Music
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What to stream: The Oscars, Kate Hudson in 'Running Point' and 'Nickel Boys'
Feb 24, 2025 6:00 am - The Oscars telecast hosted by Conan O’Brien and Kate Hudson playing a pro basketball team president in a new Netflix series called “Running Point” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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Jerry 'Ice Man' Butler, soul singer whose hits included 'Only the Strong Survive,' dies at 85
Feb 21, 2025 12:57 pm - Jerry Butler, a premier soul singer of the 1960s and after whose rich, intimate baritone graced such hits as "For Your Precious Love," "Only the Strong Survive" and "Make It Easy On Yourself," has died at age 85.
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Music Review: Tate McRae’s ‘So Close to What’ entices with post-Britney Spears, dirty, breathy pop
Feb 21, 2025 6:38 am - She can sing. She can dance. She’s mastered a sultry gaze. She can write a smutty phrase. Is Tate McRae the new princess of dirty, breathy pop? At 21 she’s released her third studio album, “So Close to What,” and is gearing up for a world tour.
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Q&A: Jagged Edge’s new album celebrates love, longevity and brotherhood
Feb 18, 2025 4:55 pm - When Jagged Edge first formed in their teens, they realized the sum of their group would be greater than its individual parts — an understanding that’s been the main ingredient of their success for nearly three decades. They just released their 11th studio album, “All Original Parts: Vol. 1.”
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Concerts Feb. 21-27: Air Supply, Parmalee, LoCash and moreFeb 18, 2025 12:15 pm - Upcoming concerts this week include Air Supply, Parmalee, Rod Tuffcurls and The Bench Press, Tab Benoit, LoCash, Mellencougar and more.
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Things to do Feb. 21-27: Drumline Live, Bonsai Silhouette Show, Lake County Craft Beer Fest and moreFeb 18, 2025 9:34 am - Mark your calendar for Drumline Live at the Genesee Theatre, the Bonsai Silhouette Show at the Morton Arboretum, the Lake County Craft Beer Festival, Unicorn World at Rosemont’s Donald E. Stephens Convention Center and more happening this week.
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Best Bets: Barricade Boys and YAMATO drummers on stage at the MACFeb 17, 2025 6:25 pm - The MAC welcomes The Barricade Boys and YAMATO: The Drummers of Japan, the stars of “Queer Eye” share backstage tales at the Chicago Theatre and singer-actress Alexis J. Roston channels jazz great Ella Fitzgerald at the Metropolis.
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What to stream: ‘1923’ returns, Tate McRae, ‘Reacher,’ Baldwins’ reality show and a ‘Suits’ spinoff
Feb 17, 2025 5:30 am - A modern reimagining of the graphic novel “The Crow” starring Bill Skarsgård plus Canadian pop musician Tate McRae offering her third album are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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Cher, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Snoop Dogg: ‘Saturday Night Live’ is feted with a concert for the ages
Feb 15, 2025 9:44 am - By the time Cher sang “If I Could Turn Back Time,” it seemed as if time had indeed been turned back, and every single “Saturday Night Live” musical guest of 50 years had magically found their way to Radio City Music Hall.
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Next stop on Great Elgin Pipe Organ Tour: Feb. 23 at St. MaryFeb 14, 2025 4:17 pm - The next stop on the Great Elgin Pipe Organ Tour is at St. Mary Catholic Church on Feb. 23, featuring their 1926 Kilgen & Son pipe organ. Organist Vilma Dydas will perform works by Handel, Fletcher, Vierne and Widor.