Long before rock music was around, classical composers like Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig von Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart were the “rock stars” of their time. Gifted musicians, sometimes bad ...

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Classical Blast will dish a unique hybrid of musical styles at its “Dark Side of the Yule” concert at Chicago Street Theatre in Valparaiso. Set for 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10, the holiday show features the ...

Crystal Lake’s Raue Center for the Arts will host Classical Blast’s Dark Side of the Yule on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at 7 p.m. Known for blending classic rock with holiday music, the group will ...

RACINE — Classical Blast, a unique band dedicated to bringing the classical arts to mainstream rock and pop music, will perform from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday, May 28, at Wharf 209, 209 Dodge St.

Christmas Meets Classic Rock in Classical Blast's live holiday concert, "Dark Side of the Yule." This year's tour includes a stop in downtown Arlington Heights. The band returns to Hey Nonny for a ...

Classical Blast blurs musical lines, melding Celtic, classic rock, a little bit of Bach, Shanty and so much more. The eclectic group is performing this weekend for St. Patrick’s Day and today we were ...

Classical Blast will play its popular "Dark Side of the Yule" holiday concert in Hobart and Southwest Michigan next weekend. The band, which blends classic rock with classical music like Beethoven and ...

Sophie Monroy moved to Chicago from Guatemala a year and a half ago and she’s already the lead singer of a nationally-touring band. Monroy is the singer and acoustic guitar player for Classical Blast, ...

"Christmas meets Classic Rock meets the Great Masters" is the best way to describe the Classical Blast group's annual live holiday concert, "Dark Side of the Yule," now in its seventh touring season ...