Articles filed under Performing Arts
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A low-key Memphis guitar legend builds on a musical legacyJan 09, 2021 6:30 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. - It's 1966 and a thunderstorm illuminates the night sky in Memphis, Tennessee. Two Stax Records musicians, guitarist Steve Cropper and singer Eddie Floyd...
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Music review: Steve Earle pays moving tribute to his son's talentJan 09, 2021 6:29 am - Steve Earle & the Dukes, "J.T." (New West) Steve Earle has recorded tribute albums before, to songwriting mentors Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark. But this one is di...
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Rafael Payare to head Montreal Symphony starting in 2022-23Jan 08, 2021 6:00 am - Conductor Rafael Payare was hired Thursday as music director of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal starting with the 2022-23 season. A Venezuelan who turns 41 on Feb...
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Review: Steve Earle pays moving tribute to his son's talentJan 08, 2021 6:00 am - Steve Earle & the Dukes, 'œJ.T." (New West) Steve Earle has recorded tribute albums before, to songwriting mentors Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark. But this one is differ...
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Opera and theater's Prototype Festival pushed mostly onlineJan 08, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - One of the world's top festivals of contemporary opera and theater has shifted format because of the coronavirus pandemic. The ninth annual Prototype fes...
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Review: Aaron Frazer brings great old school vibes to 2021Jan 07, 2021 6:00 am - Aaron Frazer, 'œIntroducing...'ť (Dead Oceans/Easy Eye Sound) This year is going to be fine. How can we be so sure? It's starting with the release of Aaron Frazer's debu...
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Downtown Palatine music venue moves a step closer to realityJan 07, 2021 12:00 am - A plan for a new restaurant and bar with live entertainment in downtown Palatine got the OK from the zoning board of appeals, and is expected to go before the village co...
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Paramount Theatre's new play project kicks off with dramas by women of colorJan 06, 2021 10:00 pm - Had everything gone according to plan, director Lanise Antoine Shelley would be in previews for a revival of "Rabbit Hole" this week at Aurora's Copley Theatre. The mult...
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Neil Young becomes latest artist to sell stake in his songsJan 06, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Neil Young has become the latest musician to strike gold with his song catalogue, selling a 50 percent stake in his music to a British investment company...
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Best Bets: 'Holiday in the Park' continues at Great AmericaJan 06, 2021 5:00 am - Extended lights Families experiencing post-holiday blues still have time to catch the Holiday in the Park Drive-Thru Experience. Keep your holiday cheer going with lots ...