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WEBRecent Posts. Advertiser Message: Dream Theater • March 8, 2005 • Chicago Theatre; Stage Buzz: Pendulum, Magdalena Bay, Avril Lavigne; Photo Gallery: Pulp • Aragon Ballroom • Chicago
Media: June 2017 - Illinois Entertainer
WEBMay 31, 2017 · Media: June 2017. When WXRT night jock Ryan Arnold says he grew up on WXRT, he doesn’t just mean that he listened to the station. His mom Marge Arnold worked there when he was growing up, and he spent a lot of time in the hallways. “I literally grew up in the bowels of WXRT back when it was the Bunker on …
Live Review and Photo Gallery: The Claudettes at The Venue • Aurora
WEBApr 29, 2022 · On Friday night, the Claudettes made a sortie into the suburbs to perform at the inviting venue The Venue in Aurora, Illinois. The group recalled its roots as an instrumental combo by opening with the rumbling “New Orleans Yard Sale” and the manic “Infernal Piano Plot…HATCHED!”. Singet Berit Ulseth joined for the sly and purring ...
Cover Story [Updated]: Lucky Boys Confusion - Illinois Entertainer
WEBIllinois Entertainer - Inside the Cover - Premiere - Lucky Boys Confusion. “The LBC story is we’re the ‘almost’ band,” frontman Stubhy Pandav concludes. “What happened was, [the label] sent “Hey Driver” to a test market for radio and said if this comes in at Top 10 in this station in Denver, they were going to add it to 38 more ...
Media: November 2016 - Illinois Entertainer
WEBOct 31, 2016 · Media: November 2016. Patti Haze remains one of the iconic radio voices from the rock and roll era in Chicago. Her sexy alto voice and friendly demeanor graced the airwaves of every major rock station in Chicago (save WXRT). She was on WLUP (twice), WMET, WCKG, and CD 94.7. Despite her incredible pedigree—as arguably the Queen of Chicago Rock ...
Media: January 2022 • Signal Stays Strong at MeTV FM
WEBDec 31, 2021 · For the last few years, fans of MeTV FM (87.7FM) in Chicago have been bracing for their favorite station to be shut down by the FCC. Program director Rick O’Dell has good news for them if they haven’t heard it yet. “We reached a critical point last July where the FCC had imposed a deadline, whereby they required all 87.7 stations to be digital or go off the air,” he explains.
Thirsty Whale Reunion - Illinois Entertainer
WEBSep 30, 2009 · The bands had their fans, but the Whale had its fans, too, and thanks to Illinois Entertainer Promotions Director Tony Labarbera, the Thirsty Whale reunion show will be held on October 24th at Shark City in Glendale Heights, preceded by Whalepalooza the night before. “It was the one thing I still wanted to do, and do right,” says Labarbera ...
Live Review and Photo Gallery: Iron Maiden at Hollywood Casino ...
WEBAug 22, 2019 · Live Review and Photo Gallery: Iron Maiden at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre. Iron Maiden. Thursday August 22, 2019. Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Tinley Park. Full disclosure…. August 5, 1982 I was forever ruined by Iron Maiden. That was the day of the band’s legendary appearance on the shores of …
Cover Story – 7th Heaven - Illinois Entertainer
WEBOct 1, 2015 · Cover Story – 7th Heaven. ilentertainer | October 1, 2015. 7th Heaven (2015) L to R: Mooshey, Cox, Heisler, Hofherr, Kennetz (photo Dan Machnik) Technically speaking, this may be the 30th anniversary of Chicago rock mainstays 7th Heaven, but mention the milestone to founder Richie Hofherr, and it may as well be a passing footnote.
Media: July 2021 • “Radio Joan” : Illinois Entertainer
WEBJun 30, 2021 · Media: July 2021 • “Radio Joan”. Joan Esposito was known to Chicago audiences as a television reporter and anchor after her many years at Channel 5 & 7. Still, when she accepted the job as afternoon host at Progressive Talk WCPT (820 AM), it was not her first job in the medium. “When I first got into broadcasting, I got a part-time job ...