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Summer Food Drive Concert in Support of Orland Township Food Pantry

June 14, 2022June 14, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

Summer Food Drive Concert in Support of Orland Township Food Pantry The Southwest Community Concert Band will hold their Summer Food Drive Concert in support of the Orland Township Food Pantry on Saturday, June 25. The Southwest Community Concert Band has made Orland Park its home, performing five seasonal concerts and Summer Park Concerts throughout…

Cook County, Features, food, News, Orland Park, Orland Township, Suburban Chicagoland

Age is just a number

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022 Steve Metsch No Comments

Age is just a number McCartney, 79, plays memorable show in Orlando By Steve Metsch At an age when many men are content to golf or watch TV, Paul McCartney is still delivering great concerts in huge stadiums. Such was the case on May 28 when McCartney, who turns 80 on June 18, performed at…

Genesis delivers impressive concert

November 16, 2021November 17, 2021 Steve Metsch No Comments

Genesis delivers impressive concert Plenty of hits and old treasures in the setlist By Steve Metsch If you have no plans for 8 o’clock tonight, you may want to look into buying tickets for the Genesis concert at United Center. I took a quick peek at Vivid Seats this morning. Tickets upstairs are selling for…

Entertainment, News, Suburban Chicagoland

Best of old and new

April 12, 2019April 12, 2019 Steve Metsch No Comments

Best of old and new Yes singer Jon Anderson shines in solo show By Steve Metsch Usually, when you’re at a concert and the band says “here’s a new song,” quite a few fans bolt out to get beverages. That wasn’t the case Thursday night at the intimate Arcada Theatre in St. Charles where Jon…

Double Eagles

October 27, 2018October 27, 2018 Steve Metsch 1 Comment

Double Eagles Two concerts in four nights makes for great fun By Steve Metsch Attention all concert goers: If you want to have a memorable experience, try seeing the same band twice in a few nights. I had the pleasure of doing so recently. Saw the Eagles at the United Center on Oct. 15. Then…

Jeff Lynne’s ELO impresses

August 16, 2018August 17, 2018 Steve Metsch No Comments

Jeff Lynne’s ELO impresses Band delivers hit songs in a dazzling concert By Steve Metsch So it took 35 years for Jeff Lynne to bring his Electric Light Orchestra back on the road. It was well-worth the wait. Lynne and this version of his ELO band – which did not include any other original members…

Entertainment, Features, Review, Suburban Chicagoland

U2 rocks and preaches

May 24, 2018June 12, 2018 Steve Metsch No Comments

U2 rocks and preaches Band gets messages across in dazzling concert By Steve Metsch When a band has been a staple on radio stations for 38 years, its easy to phone it in. Play the big hits known by even the most casual of listeners, toss in two or three new songs, and call it…

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News, Review, Suburban Chicagoland

Scaled-down works for “Weird Al”

April 7, 2018April 9, 2018 Steve Metsch No Comments

Scaled-down works for “Weird Al” Legendary song parody artist shines in laid-back performance By Steve Metsch When you think of “Weird Al” Yankovic, you may think of amusing videos, wild costumes and clever, often hilarious, lyrics that are parodies of hit songs. On Friday night, in the first of two shows at the Vic Theatre…

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