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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 […]
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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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Published Monday July 23 2018 1:25 pm.
A little Beatlemania starring Paul McCartney on Abbey Road — the eleventh studio album by English rock band the Beatles. Abbey Road was released on September 26, 1969 by Apple Records. The recording sessions for the Abbey Road album were the last in which all four Beatles participated. The front cover design, a photograph of […]
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Published Thursday June 21 2018 4:21 pm.
Arlington International Racecourse announced Wednesday, June 20, 2018 that a special performance is scheduled for Saturday, August 11, 2018 at the International Festival of Racing by Grammy-nominated country music recording artist and songwriter Eric Paslay. The talented vocalist best known for his hits “Friday Night” and “Song About A Girl” will perform a free concert […]
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Published Wednesday March 21 2018 10:52 am.
Bruno Mars – Finesse (Remix) [Feat. Cardi B] [Official Video] The Weeknd, Bruno Mars, Jack White, Arctic Monkeys, Travis Scott, the National, Vampire Weekend and Odesza will headline Lollapalooza 2018. The Lollapalooza 2018 lineup was announced today, Wednesday March 21, 2018 for the late summer festival, which is scheduled for Thursday-Sunday, August 2-5 in Grant […]
Posted in LIVE MUSIC
Published Monday December 18 2017 11:29 am.
Santa Baby (Official Video) Herb Alpert caps off a remarkable 2017 with perhaps his finest moment of the year: a return to holiday music for the first time in 50 years. ‘The Christmas Wish’ features Alpert and a stunning 77-piece symphony and choir lending fresh interpretations to more than a dozen holiday hits. ‘The Christmas […]
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Published Tuesday December 05 2017 4:41 pm.
Owners of a live music venue and gastropub named “Hey Nonny” plan to open Spring 2018 in downtown Arlington Heights at the site of the former People’s Bank branch, 10 South Vail Avenue. People’s bank moved to 41 South Vail Avenue, and was acquired by First Midwest Bancorp in September 2015. The empty space at […]
Posted in Dining +, LIVE MUSIC, Nightlife
Published Sunday October 08 2017 11:07 pm.
In honor of rock icon Tom Petty’s passing we look back at his Super Bowl 42 Halftime Show in 2008. RIP Tom Petty. On February 3, 2008 the New York Giants upset the New England Patriots 17-14 at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale Arizona at Super Bowl XLII. The Patriots were favored by […]
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