The Chicago Music Scene: 1960s and 1970s

This is the story of two decades of the Chicago...

Entertainment in Early Milwaukee

What did early Milwaukeeans do to have fun and ...

The Floppy Show

'In 1957, WHO-TV asked staff performer Duane El...

Historic Movie Theaters of Downtown Cleveland

The first movie theaters in Cleveland consisted...

Milwaukee’s Live Theater

Milwaukee's live theater scene is the sum of se...

The Grande Ballroom: Detroit’s Rock ’n’ Roll Palace

In the 1920s, a jewel of Detroit entertainment ...

A Theatre History of Marion, Ohio: John Eberson’s Palace & Beyond

St. Louis Casa Loma Ballroom

In 1927, on the northeast corner of Cherokee an...

The Floppy Show

In 1957, WHO-TV asked staff performer Duane Ell...

Stand-Up Comedy in Chicago

Ten years after Chicago saw its first full-time...

Michigan’s Drive-In Theaters

Few American phenomena are more evocative of ti...

Indianapolis Rhythm and Blues

Indiana Avenue was traditionally the host to so...