Sound check: Weekend Run Club, Local Motive, Trash Fiasco, Women’s Jazz Festival and more
Women’s Jazz Festival Hey Nonny celebrates the powerful voices of women in jazz with its
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Micky Dolenz carries on The Monkees’ legacy of fun with two suburban shows this weekend
“I always say they pay me to travel, I sing for free,” said Micky Dolenz,
Sound check: Local H celebrates ‘Zoo’; Marcus Mumford and Gogol Bordello hit town
Stage ‘boss’ With a dash of wit laced with musical charm, TV’s Tony Danza (“Taxi,”
Wheeling’s Haley Reinhart looks forward to reconnecting at hometown show
America got its first taste of Wheeling singer Haley Reinhart’s soulful tones just over a decade ago
Sound check: Marcy Playground, Cracker play Piazza’s Alt-Rock Rager
The Piazza in Aurora and the relaunched Q101 host the Alt-Rock Rager, featuring alternative favorites Cracker and Marcy Playground; Debbie Gibson and Randy Travis at the Des Plaines Theatre; plus Bitter Jester and Side Street Studio’s band battles and Lollapalooza aftershows.
Sound check: Pajamas and punk rock — in person — as SNÜZFEST returns
’90s alt-rock band Collective Soul plays Waukegan’s Genesee Theatre; Fletcher Rockwell returns to Quigley’s; Nellie’s and Hey Nonny showcase rising stars; and the Underbelly Hours podcast returns with its first local showcase of 2022 in Wheaton. Plus, a Meat Loaf tribute, the return of Blues on the Fox and two Situation Chicago benefit shows.
New Year’s concerts: Say ‘so long’ to 2021 with some musical accompaniment
As we celebrate this weekend’s holidays, the new year lies in wait just around the
Schaumburg native’s ‘Luminare’ puts holiday music in a high-energy rock show
Schaumburg native John Blasucci comes back to town this weekend with his new creation — “Luminare” — an arena-style holiday concert he’s putting on stage at the Des Plaines Theatre.
Sound check: Benefit shows with Gerald Dowd, Mavis Staples; Josh Turner opens Rialto’s holiday season
The Rialto Square Theatre is unwrapping its holiday season with Josh Turner and many other festive shows; Gerald Dowd & Friends benefit two local food pantries; Mavis Staples’ Beyond Hunger benefit shows; Blue Oyster Cult headlines the Des Plaines Theatre and much more.
13 concerts for a lucky Halloween weekend
With a full bag of Halloween concerts this weekend, it can be hard to choose which one to see. Here are 13 picks to guide you.
Kevin Costner to perform at Des Plaines Theatre’s reopening
They built it, now he will come. Kevin Costner and the Modern West Band will play the Des Plaines Theatre reopening in October.