back to recording a new solo album, “Traces.” Perry is renowned for his tenor vocal range spanning from F#2 […]
Posted in Music
Published Friday August 31 2018 11:59 pm.
Interview with Chip Brooks & Chris Dungan, who are the co-founders of Hey Nonny. Hey is an all-new state-of-the-art music venue & Gastropub located in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago. They’ll present local and touring musicians playing various genres including, jazz, rock, and blues, six nights a week. Both Chip and Chris left high-profile careers […]
Posted in Biz, Dining +, LIVE MUSIC, Peeps
Published Wednesday July 25 2018 8:37 pm.
REO Speedwagon is an all-time great band, and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield voters just placed REO Speedwagon #1 for the state’s bicentennial celebration Illinois200. The Daily Herald’s Jim Baumann is happy with REO Speedwagon being on the list, but he sees a problem with rock band Chicago not even making […]
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