Music
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Connecting the dots: James Brandon Lewis wants to turn everything into music
Feb 11, 2025 3:49 pm - Knowing that tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis has a highly omnivorous mind, let’s get straight to it: What time did he wake up today, and what has he been thinking about since?
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Best Bets: Cirque du Soleil’s ‘OVO’ at the NOW Arena, Second City at the MACFeb 11, 2025 11:57 am - Cirque du Soleil’s family-friendly, insect-themed spectacle “OVO” takes over NOW Arena for six shows, Second City brings its “best of” revue to the McAninch Arts Center, and Elmhurst University hosts its 58th jazz festival.
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Things to do Feb. 14-20: Chicago Auto Show, Joffrey Ballet and moreFeb 11, 2025 11:46 am - Mark your calendar for Chicago Auto Show, the Joffrey Ballet and more happening this week.
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Kendrick Lamar and SZA are expanding their tour to Europe
Feb 10, 2025 1:34 pm - Fresh off their Super Bowl halftime spectacle, Kendrick Lamar and SZA are expanding their upcoming tour to make stops in Europe.
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Review: Kendrick Lamar brings America and ‘Not Like Us’ into history-making Super Bowl halftime show
Feb 10, 2025 6:54 am - “Salutations!,” the actor Samuel L. Jackson, dressed as Uncle Sam introduced Kendrick Lamar at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome for the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show — a powerful, commanding creative choice by the first solo hip-hop artist to ever headline the coveted slot.
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What to stream: Bridget Jones returns, ‘Yellowjackets’ reappears and Alessia Cara sings about love
Feb 10, 2025 5:30 am - Renée Zellweger returning to one of her most indelible roles in “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” and Questlove offering a documentary on Sly Stone are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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Kendrick Lamar vows to keep his passion for storytelling at the Super Bowl halftime show
Feb 06, 2025 3:04 pm - Kendrick Lamar aims to infuse his Los Angeles hip-hop flavor into New Orleans while staying true to his storytelling roots during Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime performance.
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Conductor Daniel Barenboim says he’s been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease
Feb 06, 2025 1:52 pm - Conductor Daniel Barenboim says he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The 82-year-old issued a statement Thursday on Instagram.
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Kendrick Lamar to discuss Super Bowl halftime performance in New Orleans
Feb 06, 2025 6:58 am - What can viewers expect from Kendrick Lamar's highly anticipated Super Bowl halftime performance? So far, we know SZA will join him on stage, but more details could be revealed Thursday when the Grammy winner speaks ahead of Sunday’s game.
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Need a chuckle? ‘Broadway Laughs’ to bring funny songs to Schaumburg’s Prairie CenterFeb 05, 2025 12:39 pm - A revue of the funniest musical comedy numbers to hit the stage will be performed in “Broadway Laughs” Friday and Saturday, Feb. 7-8, at Schaumburg’s Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court, Schaumburg.