Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Weekend picks: Coco Montoya plays Blues on the Fox; Scottish Fest; PIQNIQ music festJun 15, 2019 7:41 am - Aurora blues The 23rd annual Blues on the Fox music festival features Jamiah Rogers, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Coco Montoya and Robert Randolph and the Family Band on Sa...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsJun 14, 2019 9:00 am - Time to get nostalgic when New Kids On The Block, Debbie Gibson and Naughty By Nature hit the Allstate Arena this weekend and Rick Springfield and Richard Marx play a do...
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Theater events: Otherworld presents 'Bring the Beat Back'; Christopher Titus tells talesJun 14, 2019 9:00 am - Comedian Christopher Titus (whose latest special “Amerigeddon” is available online) brings his show “Stories I Shouldn't Tell” to the Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Wi...
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Missy Elliott, in tears, gets inducted into Songwriters HallJun 14, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Missy Elliott, the creative mastermind who has written hit songs for a number of female acts and created camaraderie among women in the music industry fo...
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Madonna offers a needy, trying-too-hard mess of an albumJun 14, 2019 7:00 am - Madonna, "Madame X" (Interscope) These days Madonna is wearing an eyepatch for dubious reasons. But it's her ears that seem to have failed her. The shape...
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Swift calls out homophobes on new song, announces 7th albumJun 14, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Taylor Swift's latest song has a new target: homophobes. Coinciding with the announcement of her seventh album, "Lover," the pop star on Thursday release...
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Review: Texas band Los Coast dabbles joyously on funky debutJun 14, 2019 7:00 am - Los Coast, "Samsara" (New West) A lot of disparate influences lurk beneath the surface on "Samsara," the funky and eclectic debut album from an adventurous young band ou...
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Julio Iglesias reflects on a life that 'has been a miracle'Jun 14, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK - At 75 and after a five-decade-long career, Julio Iglesias keeps performing internationally, driven by his passion and, above all, a relentless discipline. It'...
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Ravinia's 'Bernstein 101' continues the great American composer's legacyJun 14, 2019 6:00 am - Centennial celebrations tied to the birth of late composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein officially ended last year. But the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park is keepi...
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Former Wheaton resident part of Kokandy's Chicago premiere of 'Head Over Heels'Jun 14, 2019 6:00 am - The July 5 preview of Kokandy Productions' "Head Over Heels" will be a bit of a mini reunion for Wheaton-Warrenville's Class of '78 speech team. At least 25 alums will h...