Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Black Button Eyes premieres COVID-19-inspired online take on Poe's 'Masque'Apr 08, 2020 11:00 pm - To say righteous indignation inspired Black Button Eyes' timely, digital re-imagining of Edgar Allan Poe's gothic tale “The Masque of the Red Death” is a misnomer. It wa...
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Review: Eliza Gilkyson issues a call to action on '2020'Apr 08, 2020 7:00 am - Eliza Gilkyson, 'œ2020'ť (Red House) We can still congregate in song, as Eliza Gilkyson shows on 'œ2020.'ť The Austin, Texas-based folk singer recorded the politically ...
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Stuck at home, Alesso and Liam Payne still film music videoApr 08, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The coronavirus has halted many plans in the music industry, from tour cancellations to album pushbacks, but it didn't stop Grammy-nominated DJ-producer ...
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Review: The Strokes triumph on their 1st album in 7 yearsApr 08, 2020 7:00 am - The Strokes, 'œThe New Abnormal'ť (RCA/Cult) On their first album in seven years, The Strokes seem to have known they'd be returning at a crazy time. 'œWe are trying har...
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Review: Joe Bonamassa's Sleep Eazys make instrumental dreamsApr 08, 2020 7:00 am - The Sleep Eazys, 'œEasy to Buy, Hard to Sell'ť (J&R Adventures) Joe Bonamassa's new venture, 'œEasy to Buy, Hard to Sell,'ť is an instrumental project with The Sleep Eaz...
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Sound check: This week's movies with music include classics, camp and a 'Coal Miner's Daughter'Apr 08, 2020 6:00 am - If you've already worked through the new season of "Ozark" and have had the new Dua Lipa on repeat for weeks, you might want to settle in with a good movie (music includ...
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A song to make you smile: 'Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing' by Stevie WonderApr 08, 2020 5:30 am - We're trying to inject a little positivity in the paper (and on dailyherald.com) with a daily "Song to Make You Smile." It's designed to help lift you out of your corona...
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Singer-songwriter Ralph Covert takes his concerts online twice a dayApr 07, 2020 11:00 pm - There's a lot of uncertainty swirling around the coronavirus pandemic. So Glen Ellyn resident Ralph Covert decided to create some musical consistency online. The Grammy ...
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Singer-songwriter John Prine, native of Chicago area, dies after getting COVID-19Apr 07, 2020 9:00 pm - John Prine, the ingenious singer-songwriter who explored the heartbreaks, indignities and absurdities of everyday life in “Angel from Montgomery,” “Sam Stone,” “Hello in...
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Review: Country's Maddie & Tae burn bright on superb albumApr 07, 2020 7:00 am - Maddie & Tae, 'œThe Way It Feels'ť (Mercury Nashville) Maddie Marlow and Taylor Dye, who record under the name Maddie & Tae, are more than collaborators. In the liner no...