CHICAGO – It’s coming! YippieFest 2020 – joining the virtual and online revolution during these particular times – is set for August 21st through the 23rd. Details to come on schedules and times, but the whole fest can be downloaded for FREE on those dates through TWITCH streaming service. Click here for more details.
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Photo Gallery: KISS Performs at RiverEdge Park on Aug. 20, 2017
Submitted by JeffDoles on August 22, 2017 - 9:22amAURORA, Ill. – HollywoodChicago.com photographer Jeff Doles brings you front-row photos of KISS performing at RiverEdge Park in Aurora, Ill. on Aug. 20, 2017.
Photography by: Jeff Doles, 238 Studios
Music Review: 2017 Chicago Open Air Festival With Anthrax, Megadeth, Rob Zombie, KISS
Submitted by JeffDoles on July 15, 2017 - 1:55pmCHICAGO – Watching a heavy metal band perform during daylight can be a little like watching a horror film with the lights on. The overall performance can sometimes lose a bit of its edge and intensity.
Interview: The Runaways Rocker Lita Ford on ‘Living Like a Runaway’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on March 10, 2016 - 11:26amCHICAGO – Prior to embarking on her highly successful solo career and becoming the queen of 1980s metal, Lita Ford was the lead guitarist of the aggressive, female rock band The Runaways in the 1970s. From playing heavy riffs on “Cherry Bomb” to a duet with the infamous Ozzy Osbourne on the song “Close My Eyes Forever,” Ford has seen and done it all in her 40 years in rock and roll.
Film Feature: The Top 10 Celebrity Photos of 2014, By Joe Arce
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 20, 2015 - 4:41pmCHICAGO – In a year where shoots with perpetual photo fashionistas like Cindy Crawford and Sarah Jessica Parker still failed to crack the Top Ten list of biggest celebrity photo-ops, you know 2014 was a very good year for HollywoodChicago.com and myself, Joe Arce, as Senior Staff Photographer.
Slideshow: KISS Rocker Gene Simmons in Chicagoland
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 11, 2014 - 1:27pm- Ace Frehley
- Anderson’s Bookshop
- Downers Grove
- Gene Simmons
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- HollywoodChicago.com Slideshow
- Illinois
- Joe Arce
- KISS
- Me, Inc.: Build an Army of One, Unleash Your Inner Rock God, Win in Life and Business
- Naperville
- Patrick McDonald
- Paul Stanley
- Peter Criss
- The Demon
- Tivoli Theater
CHICAGO – Tongues were wagging as Gene Simmons, “The Demon” of the rock band KISS, made an appearance in Downers Grove, Ill., to greet fans and sign his new book “Me, Inc.: Build an Army of One, Unleash Your Inner Rock God, Win in Life and Business”. The appearance was took place on October 28th, 2014, at the Tivoli Theater and was sponsored by Anderson’s Bookshop of Napervillle, Ill.
Exclusive Portrait: Paul Stanley of Rock Band KISS Unmasked
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 5, 2014 - 8:31amCHICAGO – Fresh from his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (along with bandmates Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons and Peter Criss), Paul Stanley of the rock group KISS stopped by last month at Anderson’s Bookshop in Naperville, Ill. to sign his new book “Face the Music: A Life Exposed”.
DVD Review: ‘Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel’ Celebrates Icon
Submitted by mattmovieman on December 9, 2010 - 12:57pmCHICAGO – The duality of “Playboy” reflects the duality of the man who created it. On one hand, the magazine notoriously fetishizes female sexuality with all the airbrushed idealism of a horny adolescent. On the other hand, it’s a reputable publication of great sociopolitical depth, with a history of voicing unpopular views at the times they were most needed.
