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Chicago’s Own, Styx, Return With New Album, Continued NonProfit Support and Tour With A Stop In Rockford

Nov 04, 2025 admin_bitlc Features, Music News, Reviews 0

STYX released their highly anticipated 18th studio album, CIRCLING FROM ABOVE, on May 28 as part of the launch of their “Brotherhood of Rock” tour with The Kevin Cronin and Don […]

Horror Themed Guitar Virtuoso John 5 Releases New Album, Solo Tour & Music Video With A Little Help From His Friends

Oct 30, 2025 admin_bitlc Features, Music News, Reviews 1

Guitar virtuoso John 5 releases his latest solo album Ghost, produced and mixed by Barry Pointer and featuring guest spots from Tommy Lee, Stephen Perkins, Bryan Beller and Kenny...

ITLM OTRS Presents: Erasure’s Andy Bell and the Ten Crowns Tour at Lincoln Theatre in Washington, D.C.

Oct 23, 2025 admin_bitlc Features, Music News, Reviews 0

By: Raymond Burton Estes Photos by: Fleurette Estes Erasure’s Andy Bell brought his Ten Crowns Tour to the historic Lincoln Theatre on “Washington’s Black Broadway” in the U Street...

Chicago House Returns: From Underground Pulse to Global Revival

Oct 22, 2025 admin_bitlc Features, Music News, Reviews 0

By Harrison Kristoff The lights are low, the speakers thrum with a deep, relentless bass, and the crowd moves as one. In a dimly lit basement in Chicago, it feels […]

Just In Time For Halloween, A Gothic Horror Revival Of Jekyll & Hyde Returns To The Chicago Stage After 15 Years

Oct 21, 2025 admin_bitlc Features, Music News, Musical Theatre, Reviews 0

Just in time for Halloween, Kokandy Productions embraces gothic horror with a revival of Jekyll & Hyde – the first Chicago staging of the macabre musical in over 15 years. Directed by...

Theatre Review: Teatro Zinzanni Chicago: A Spirited Collision of Cirque, Cabaret, and Culinary Delight

Oct 20, 2025 admin_bitlc Features, Music News, Musical Theatre, Reviews 1

By Kelly Clausen There’s dinner theater — and then there’s Teatro Zinzanni, a full-throttle sensory explosion that turns a night out into an all-encompassing fever dream of acrobatics, music,...