Music
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Concerts Feb. 28 to March 6: TobyMac, Herman’s Hermits, LANCO and moreFeb 26, 2025 8:09 am - Upcoming concerts this week include TobyMac at NOW Arena, plus Herman’s Hermits, The Righteous Brothers, LANCO and more.
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Things to do Feb. 28 to March 6: Chicago Golf Show, Northern Illinois Boat Show and moreFeb 25, 2025 11:19 am - Mark your calendar for the Northern Illinois Boat Show, the Chicago Golf Show, Jurassic Quest at Chicago’s Navy Pier and more happening this week.
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Music Review: Rebecca Black says goodbye to ‘Friday’ and masters the dance floor on ‘Salvation’
Feb 25, 2025 8:42 am - Rebecca Black, she of the inescapable 2011 online smash hit “Friday,” has a new dance-heavy EP, “Salvation.” For an artist who first emerged at age 13 promising danceable fuel, she continues to deliver — just with a very different approach.
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Best Bets: ‘Fraggle Rock’ live, Monster Jam, Tom Segura, Ballet FolklóricoFeb 25, 2025 6:27 am - “Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock” tours to Waukegan’s Genesee Theatre, the Monster Jam roars back into Rosemont’s Allstate Arena, and the Music of the Baroque memorializes Christian martyrs in Handel’s “Theodora” in Skokie and Chicago.
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Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer with an intimate style, dies at 88
Feb 24, 2025 9:54 am - Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist whose intimate vocal and musical style made her one of the top recordings artists of the 1970s and an influential performer long after, died Monday. She was 88.
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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.