August 5, 2022
Backstage with The Arcada Theatre’s Ron Onesti: This “Knight” could never be “overShadowed” Pop culture, the music community and the close-knit circle of Garage-Rock icons in the Midwest have all have lost another brother, Jimy Sohns of The Shadows of Knight….
July 29, 2022
Backstage with The Arcada Theatre’s Ron Onesti Doo Wop, Dion and Dem Days I was recently watching one of those Doo Wop shows on PBS. So many groups that began A Capella on streetcorners of New York and Philadelphia in…
July 22, 2022
Ron Onesti: Bobby Hull Still Scoring Goals I have been so blessed to have fallen into a position where I am in contact with the heroes of my youth on a regular basis. Many have become close friends and even to…
July 15, 2022
Ron Onesti: The “ROCKY” of music, Jim Peterik “The Energizer Bunny,” That’s what they call me. “You are in 3 places at one time, ALL the time!” People are so kind when they refer to my somewhat busy schedule, going from…
July 8, 2022
Ron Onesti: We should “Live like we are dying” Although I have been doing this column for a few years now, I would not profess to say that I am a “writer”. There are those who went to school for that…
July 1, 2022
Ron Onesti: Where have all the Ballrooms gone? This is a reprint of a column from days gone by. I just happened upon a friend who brought up another old friend who had passed away a awhile ago. His name was…
June 24, 2022
Ron Onesti: Yes, I even have a Muhammad Ali story! Although the boxing icon Cassius Clay, a.k.a. Muhammad Ali, lost his final bout with Parkinson’s Disease just about six years ago at the age of 74, his legacy still lives on. …
June 17, 2022
Ron Onesti: What I missed most about live music World War II was tough on everyone as millions of Americans left their homes to fight. Those left behind would also do their part, keeping the households and local businesses going while…
June 14, 2022
Music legend Chubby Checker talks about career ahead of show at Arcada Theatre When Chubby Checker released his version of the song “The Twist” in 1960, it not only became a radio sensation, it also was a dance sensation. You…
June 14, 2022
Hard Rock Review: Adler’s Appetite Live Shows Deliver Maximum GNR Experience At a recent concert at the beautiful Arcada Theatre just outside Chicago, Steven Adler and his band Adler’s Appetite proved what a true rock n’ roll experience is supposed to be…
June 10, 2022
Backstage with The Arcada Theatre’s Ron Onesti When Late Night was Late Night It wasn’t until I hit puberty (I think I was 20) when I was allowed to watch TV past 8 pm. That didn’t mean I got to…
June 3, 2022
BACKSTAGE QUESTIONS…with The Arcada Theatre’s Ron Onesti You ask ‘em, I’ll get them answered! “I know you had Kevin Costner at The Arcada and Des Plaines. What does he do and what kind of a guy is he?”-Tina B. Carol…
