Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Concerts: The Belvederes' album release, Ryan Herrick, Shallow Side, James Kahil and moreMay 24, 2019 1:00 am - Secrets, Awaken I Am: 6 p.m. Friday, May 24, at Wire, 6815 W. Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. $12-$15. (708) 669-9473 or wireismusic.com. Dave Bovyn: 7 p.m. Friday, May 24, at ...
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Ramones-inspired nonmusical 'Four Chords and a Gun' a missed opportunityMay 23, 2019 11:00 am - “Four Chords and a Gun” - ★ ★ ½ “Four Chords and a Gun,” the Ramones-inspired play that opened Sunday at Chicago's Broadway Playhouse, is not a musical. That's its probl...
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Review: Cate Le Bon gets reflective on new album 'Reward'May 23, 2019 7:00 am - Cate Le Bon, "Reward" (Mexican Summer) On her fifth solo album, Welsh eccentric performer Cate Le Bon continues to expand her own enchanted musical realm. "Reward" is a ...
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Theater spotlight: Aurora's new Paramount School of the Arts opensMay 23, 2019 1:00 am - Arts school opens Aurora's newest performing arts complex opens this week. The Paramount School of the Arts, established in cooperation with the Paramount Theatre and lo...
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Check into 'Suite Surrender' at Gallery Theater May 30 to June 9May 22, 2019 11:00 pm - The Gallery Theater in West Chicago presents "Suite Surrender" by Michael McKeever on May 30 to June 9. It's 1942, and two of Hollywood's biggest divas have descended up...
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Kirk Players presents comedies 'A Night of One Acts' to close 53rd seasonMay 22, 2019 11:00 pm - Submitted by Kirk Players Kirk Players announces the final production for their 53rd season, "A Night of One Acts," featuring two one-act plays: "The Actor's Nightmare" ...
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Ahead of Rosemont Theatre show, Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford speaks his truthMay 22, 2019 12:45 pm - Imagine interviewing your favorite singer; a legend in the music business … but you have a mere 10 minutes to do it. What would you ask? This moment arrived for me Tue...
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Review: Northlight rallies first-rate cast for comic 'Into the Breeches!'May 22, 2019 11:00 am - “Into the Breeches!” - ★ ★ ★ Shakespeare and proto-feminism joyously combine in Northlight Theatre's regional premiere of “Into the Breeches!” - a delightful 2018 comedy...
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Review: Justin Townes Earle sings the blues on fine albumMay 22, 2019 7:00 am - Justin Townes Earle, "The Saint of Lost Causes" (New West) Justin Townes Earle is feeling bad, and his music has never been better. On "The Saint of Lost Causes," Earle ...
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Review: The Waterboys do musical archaeology on new albumMay 22, 2019 7:00 am - The Waterboys, "Where the Action Is" (Cooking Vinyl) The liner notes to the Waterboys' latest album credit frontman Mike Scott for vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass - and ...