Archive for August, 2008
Youthlight sings ‘High School’s’ catchy tunes
He’s playing Troy, the male lead in "High School Musical 2," but Mike Jones won’t stop singing or playing when Eastlight Theatre’s production of the show is over.
Jones, who recently graduated from Peoria High School, will be leaving for the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, where he will pursue a double major in jazz studies and [...]
CAC exhibits getting stylish
Several styles of artwork will be celebrated next weekend in an opening reception for three exhibits at the Contemporary Art Center of Peoria.
‘Drawn to Peoria’
The CAC’s Preston Jackson Gallery will feature "Drawn to Peoria," a group exhibit of two- and three-dimensional work by 11 artists curated by Jackson.
Among the participating artists is Joe Sandor, who [...]
Red Letter Dates
September
1 "A Mother’s Journey." Pulitzer Prize-winning photographs by Renee C. Byer. Through Oct. 10. Bradley University’s Hartmann Center Art Gallery. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Reception: 4-5 p.m. Oct. 2 at Hartmann Center. Lecture: 5 p.m. Oct. 2. at Horowitz Auditorium, Caterpillar Global Communications Center. Free. Call 677-2989.
- Pastel landscapes by Ann Coulter. Through Sept. [...]
20 years of Blues
Lonnie Brooks was destined to become a blues legend.
First, he was blessed with a banjo-playing grandfather, who stoked his interest in music. Then, he had the good luck to be discovered by zydeco legend Clifton Chenier while playing guitar on his front porch. Then, the Louisiana native was befriended by soul singer Sam Cooke, with [...]
Promoter Jay Goldberg hasn’t forgotten about his baby blues
He’s not usually that visible in the public eye, but he’s pulling the levers behind the scenes to bring a steady stream of entertainers to central Illinois — including the lineup for this weekend’s Budweiser Illinois Blues Festival.
Maybe you’ve seen the concert promoter mingling on the sidelines of riverfront festivals over the years, or tooling [...]
WWE fan favorite stays on own path
CM Punk doesn’t drink alcohol or do drugs and has adopted a ’straight-edge’ movement of basing life around personal development. He is what he is, he says, on TV and off it.
Punk, the 29-year-old World Wrestling Entertainment’s heavyweight champion, is a fan favorite right now, often cheered in arenas WWE visits while his opponents are [...]
Hollywood rings up $4.2B record summer haul
Times may be tough in the real world. Not in Hollywood.
As it usually does during economic downturns, the movie business has come on strong, expected to set a summer revenue record of about $4.2 billion from the first weekend in May through Labor Day, according to box-office tracker Media By Numbers.
That would put Hollywood a [...]
new band MEMPHIS GRAHAM
well know local drummer jon beattie from such bands as ‘angeltread’ and others is in chicago and just opened a new band web site last sunday 08/24/08 on myspace music-Memphis Graham, chicago blues band MULEDRIVE say “Memphis Graham IS Little Stevens Uunderground Garage…”, jon says the songs are ruff and unmastered as yet, but are [...]
Blinding array of stars gather for DNC climax
The Force is with Obama.
George Lucas was among the entertainers and Hollywood types who were spotted in the halls of Invesco Field on Thursday in the hours leading up to Barack Obama’s historic acceptance speech. Forest Whitaker arrived with his wife Keisha and Star Jones, while will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas was spotted leaving [...]
Tyson & The Friction – The Braintrust (video)
This is a video for the Tyson & The Friction song “The Braintrust”. This song appears on the E.P. “Listen to the Braintrust” released in 2008. Dylan Stanford (Friction Moogist) created this video using footage from an old bicycle safety film.
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