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Chicago Tribune
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
New Elgin School of Rock to celebrate grand opening with music lessons, concert
It may not be the 'Rock 'n' Roll High School,' but Tommy Evans hopes students who check out Elgin's new School of Rock get the same kick from music that he did when he first heard groups like the Ramones. The music school's newest franchise at 355 S. Randall Road will celebrate its grand opening from 1:30 to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 7, by offering a free music lessons and a concert by Elgin School of Rock's 101 program students. Evans, a St. Charles resident who's been playing guitar since he was a teen, opened the school with his mother, Meg. He remembers the thrill he felt when he first got into music, he said. 'My friends introduced me to bands like Nirvana and the Ramones, and I became infatuated with the sound of the guitar and the process of creating music,' Evans said. He went on to get his bachelor's degree in audio production and design from Columbia College in Chicago in 2012 and has played with bands in the Chicago area, including one he formed called Secret Colours. The band's name is a nod to a Beatles song, its sound inspired by '90s Britpop acts like Oasis, Blur and Pulp. 'My (late) father (Jim Evans) listened to a lot of those bands in that scene,' Evans said. 'Something about the sound of that time and place will always make me feel nostalgic. It had such raw energy and aspiration behind it. I think it will always influence my songwriting in one way or another.' Secret Colours' music has been featured in YouTube videos, the 2015 horror movie 'Wind Walkers,' and TV shows including Showtime's 'Shameless' and 'Californication,' CW's 'The Vampire Diaries' and Hulu's 'Difficult People.' Still, like many musicians, Evans needed a full-time job to pay his bills and started working for School of Rock in 2013. Since then he has played various roles with the organization, most recently as general manager of the location in Naperville. After gaining experience, Evans said he realized it was time to open a School of Rock franchise of his own. 'I love the mission of School of Rock,' he said. 'It does so much more than teach music. It helps people learn how to work together, encouraging each other toward a common goal, building confidence and having great experiences in rehearsals and at venues,' Elgin's is the 401st School of Rock in the country; more than 20 of those are located in Illinois. Evans opened and operates the business with his mother, Meg, who lives in Geneva. 'My husband, Jim, passed away unexpectedly in 2021, just six weeks after I retired from a 35-year sales career with Johnson & Johnson,' Meg Evans said. 'When Tommy came to me with the desire to get involved and open his own school, it helped give me some purpose back. Jim would have loved it. He supported Tommy in everything Tommy ever did.' In addition to the free lessons and performance, the grand opening celebration will feature a ribbon-cutting, food, beverages and tours. The students who will be performing are among the 40 who have come on board since the school's soft opening two months ago. They already have eight adult students, and 'as soon as we get six or more adults, we will be able to form a band with them,' Meg Evans said. 'At the end of each three- to four-month term, they will play at a local venue.' School of Rock teaches guitar, bass, keyboard, drums and vocals. Students have a 45-minute, one-on-one lesson every week followed by a 90-minute band rehearsal lesson, Evans said. The school is offering a variety of summer camps as well, she said. They've also has been getting involved in the Elgin community. They offered free lessons earlier this month at the Elgin Public Museum, and will be doing events at Lords Park Zoo and Elgin Downtown Market, conducting a kids interactive musical experience before the June 20 screening of 'Soul' in Wing Park, marching in Elgin's Fourth of July Parade, and sponsoring the summer outdoor concert series at Panton Mill Park in South Elgin. 'And when we have our own house band, we will be out playing wherever the community would need us,' Meg Evans said.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Here's the Sonic Temple 2025 lineup by date, time and stage for the Columbus music festival
Korn, Metallica and Linkin Park are headlining the four days of Sonic Temple this year. But that just scratches the surface. Sonic Temple will feature more than 100 hard-rocking bands and will take place May 8-11 at Historic Crew Stadium. Here's the full schedule for May 8-11, including the dates, times, acts and stages. 11:30 a.m. - Wind Walkers: Cathedral Stage 12:05 p.m. - Return to Dust: Temple Stage 12:35 p.m. - As You Were: Citadel Stage 12:40 p.m. - Caskets: Cathedral Stage 1:10 p.m. - Silly Goose: Sanctuary Stage 1:15 p.m. - Orgy: Temple Stage 1:45 p.m. - Left to Suffer: Citadel Stage 1:50 p.m. - Boundaries: Cathedral Stage 2:20 p.m. - Uncured: Sanctuary Stage 2:25 p.m. - Alien Ant Farm: Temple Stage 2:55 p.m. - Bleeding Through: Citadel Stage 3:05 p.m. - Fit for a King: Cathedral Stage 3:30 p.m. - Ded: Sanctuary Stage 3:45 p.m. - Sevendust: Temple Stage 4:05 p.m. - Fit for an Autopsy: Citadel Stage 4:35 p.m. - Memphis May Fire: Cathedral Stage 4:45 p.m. - Nitzer Ebb: Sanctuary Stage 5:15 p.m. - Three Days Grace: Temple Stage 5:20 p.m. - Shadows Fall: Citadel Stage 6 p.m. - Health: Sanctuary Stage 6:10 p.m. - Poppy: Cathedral Stage 6:40 p.m. - Jinjer: Citadel Stage 7 p.m. - Bad Omens: Temple Stage 7:30 p.m. - Filter: Sanctuary Stage 8:15 p.m. - Motionless in White: Cathedral Stage 8:15 p.m. - Killswitch Engage: Citadel Stage 9:20 p.m. - Ministry: Sanctuary Stage 9:20 p.m. - Korn: Temple Stage 12 p.m. - 200 Stab Wounds: Cathedral Stage 12:20 p.m. - Dead Heat: Sanctuary Stage 12:35 p.m. - Overkill: Temple Stage 12:55 p.m. - PeelingFlesh: Citadel Stage 1:10 p.m. - Converge: Cathedral Stage 1:30 p.m. - AngelMaker: Sanctuary Stage 1:45 p.m. - Exodus: Temple Stage 2:05 p.m. - Frozen Soul: Citadel Stage 2:25 p.m. - Deafheaven: Cathedral Stage 2:40 p.m. - Upon A Burning Body: Sanctuary Stage 3:05 p.m. - Testament: Temple Stage 3:15 p.m. - Armored Saint: Citadel Stage 3:45 p.m. - Suicidal Tendencies: Cathedral Stage 3:50 p.m. - The Acacia Strain: Sanctuary Stage 4:25 p.m. - Gatecreeper: Citadel Stage 4:30 p.m. - Alice Cooper: Temple Stage 5 p.m. - After the Burial: Sanctuary Stage 5:30 p.m. - Acid Bath: Cathedral Stage 5:35 p.m. - Municipal Waste: Citadel Stage 6:20 p.m. - The Black Dahlia Murder: Sanctuary Stage 6:20 p.m. - Rob Zombie: Temple Stage 7 p.m. - Hatebreed: Citadel Stage 7:25 p.m. - Mastodon: Cathedral Stage 7:50 p.m. - All Shall Perish: Sanctuary Stage 8:30 p.m. - Metallica: Temple Stage 8:35 p.m. - Cannibal Corpse: Citadel Stage 9:25 p.m. - Whitechapel: Sanctuary Stage 10 p.m. - Insane Clown Posse: Cathedral Stage 11:35 a.m. - Nevertel: Cathedral Stage 12:10 p.m. - Sick Puppies: Temple Stage 12:40 p.m. - Erra: Cathedral Stage 12:45 p.m. - Fight From Within: Citadel Stage 1:15 p.m. - Citizen Soldier: Temple Stage 1:20 p.m. - I Set My Friends on Fire: Sanctuary Stage 1:50 p.m. - Set It Off: Cathedral Stage 1:55 p.m. - Bleed from Within: Citadel Stage 2:30 p.m. - Scary Kids Scaring Kids: Sanctuary Stage 2:30 p.m. - Hoobastank: Temple Stage 3:05 p.m. - The Funeral Portrait: Citadel Stage 3:10 p.m. - Escape the Fate: Cathedral Stage 3:40 p.m. - Silent Planet: Sanctuary Stage 3:50 p.m. - Trivium: Temple Stage 4:15 p.m. - Framing Hanley: Citadel Stage 4:35 p.m. - Of Mice & Men: Cathedral Stage 4:55 p.m. - Invent Animate: Sanctuary Stage 5:15 p.m. - I Prevail: Temple Stage 5:30 p.m. - Trust Company: Citadel Stage 6:05 p.m. - Jimmy Eat World: Cathedral Stage 6:15 p.m. - The Devil Wears Prada: Sanctuary Stage 7 p.m. - Crossfade: Citadel Stage 7 p.m. - Incubus: Temple Stage 7:50 p.m. - Silverstein: Sanctuary Stage 8:15 p.m. - Bullet for My Valentine: Cathedral Stage 8:35 p.m. - Grandson: Citadel Stage 9:20 p.m. - Linkin Park: Temple Stage 9:25 p.m. - Underoath: Sanctuary Stage 10 p.m. - Three 6 Mafia: Cathedral Stage 11:25 a.m. - Fame on Fire: Cathedral Stage 12:20 p.m. - The Plot in You: Cathedral Stage 12:50 p.m. - Corrosion of Conformity: Temple Stage 1 p.m. - Fulci: Citadel Stage 1:25 p.m. - From Ashes to New: Cathedral Stage 1:35 p.m. - Gridiron: Sanctuary Stage 2 p.m. - Cavalera: Temple Stage 2:10 p.m. - Shadow of Intent: Citadel Stage 2:40 p.m. - Badflower: Cathedral Stage 2:45 p.m. - Candy: Sanctuary Stage 3:15 p.m. - Quicksand, Temple Stage 3:20 p.m. - Sanguisugabogg: Citadel Stage 3:55 p.m. - Pain of Truth: Sanctuary Stage 3:55 p.m. - Asking Alexandria: Cathedral Stage 4:30 p.m. - Nails: Citadel Stage 4:40 p.m. - Chevelle: Temple Stage 5:05 p.m. - Harms Way: Sanctuary Stage 5:25 p.m. - Hollywood Undead: Cathedral Stage 5:40 p.m. - Obituary: Citadel Stage 6:20 p.m. - Alice in Chains: Temple Stage 6:25 p.m. - Terror: Sanctuary Stage 7:05 p.m. - GWAR: Citadel Stage 7:25 p.m. - Ice Nine Kills: Cathedral Stage 7:55 p.m. - Sunami: Sanctuary Stage 8:30 p.m. - Metallica: Temple Stage 8:40 p.m. - Arch Enemy: Citadel Stage 9:30 p.m. - Power Trip: Sanctuary Stage (This story was updated to add new information.) Dispatch Entertainment and Things-to-Do Editor Emily Rohozen can be reached at erohozen@ This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Sonic Temple 2025 concert lineup
