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2013-05-09 09:00:36

Luke Bryan: The ACM award winner for entertainer of the year is on his "Dirt Road Diaries" tour. June 15 at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, 19100 S. Ridgeland, Tinley Park; $35-$70; livenation.com Carolina Chocolate Drops: Add this Grammy-winning band...

Getting your sonic groove on in 4 ways

2013-05-09 10:34:00

Even if we tried, it would be impossible to make up some of the delightful confluences, coincidences and other collisions that make for yet another fascinating sonic week in Chicago. Fun? For sure. Kinda bonkers? Absolutely. And what it all means for you,...

RedEye Rock 'n' Vote 2013 official contest rules

2013-05-07 00:00:00

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.� A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. � The Semifinalist and Finalist rounds of “RedEye Rock N’ Vote Competition” (the “Contest”) start at 12:01 AM (CT) on Thursday,...

Tracy Morgan

2013-05-09 17:00:00

If the audience going to see Tracy Morgan's "Excuse My French" stand-up show is hoping it will be a live version of Morgan's "30 Rock" character, Tracy Jordan, they may want to give their ticket to someone else. Morgan is emphatic that he is nothing...

Thursday: Eat. Drink. Do.

2013-05-01 11:11:00

EAT Limited-Edition Burger 25 Degrees 736 N. Clark St. 312-943-9700 National Barbecue Month and National Burger Month both happen in May and you can celebrate the two at once with the BBQ Brisket Burger (barbecued brisket, sirloin patty, Cardona...

Interview: Yellowcard still carrying the flag for pop punk

2012-11-19 13:10:00

There was a time when pop punk bands went toe-to-toe with bubble gum pop acts for air time on MTV's "TRL." And while 'N Sync, Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears usually won out on the music video countdown show, bands such as Blink-182, Sum 41 and...

Tonight's top show: Public Enemy at House of Blues

2012-12-05 07:52:00

Public Enemy: Still ticked off after all these years, the hip-hop icons have been waging war on apathy since the ‘80s. In recent months, they’ve added two Molotov cocktails of fresh invention to their legacy, the self-released full-length...

Interview: Kill Hannah's Christmas presence

2012-12-21 15:36:00

Kill Hannah has spent much of its career coming to its fans around the country and in Europe, but once a year during the holiday season the Chicago alt-rock band has its fans come to it for “A New Heart For Christmas.” And considering the...

Top weekend shows: Pitchfork, Chaka Khan, Z-Trip

2012-07-13 08:40:00

Pitchfork Music Festival: The seventh annual gathering of the indie tribes will be headlined by Feist, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Vampire Weekend, with much-anticipated sets by Wild Flag, Danny Brown, Willis Earl Beal, Big K.R.I.T and the Olivia...

June 16: Music Lounge - Kate Voegele

2012-05-28 09:31:00

Kate Voegele Concert with Natasha Bedingfield Tonight 6:30 p.m. House of Blues 329 N. Dearborn Street Chicago www.katevoegele.com To purchase a copy of the cd: Gravity Happens ...

September 13: Music Lounge - Tweed Funk

2012-05-28 09:31:00

Tweed Funk Appearing: Tonight 9:00 p.m. House of Blues Back Porch Stage 329 N. Dearborn Chicago www.tweedfunk.com ...

December 15: Music Lounge - Kenny Wayne Shepherd

2012-05-28 09:38:00

Kenny Wayne Shepherd Appearing: Tonight 9:00 p.m. House of Blues 329 N. Dearborn Chicago (312) 923-2000 To purchase a copy of the cd: How I Go www.kennywayneshepherd.net/ ...

It's the first U.S. headlining tour for London dubstep rockers Modestep. If you jammed with them at last year's North Coast Music Festival, you will be happy to know the "Feel Good" group that sprung from brothers Josh Friend and Tony Friend's Modestep Radio has new music. Watch out YouTube!

2013-04-03 15:07:00

Nostalgia is many things for many people. For some, old bands roaming the earth are a sign of the dismal state of pop music. Others just want to hear the songs they knew and loved. Toots and the Maytals is one of those bands from back in the day that nobody is ever sad to have show up.

2013-03-27 14:04:00

Sometimes you're hungry, and not just for food. Chicago is a rippin', rockin' city when it comes to gospel music. The roots of that sound run deep, way back to the beginning of the music and the Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey, right up through Albertina Walker and the mass choir.

2013-03-20 12:56:00