Emily Rosenbaum

There's something about vampires. Sure, they can sink their teeth into your neck and drain your blood and turn you into a creature of the night, but they are irresistible....

So, did George Takei invite "Star Trek" castmate William Shatner to his wedding or not? Takei says he did; Shatner says he didn't. Shatner offers a rambling, slightly bizarre take...

Tina Turner is 68. Let that sink in. "That number doesn't mean a thing. It just doesn't," Turner told Oprah Winfrey on her show in May. She makes it look...

Kathy Griffin caused a stir at last year's Emmys with her acceptance speech telling Jesus to do something unholy. She won another Emmy last week but managed not to set...

It's a great conversation starter. In "1,000 Recordings To Hear Before You Die," longtime music writer Tom Moon lays out a comprehensive list of songs and albums that he considers...

Taylor Swift will close out the Chicago Country Music Festival in October and Los Lobos will get people dancing at the Viva! Chicago Latin Music Festival this month, the Mayor's...

FRIDAY 2:42 p.m.: "This Area Is for Children and Parents Accompanied by Children," read signs posted around the nicely shaded Kidzapalooza stage, but several hundred kidless fans don't get the...

Lollapalooza graduated to something bigger over the weekend; for the first time in its four-year history on the lakefront, the massive 120-band, eight-stage rock festival sold out three straight shows,...

George Michael isn't the only Brit invading our shores this summer. Yaz, the inventive synth-pop band that sputtered out all too quickly, has reconnected and is on the road. Synthesizer...

Kinky When: 8:15 p.m. July 13 Where: Chicago Folk & Roots Festival, Welles Park, Lincoln and Montrose Avenues Price: $7 suggested donation; www.oldtownschool.org/festival Why: This alternative electronica band from Monterrey,...