Rising star Ballerini keeping it real
Five years ago, Kelsea Ballerini was a freshman at Lipscomb University, a private institution affiliated with the Churches of Christ, and performing in writers' rounds in Nashville, Tenn. "I had...
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High times: Southland concerts hail hip-hop comeback
Rap music pioneers Ice-T, Public Enemy and Snoop Dogg and younger artists like Chance the Rapper and Wiz Khalifa are bringing the hip-hop resurgence home to the Southland in four...
Brew fests offer one-stop sampling
If craft beer is your thing but plenty of spare time to visit dozens of breweries is not, several upcoming fests will provide one-stop sampling. Breweries will serve up favorites,...
From South Side to Billboard’s No. 1
Long before they sold 12 million album copies and had five releases debut at No. 1 on Billboard's Top 200, members of Disturbed earned their chops playing gigs in the...
A beer-infused menu at Arrowhead
From the house porter demi-glaze short rib to the beer-candied bacon creme brulee, the menu at the new Arrowhead Ales Brewing Company in New Lenox offers an exclusive experience for...
Crown jewel of drag racing coming to Joliet
If you go to cruise nights and wonder what some of those bad boys could do on a quarter-mile dragstrip, Route 66 Raceway in Joliet has just the thing for...
Open Air music fest draws metal lovers from around U.S.
Love it or loathe it, heavy metal is bringing people from around the globe closer together this weekend in the Southland. Lewis Martin, of Marine City, Mich., and his son...
What’s up this week? All kinds of outdoor fun
Looking for something to do outside? How about an art fair, free picnic games, National Hot Dog Day, a heavy metal festival or some Caribbean beach fun? *Orland Park Fine...
Chicago Open Air to rock Bridgeview
South Siders will join fans from around the world when the newest and biggest heavy metal festival arrives at Bridgeview's Toyota Park for the first of only two locales nationwide....
‘Weird Al’ back with more ‘mandatory fun’
"Weird Al" Yankovic, the king of song parodies and videos gone viral before "viral" was a thing, is a well-spoken fast talker performing in six cities a week and juggling...