Castle Theatre

Saxophonist Frank Catalano and Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlain play The Castle Theater in Bloomington Saturday night.

Blues guitarist and singer/songwriter Ana Popovic said she mentally worked to overcome doubt when she crashed the male-dominated blues scene two decades…

During the 30th anniversary year of the release of Eric Johnson's classic album "Ah Via Musicom," the much lauded guitarist said looking back on that…

Bloomington's Cody Diekhoff, known professionally as Chicago Farmer, digs deeper into America's widening economic divide on his new album "Flyover…

Bluegrass is what drew Béla Fleck to the banjo. He heard the theme song to “The Beverly Hillbillies” and the “Dueling Banjos” as a kid, and said he felt…

Them Coulee Boys frontman Soren Staff wanted the Eau Claire, Wis.-based band’s third album to hang together thematically. Like many bands, their first…

Shawn Hoeft of Bloomington believes her son Zac would have celebrated his 29th birthday this year had the unknown gunman who killed him been exposed to…

The show is over at the Monarch Music Hall in Peoria.Monarch’s ownership group, which also owns the Castle Theatre in Bloomington, confirmed the Peoria…

Joe Stamm said his version of country music contains rural American imagery and deeply personal songwriting.That personal touch shows on songs from a new…

Years of vibrant growth in the live music scene in Bloomington-Normal have benefitted men, not women. Maybe that shouldn’t be a complete surprise. A study…