People everywhere, young and old, envision living the dream – a rock star’s life, one filled with guitars, money, fame and inevitable failed romances with pop stars. What they don’t dream of is the long path it takes to get there. Maroon 5 is playing…
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Given the incredible opportunity to tour with one of the most popular bands in the college scene and beyond, Los Angelesbased soulsters Fitz & the Tantrums are set to open for Maroon 5 at the Peoria Civic Center Theater Wednesday. Armed with one EP, a…
From the moment the spotlight gleams on the brooding face of the lonely widower Gepeto (Steve Snyder), it is clear this show is not based on the Disney classic we all know and love. This play is much darker than the heart-warming Disney version, and…
“Borderlands” is an action RPG made by Gearbox, who is probably most famous for porting “Halo” to the PC and “The Brothers In Arms” series. The game is available for PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. “Borderlands” is super addictive for the same reasons “Diablo…
There’s nothing like sitting in the dark watching your favorite scary movie and waiting in suspense as the villain approaches. From psychological thrillers to slasher flicks, movie villains have evolved, reaching into our deepest fears and attempting to scare the crap out of us, the…
It would be nice to say Halloween is about the fun of dressing up, hanging out with friends and watching horror movies. However, that’s a lie. Halloween is about candy. Buying jumbo bags of fun-size Snickers has long been the standard way to provide treats…
“Choose Your Own Scare.” “The Haunted Mask.” “Horrorland.” Done nostalgically wallowing in the creepiest, spookiest corners of your childhood? R.L. Stine’s “Goosebumps” series permeated every literate grade-schooler’s life at some point. It was hard to avoid the frenzy, as there seemed to be a new…
Dark, ominous tones are normally the sounds of doom and gloom, but Dethklok creator Brendan Small has used them to craft a comedy. “Metalocalypse,” a show on the Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim, is based on a fictional metal band named Dethklok that is “100 times…
In a world full of bisexuals on MTV, aging rockers and venereal disease on VH-1, and nine hours of the Today show every day, television needs a savior. And what it has, is Joel McHale. McHale is coming at 8 p.m. Saturday to the Peoria…
Peoria native Luke McCann seems to have found a solution to the problem of overpriced, noisy, teenager-ridden movie theaters – and it even involves alcohol. In February, McCann opened the Peoria Theater, an independent safe-haven for over-21ers looking for an alternative to the traditional movie-viewing…