N.W.A. joins rock hall with 4 rockers from the 1970s

Edit Business Insider 09 Apr 2016
NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles rappers N.W.A., whose legacy gained new life with the hit movie "Straight Outta Compton," join the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Friday with a quartet of 1970s era rock acts ... The pride of Rockford, Illinois, Cheap Trick's career soared in the late 1970s when a live album recorded before a gleeful Japanese audience added excitement to tracks like "Surrender" and "I Want You to Want Me." ... ....

N.W.A., Cheap Trick, Chicago, Deep Purple and Steve Miller join Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Edit WPTV 09 Apr 2016
NEW YORK (AP) -- Los Angeles rappers N.W.A., whose legacy gained new life with the hit movie "Straight Outta Compton," joined the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Friday with a quartet of 1970s-era rock acts ... The pride of Rockford, Illinois, Cheap Trick's career soared in the late 1970s when a live album recorded before a gleeful Japanese audience added excitement to tracks like "Surrender" and "I Want You to Want Me." ... ....

Blackhawks C Anisimov sidelined for loss to Blues

Edit The Oklahoman 08 Apr 2016
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks think they will be at full strength when the NHL playoffs start next week. Right now, not so much ... Louis Blues on Thursday night ... While Anisimov and Shaw missed the morning skate, Bryan Bickell rejoined the team after he was promoted from Rockford of the AHL on Wednesday. The 30-year-old Bickell spent much of this season with the IceHogs after helping Chicago (47-27-7) win the Stanley Cup last year....

Rockford celebrates Cheap Trick's entry in Hall of Fame

Edit The Oklahoman 08 Apr 2016
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — The city of Rockford is planning a rock star celebration for hometown band Cheap ... The band formed in Rockford in 1973....

Rockford celebrates Cheap Trick's entry into Hall of Fame

Edit The Oklahoman 08 Apr 2016
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — The city of Rockford is planning a rock star celebration for hometown band Cheap Trick's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame....

Rockford to celebrate Cheap Trick’s Hall of Fame induction

Edit Chicago Sun-Times 08 Apr 2016
The city of Rockford is planning a rock star celebration for hometown band Cheap Trick’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ... Rockford ......

Bob Vila sues Illinois man over false representation

Edit Denver Post 08 Apr 2016
ROCKFORD, Ill ... The Rockford Register Star reports (http.//bit.ly/1RVQpmr ) that Vila is seeking $2 million in damages for each unauthorized use of his image and likeness ... Rockford Register ......

Bob Vila sues Illinois PR man over false representation

Edit Palm Beach Post 08 Apr 2016
The Rockford Register Star reports (http.//bit.ly/1RVQpmr ) Vila is seeking $2 million in damages for each unauthorized use of his image and likeness ... Rockford Register Star, ......

'Is That a Gun In Your Pocket': Sexy comedy takes aim at Phoenix Film Festival

Edit The Examiner 08 Apr 2016
Written and directed by Matt Cooper, ‘Is That a Gun In Your Pocket?’ is a bawdy romantic comedy set in the fictional town of Rockford, Texas ... Much to the chagrin of her husband (Matt Passmore), Jenna ignites a movement by recruiting the women of the town to withhold sex from the men until every gun in Rockford is vanquished ... Cooper also directed ‘Panic,’ the critically-acclaimed drama starring William H ... ....

Inside Cheap Trick's Unlikely Renaissance

Edit Rollingstone 08 Apr 2016
Rick Nielsen has been home from tour for two days, but his battered red suitcase still sits packed near the front door of his Rockford, Illinois, home ... Sidebar ... The other members of Cheap Trick got the hell out of Rockford not long after breaking big. "Living someplace like L.A ... "I bought my previous house in Rockford for $175,000 ... Carlos – played in bar bands for about a decade before forming a Rockford supergroup in 1974 ... Carlos ... ....

Threats made at Upstate schools may be linked to others in New York, Michigan

Edit Syracuse 08 Apr 2016
Police are investigating recent violent threats made against two schools in Herkimer County, saying there appears to be a link between the threats and others made in New York and out of state. Police did not know whether the threats could also be linked to threats made in recent weeks against Central New York schools ... and Rockford, Mich ... Nothing suspicious was found, according to the Utica Observer-Dispatch ...  . ....

Kiss to Embark on Freedom to Rock Tour This Summer

Edit Rollingstone 08 Apr 2016
Kiss have announced their Freedom to Rock summer tour that will find the Destroyer crew performing in over 25 cities that they haven't visited in over a decade, as well as concerts in four cities they've never played before. Sidebar. 5 Things You Didn't Know About Kiss' 'Destroyer' » ... Kiss promise to announce additional shows in the coming weeks ... August 20 - Rockford, IL @ BMO Harris Bank Center....

Kiss Announces Massive Freedom to Rock Tour, Shares 2016 Summer Dates

Edit Billboard 08 Apr 2016
Kiss is hitting the road this summer, taking its act to numerous cities it hasn’t played in a decade. They’re calling it the Freedom to Rock tour, and they're making sure that even markets like Bozeman, Mont. and Minot, N.D. get their due. . Details for the 35-date trek were announced today (April 8). The tour begins July 7 in Boise, Idaho and wraps Sept ... 10.  ... July 7 ... July 9 ... Aug. 1 ... Rockford, IL (BMO Harris Bank Center)....
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