Midwest Beat
Tuesday: 7-8pm
"Midwest BEAT with Tom Lounges" is a weekly radio program all about music and the people who make it. The show's mission is to promote and expose regional and national artists of various styles and genres. Especially when they have roots in the Midwest/Chicagoland area, or will be performing in the Chicagoland region.
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Hobart High School’s touring vocal group – WOLFFGANG -- is an ever-evolving group of teenage girl singers that for many years have been a popular attraction at regional fests, fairs, park events, retirement homes, car shows, charity fundraisers and corporate events. -
For this edition of "Midwest BEAT with Tom Lounges," members of Chicago's CLASSICAL BLAST took part both in-studio and by phone to talk about their brand new 2025 full length holiday album -- "WHITER SHADE OF WINTER." -
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This edition's musical guest is JESSE JAMES DuPREE, Southern rock singer/songwriter and over the top showman who was born in Kennesaw, Gerogia. Jesse is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and primary songwriter in the rock band JACKYL which he co-founded in 1991. -
This edition of "Midwest BEAT with Tom Lounges" will be of special interest to wine connoisseurs, jazz music fans, and literacy advocates. -
Tom Lounges talks with Michael McDermott, about his two new albums, and an upcoming performance at the Memorial Opera House in Valparaiso. -
Jim Peterik joins Tom Lounges in-studio, on "Midwest Beat." -
Country singer-songwriter Whey Jennings’ story is a long and varied one, that runs from singing on stage as a child with his famous grandparents -- Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter -- to falling victim to addiction. -
On this edition of "Midwest BEAT with Tom Lounges," the musical guest was international rocker and actor, Michael Des Barres, best known to rock fans as the lead singer and co-founder of the British rock group, SILVERHEAD, and later as the leader of the American bands DETECTIVE (1970s) and the superstar project CHEQUERED PAST (1980s).
