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Playing Live for May 18, 2012
Here is a look at music events in the Southland. Shows include the System’s Bob Seger tribute concert at the Beverly Arts Center in Chicago and Village Voices’ annual concert in Downers Grove.
Donna Summer, queen of disco, dead at 63
Disco queen Donna Summer, whose pulsing anthems such as “Last Dance,” ‘’Love to Love You Baby” and “Bad Girls” became the soundtrack for a glittery age of sex, drugs, dance and flashy clothes, has died. She was 63.
Joliet’s outdoor concerts return for 38th year
The annual Concerts on the Hill returns for the 38th summer to Bicentennial Park in Joliet. The free concerts are every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. during June, July and August. Highlights include a preview of the musical “Oklahoma!” and the U.S. Air Force Band on …
Suburban Youth Symphony Orchestra hosts Southland native Morris
When Janet Kuester picked up a newspaper and read that Quinton Morris, a nationally acclaimed chamber musician and teacher, was originally from Park Forest, she said, “I about fell over.”
Kuester is the current artistic director of the Suburban Youth Symphony Orchestra, which is based …
Carpe Weekend: Out with the new, in with the old
The world marches on, and inevitably technologies that once were state-of-the-art get reduced to the role of mere novelties.
Plays once were the one and only way folks could see a fictitious scenario played out in the real world, but now we have television and …
Ticket Line for May 18, 2012
Here is a look at events with tickets going on sale soon. Shows include Toby Keith at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Tinley Park.
Real ‘Jersey Boys’ to embark on national tour
FAIR LAWN, N.J. — In a basement in a quiet suburb 10 miles west of Manhattan, the characters of a bygone era in pop music are brought to life in mellifluous four-part harmony.
Sherry is there, deciding whether or not to come out tonight. So …
Casting Call for May 18, 2012
Here is a look at open auditions in the Southland. Casting Calls include Apostle Christian Theatre’s “If the Good Lord’s Willing and the Creek Don’t Rise” in Chicago Heights and Demi Lobo’s Most Talented Under 12 auditions in Dixmoor.
‘Girls Night: The Musical’ speaks to women
Although Tina Jensen, who plays Carol in “Girls Night: The Musical,” said many audience members appreciate the show’s great songs, she also said there is a bit of a message.
“I think it speaks to women and girlfriends who go through a lot of ups …
First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre updates
The FYI on FMBA blog features what you need to know about First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Tinley Park.
Updates posted recently at blogs.southtownstar.com/fmba have included:
◆ An earlier tailgating time for June 30’s Jimmy Buffett concert, with comments from Jon Reens , senior director …
Earlier tailgating for Buffett show
To appease the Parrotheads, First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre has bumped up the tailgating start time for the June 30 Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band concert.
Originally slated to open at 3:30 p.m., the parking lot at the outdoor theater in Tinley Park now …
Summer concert preview: Hot, hot, hot
Last week, former “American Idol” finalist Haley Reinhart sounded absolutely exhausted. Running through the wringer ahead of the release of her debut album, “Listen Up!” (due May 22), the Wheeling native has been sprinting through a promotional tour, making appearances, doing interviews and even returning …
2012 Lollapalooza lineup
Lollapalooza has revealed its official 2012 lineup — a typical smorgasbord of genres and styles topped by ’90s funk-rock icons Red Hot Chili Peppers, freshly reunited bands Black Sabbath and At The Drive-In, the Black Keys, Jack White, Florence + The Machine, The Shins, and …
Playing Live for May 11, 2012
Here is a look at music events in the Southland and beyond. Shows include Lyric Opera of Chicago presenting pianist Lang Lang in Chicago.
George Harrison’s widow hopes new book fills in blanks
NEW YORK (AP) — George Harrison’s widow Olivia hopes to add more perspective on the reticent Beatle with her new digital book, and fill in the blanks left by Martin Scorsese’s recent documentary.
Based on Scorsese’s “George Harrison: Living in the Material World,” the multi-touch …
