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Journalist finds additional calling as songsmith

Journalist finds additional calling as songsmith

When it came to creating his most recent set, “Silhouette of a Fool,” Jim Hoehn’s worlds as a songsmith and news reporter were fused.

May 24, 2012 2:00 pm(0)

Lisa Marie Presley returns with rootsy third album

Lisa Marie Presley returns with rootsy third album

After moving across an ocean to rural England, Lisa Marie Presley found herself as close as she's ever been to her father, at least musically.

May 24, 2012 10:00 am(0)

Library of Congress taps 25 sounds for registry

Library of Congress taps 25 sounds for registry

From rare audio interviews of former slaves to recordings by Donna Summer and the Grateful Dead, 25 sounds that shaped the American cultural l…

May 23, 2012 3:00 pm(0)

Michael Jackson costumes to be exhibited, sold

Michael Jackson costumes to be exhibited, sold

Michael Jackson's glittery gloves, spangled jackets, stage-worn costumes and personal fashion effects are going on a world tour.

May 19, 2012 10:00 am(0)

Multi–act shows, longtime favorites highlight 2012's summer concert season

Multi–act shows, longtime favorites highlight 2012's summer concert season

For generations now, live music package tours and multi–act concerts have been a mainstay in the live music strata.

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Harbor Lights debuts new album in Valparaiso show

Harbor Lights debuts new album in Valparaiso show

It's time once again for celebrating the sounds of the doo-wop era in the Region.

May 18, 2012 12:00 am(0)

Huey Lewis and the News still rockin' on tour

Huey Lewis and the News still rockin' on tour

If you called Huey Lewis a musical road warrior, you wouldn't be wrong.

May 18, 2012 12:00 am(0)

Neil Sedaka turns his calendar girl into dino pet

Neil Sedaka turns his calendar girl into dino pet

Where has Neil Sedaka been all these years? Wiggling his way into the hearts of a new generation, for one, through picture books accompanied b…

May 17, 2012 4:00 pm(0)

Katie Crandol, Kevin O'Hara recipients of this year's Joe B. Memorial Benefit

Katie Crandol, Kevin O'Hara recipients of this year's Joe B. Memorial Benefit

The memory of a Hammond cop lives on through an annual benefit in his name.

May 17, 2012 11:00 am(0)

Open mic nights give local talent a chance to shine

Open mic nights give local talent a chance to shine

While open mic night is hardly a new concept, it nearly went the way of drive-in movies and lip-sync contests as karaoke grew more and more po…

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Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra to present pops concert

Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra to present pops concert

If you're a fan of the television show "Glee!," you may want to check out a regional version of the choral group musical show concept when Nor…

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Mint Condition to bring its soulful sounds to Gary

Mint Condition to bring its soulful sounds to Gary

Mark Spencer is honored to close Gary's West Side Theatre Guild's 2011-2012 season with eclectic musical group Mint Condition.

May 11, 2012 12:00 am(0)

Mavis Staples: The lady sings the blues

Mavis Staples: The lady sings the blues

If the blues were a woman, Grammy winner Mavis Staples would have her number.

May 11, 2012 12:00 am(0)

Region band delivers album starring original tunes

Region band delivers album starring original tunes

Fernando Rodriguez is traveling a dual musical path these days.

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In first solo album, Jack White taps a blue vein

In first solo album, Jack White taps a blue vein

Jack White is musing on his latest color scheme.

May 11, 2012 12:00 am(0)

Christian songsmith Brady Toops comes to Valparaiso

Although songwriting as a craft is a solitary excursion for contemporary Christian tunesmith Brady Toops, the end result of his labor is the m…

May 07, 2012 12:00 am(0)

Norah Jones, Danger Mouse channel heartbreak

Norah Jones, Danger Mouse channel heartbreak

Norah Jones has a piano in her kitchen.

May 06, 2012 12:00 am(0)

Carrie Underwood learns from imperfect moments

Carrie Underwood learns from imperfect moments

"American Idol" did more than launch Carrie Underwood's career — it helped shape the picture-perfect image she has today.

May 04, 2012 12:00 pm(0)

Meet the Beetles brings Fab Four to life

Meet the Beetles brings Fab Four to life

The music of the four most famous Liverpudlians will shine in Three Oaks, Michigan, in May. Meet the Beetles, a Chicago band that pays tribute…

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Classic crooner Bobby Vinton happy for Chicagoland return visit

Classic crooner Bobby Vinton happy for Chicagoland return visit

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

May 03, 2012 2:00 pm(0)

George Harrison's widow hopes new book fills in blanks

George Harrison's widow hopes new book fills in blanks

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 …

May 03, 2012 1:30 pm(0)

Weird Al beats Mayans to the Alpocalyptic punch

Weird Al beats Mayans to the Alpocalyptic punch

Beating the Mayan civilization to the punch, Weird Al Yankovic unleashed "ALpocalypse" last summer, forever changing the world as we know it a…

May 03, 2012 11:00 am(0)

Grammy nominated Kim Richey 'Wheels' into the region

Grammy nominated Kim Richey 'Wheels' into the region

The live music series produced by Valparaiso–based Imagine Music has brought in many well-known artists to the historic Memorial Opera House. …

May 03, 2012 9:00 am(0)

Peter Bradley Adams finds success on screen and stage

Peter Bradley Adams finds success on screen and stage

Over the last several years, Americana–minded songwriter and performer Peter Bradley Adams' music has been introduced to the masses courtesy o…

May 01, 2012 10:00 am(0)

WANISS May Wine Brunch celebrates 40th year raising money for a musical cause

WANISS May Wine Brunch celebrates 40th year raising money for a musical cause

Erma Bombeck, housewife-turned-humorist and syndicated newspaper columnist, is famous for a quote to describe the fashion romance women have w…

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Vince Gill finds variety really is the spice of life

Vince Gill finds variety really is the spice of life

Since hitting the big time in the 1979 as a member of country-rock group Pure Prairie League, Vince Gill has never stopped moving forward long…

April 26, 2012 10:38 am(0)

Michael McDermott rocks for Respite House

Michael McDermott rocks for Respite House

Twenty one years ago, an enthusiastic and starry-eyed Michael McDermott released his major label debut album, "620 W. Surf." The 1987 graduate…

April 26, 2012 12:00 am(0)

Woodstock's Melanie returns to Valparaiso for a trip back to the 60s

Woodstock's Melanie returns to Valparaiso for a trip back to the 60s

Melanie — the cherub-faced, folk-rock waif who stole the show at Woodstock on the first evening of the legendary three-day music — brings her …

April 20, 2012 12:00 am(0)

Local musicians 'come together' at County Line Orchard to help the NWI Food Bank

Decades after John, Paul, George & Ringo bid farewell to the Beatles, their music reverberates each spring in a local barn when area music…

April 20, 2012 12:00 am(0)

After dark times, Jason Mraz brings the 'Love'

After dark times, Jason Mraz brings the 'Love'

Don't let Jason Mraz's optimistic demeanor fool you: He can be dark, and he's got songs to prove it.

April 18, 2012 1:00 pm(0)

Trans-Siberian Orchestra to rock the region

Trans-Siberian Orchestra to rock the region

Fans of rock opera or rock theater will want to be in the audience  when Trans-Siberian Orchestra works its magic in Hammond.

April 13, 2012 12:00 am(0)

Dan Navarro brings his solo show to Chicago Street Theatre

Dan Navarro brings his solo show to Chicago Street Theatre

For a quarter century, Dan Navarro was half of the prolific singer/songwriter acoustic duo Lowen & Navarro, who released 12 albums togethe…

April 13, 2012 12:00 am(0)

Cathedral Arts welcomes Michigan organist for annual recital

Cathedral Arts welcomes Michigan organist for annual recital

For the Cathedral Arts annual spring recital, organist David Troiano will play music built around the theme "With a Greater Alleluia: An Easte…

April 13, 2012 12:00 am(0)

Bonnie Raitt steps into 'Slipsteam,' first album in 7 years

Bonnie Raitt steps into 'Slipsteam,' first album in 7 years

Bonnie Raitt had been thinking about working with Grammy-winning producer Joe Henry for years. And Henry had been kicking around the idea of r…

April 11, 2012 3:00 pm(0)

Greasers salute old time rock and roll

Greasers salute old time rock and roll

To Josh Holmes, front man of Josh Holmes and the Greasers, the heart of today's rock and roll would not be beating if it wasn't for the genre'…

April 11, 2012 10:30 am(0)

Memories of time in Indiana un–Frayed for pop hitmakers

Memories of time in Indiana un–Frayed for pop hitmakers

For members of the pop–rock hitmaking outfit The Fray, Indiana has a special place in their collective hearts.

April 10, 2012 2:00 pm(0)

'Jersey Boys' is back to entertain music fans

'Jersey Boys' is back to entertain music fans

For the past six years, the tunes of The Four Seasons have celebrated new life in the Tony-Award winning show "Jersey Boys."

April 08, 2012 12:00 am(0)

Valparaiso Jazz Fest trumpets 27th year

Valparaiso Jazz Fest trumpets 27th year

Jazz music comes in many styles and over the past 26 years the Annual Valparaiso University Jazz Festival has showcased them all.

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'Fab' program comes to Ivy Tech Community College

'Fab' program comes to Ivy Tech Community College

For those who never tire of discussing The Beatles, an upcoming program at Valparaiso's Ivy Tech Community College Northwest, will offer a his…

April 06, 2012 12:00 am(0)

Jim Marshall, founder of Marshall amps, dies at 88

Jim Marshall, founder of Marshall amps, dies at 88

Ears still ringing from the 1960s? Jim Marshall might be to blame.

April 06, 2012 12:00 am(0)

Thomas Dolby bridges past, future on 'Time Capsule' tour

Thomas Dolby bridges past, future on 'Time Capsule' tour

Thomas Dolby — a bespectacled lad who wore a lab coat and sang "She Blinded Me with Science" in the memorable music video for his 1982 Top 5 h…

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'Crazy Girl' carries Eli Young Band to ACMs, beyond

'Crazy Girl' carries Eli Young Band to ACMs, beyond

 Count the guys in Rascal Flatts among the fans of "Crazy Girl," the song that took the Eli Young Band to the top of the country songs chart a…

March 30, 2012 12:00 am(0)

Music review: Madonna still brings heat, beats on 'MDNA'

Music review: Madonna still brings heat, beats on 'MDNA'

Madonna says it best on the opening track of her twelfth album: "No one can put out my fire." At 53, she's still got it going on.

March 30, 2012 12:00 am(0)

Country stars stampede to studio to help Lionel Richie

Country stars stampede to studio to help Lionel Richie

Kenny Chesney was so excited about the idea of working with Lionel Richie that he drunk-dialed the pop legend to suggest a song. Darius Rucker…

March 28, 2012 3:00 pm(0)

Highland songsmith Darren Zancan to play Valparaiso's Cornucopia Coffee Company

To Highland songsmith and performer Darren Zancan, reaching wide audiences and finding fame and fortune are hardly one in the same.

March 28, 2012 10:00 am(0)

A fresh take on Lionel Richie classics

A fresh take on Lionel Richie classics

Lionel Richie named his new album "Tuskegee" for his Alabama hometown, a subtle reference to his southern roots. By remaking his hits with suc…

March 28, 2012 3:30 am(0)

Region native’s band Uncle Bonsai marks first show in NWI in more than two decades

Region native’s band Uncle Bonsai marks first show in NWI in more than two decades

Arni Adler, region native and one third of the Seattle–based trio Uncle Bonsai, likes that her band is still evolving after a history that spa…

March 25, 2012 12:00 am(0)

Young performers who have survived cancer to sing at Radio City Music Hall

Young performers who have survived cancer to sing at Radio City Music Hall

In a packed rehearsal room a few floors above the massive stage at Radio City Music Hall, 13-year-old Alyssa Casson walked to a spot in front …

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Swing daddy: Ellis Marsalis headlines Valparaiso University's annual jazz fest

Swing daddy: Ellis Marsalis headlines Valparaiso University's annual jazz fest

Most casual music lovers probably recognize Ellis Marsalis not so much for his deeply swinging feel at the piano or the long list of accomplis…

March 23, 2012 12:00 am Photos

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Acoustic duo bring the heat

Jeff Young, one half of the region–based duo Scoville Brothers, describes his musical relationship with bandmate Doug Lins as nearly telepathic.

March 23, 2012 12:00 am(0)

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