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Backstage with Ron Onesti: Here’s To My Heroes

May 27, 2022

Ron Onesti: Here’s to MY Heroes! Ever since I was a young boy, I have enjoyed watching biographies on TV.  I think it started with Frazier Thomas and “Family Classics”. Although the first thing that comes to mind when I think…

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Backstage with Ron Onesti: ZZ KING? Still the “TOP” Look in Rock and Roll

May 13, 2022

Ron Onesti:  ZZ KING?  Still the “Top” look in Rock and Roll Legends and icons…how lucky am I to be able to host these megastars at The Arcada Theatre and now the Des Plaines Theatre who have helped shape popular culture,…

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Backstage with Ron Onesti: Ya Mon! Reggae Is Where It Is At!

May 6, 2022

Ron Onesti: Ya Mon!  Reggae is where it’s at! Whether you like the music or not, know how to dance to it or not, or simply don’t know anything about its history, it is virtually impossible not to bob and sway…

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Backstage With Ron Onesti: R-E-S-P-E-C-T For YouTube

April 17, 2022

Ron Onesti:  R-E-S-P-E-C-T for YouTube Many of us who were teenagers before the internet, cell phones and VCRs, are the first ones to remember “The Good ‘Ol Days”.  Technology has become an impersonal approach to daily life.  Even calculators took away my norm…

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Backstage With Ron Onesti: From a Rydell “High” To A Major Low

April 8, 2022

Ron Onesti: From a Rydell “High” to a Major Low I hate this. Bobby Rydell, the pop star, actor and just a wonderful guy, has passed.  He was 79. He joins the many legends and icons we have lost in the…

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Backstage with Ron Onesti: “The Boss”…Celebrating Bruce Springsteen this week

April 1, 2022

Ron Onesti:  “The Boss”…Celebrating Bruce Springsteen this week Being in the biz of entertainment for almost four decades, one can only imagine how many boxes of “stuff” I have packed away in my basement. An extra-ordinary and unorganized collection of…

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Backstage with Ron Onesti: Movie Stars Turned Musicians

March 25, 2022

Ron Onesti:  Movie Stars turned Musicians I am not ashamed to say that at times, I am star struck.  Many of my peers in show biz make it a point to show that the stars they hire for their stages “put…

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Backstage with Ron Onesti: A “Religious” Thanksgiving in Sin City

March 18, 2022

Ron Onesti:  A “Religious” Thanksgiving in Sin City I have just returned from Las Vegas as I sometimes produce special events and concerts out there.  This was yet another great experience in one of my absolute favorite towns.  It also brings…

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Backstage with Ron Onesti: A Beach Party Birthday with Frankie Avalon

March 11, 2022

Ron Onesti:  A Beach Party Birthday with Frankie Avalon I can’t tell you how many people come up to me and say, “What a cool job you have”!  They see me on stage, hanging with celebs and are filled with warm-hearted…

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Backstage with Ron Onesti: Was Abraham Lincoln A Rocker

February 25, 2022

Backstage with The Arcada Theatre’s Ron Onesti Was Abraham Lincoln a Rocker? My “Backstage with Ron Onesti” column is usually about my “behind the scenes” experiences with entertainers combined with a bit of education and a little twist at the…

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Backstage with Ron Onesti: My “Rock and Roll Roots”

February 18, 2022

Ron Onesti:  My “Rock and Roll Roots” Who are your music heroes?  I get that question asked of me all the time. And I have answered that question literally hundreds of times.  When it comes to “Rock and Roll Roots”, one…

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Backstage with Ron Onesti: Our salute to African American Heritage Month…OSHOWS-style!

February 4, 2022

Ron Onesti:  Our salute to African American Heritage Month…OSHOWS-style! Music as a cultural medium has always interested me, even though in high school, music history wasn’t as interesting as it has become over the years.  And much of the reason for…

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