CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on May 5th, reviewing the new miniseries “The Offer,” about the creation of the classic film “The Godfather,” currently streaming on Paramount+.
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Photo Gallery: Grammy-Nominated EDM Star Steve Aoki at Summerfest on June 29, 2017
Submitted by JeffDoles on July 1, 2017 - 1:11pmMilwaukee – Steve Aoki performed at Summerfest on June 29, 2017. HollywoodChicago.com photographer Jeff Doles brings you the photos!
2017 Chicago Open Air Festival to Run From July 14-16, 2017
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on June 23, 2017 - 9:52pmBRIDGEVIEW, Ill. – One of the biggest rock festivals in the country will soon take place in the Chicagoland area. The second-annual Chicago Open Air Festival will feature a full arsenal of rock artists and will take place at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill. from July 14 to 16, 2017.
Music Review: Iron Maiden Conjures the Soul of Heavy Metal in Chicagoland Concert
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 19, 2017 - 10:49amCHICAGO – On a hot and humid night – with dark ominous clouds enveloping the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater in Tinley Park, Ill. on June 15th, 2017 – the crowd gathered to see Iron Maiden, and spilled into their seats like a cold beer from the tap. The heavy metal-loving masses, with their torn jeans and ever-present mullets, got ready for the latest show in the band’s “The Book of Souls” World Tour by responding in Pavlovian fashion to UFO’s “Doctor Doctor” (Maiden’s intro song), as it boomed from the venue’s speakers.
Photo Gallery: The Lumineers at Allstate Arena on Jan. 20, 2017
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on January 29, 2017 - 9:59pmCHICAGO – The Lumineers sold out Chicago’s Allstate Arena on Jan. 20, 2017. HollywoodChicago.com photographer Layne Lindroth brings you front-row photos illustrating the incredible folk/rock show. Enjoy!
Photo Gallery: Humorcore Rock Band Psychostick at Bada Brew on Jan. 12, 2017
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on January 17, 2017 - 1:40amCREST HILL, Ill. – HollywoodChicago.com photographer Jeff Doles brings you a front-row seat to humorcore rock band Psychostick’s performance at Bada Brew on Jan. 17, 2017. Self-coined a “humorcore” band, Psychostick is an American comedy rock band from Tempe, Ariz. who is known for their silly imagery and usage of humor in their songs and lyrics. Enjoy!
Private Video Interview: Oscar-Nominated Actress & Singer Hailee Steinfeld for ‘The Edge of Seventeen’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on October 25, 2016 - 10:07amCHICAGO – HollywoodChicago.com publisher Adam Fendelman brings you this private interview with Oscar-nominated actress and singer Hailee Steinfeld for the new film “The Edge of Seventeen” with Hailee, Woody Harrelson, Kyra Sedgwick, Haley Lu Richardson and Hayden Szeto.
Red-Carpet Video Interviews: John Legend & Parker Sawyers for Barack Obama Film ‘Southside With You’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on August 20, 2016 - 5:06pmCHICAGO – HollywoodChicago.com brings you our red-carpet interviews with John Legend (executive producer, original song), Parker Sawyers (“Barack Obama”), Michael Tanne (writer, director, producer) and Vanessa Bell Calloway (Marian Robinson, Michelle’s mother) from the Chicago premiere of “Southside With You” on Aug. 18, 2016 at the Music Box Theatre.
Photo Gallery: Summerfest 2016, Day 6 & 7: blink-182, All Time Low & Hunter Hayes
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on July 10, 2016 - 1:55pmCHICAGO – HollywoodChicago.com’s coverage of Summerfest in Milwaukee forges on with Day 6 and 7 photos by photographers Jeff Doles and Layne Lindroth. Here we bring you front-row shots of blink-182, All Time Low, Milky Chance, Hunter Hayes, Hey Marseilles, X Ambassadors and DJ Devast8. Enjoy!
Photo Gallery: Summerfest 2016, Day 2: Pitbull, Martin Garrix & Farruko
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on July 1, 2016 - 11:02amCHICAGO – Summerfest, which is dubbed the world’s largest music festival, is in full force this year in Milwaukee. HollywoodChicago.com photographer Jeff Doles was there on Day 2 to bring you front-row shots of Pitbull, Martin Garrix and Farruko. Enjoy!
Entertainment News: 6 Things to Do April 16-17 at 2016 CIMMfest
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 16, 2016 - 10:32amCHICAGO – The hottest two days of the 2016 CIMMfest – the Chicago International Music & Movies Festival – is of course on the last two weekend days. After conferring their Baadasssss Award to Documentarian Gordon Quinn of Kartemquin Films on Friday, April 15th, it’s time for the Saturday/Sunday blitz to begin.
