Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Calvin Harris to perform at Rihanna's Diamond Ball charityAug 16, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Calvin Harris, the writer and producer of Rihanna's hit "We Found Love," is set to perform at her charity event in New York next month. Rihanna said Wedn...
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Music Review: Canadian duo Kacy & Clayton sing timeless folkAug 16, 2017 7:00 am - Kacy & Clayton, "The Siren's Song" (New West) From the opening bars of "The Siren's Song," the combination of a stark soprano and twangy guitar suggests country music. B...
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Review: Sisters apply elegant harmonies to eclectic song mixAug 16, 2017 7:00 am - Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer, "Not Dark Yet" (Silver Cross/Thirty Tigers) It's been said that something mystical distinguishes the harmonies forged by siblings from t...
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Ghastly tales make up deliciously macabre musical 'Shockheaded Peter'Aug 16, 2017 6:00 am - The problem with Black Button Eyes' splendid revival of the irresistibly grim “Shockheaded Peter” at Chicago's Athenaeum Theatre is the length of the run. It's too shor...
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Rock legends Yes making Elgin's Festival Park a stop on 'Yestival Tour'Aug 16, 2017 6:00 am - Rock legends Yes making Elgin's Festival Park a stop on 'Yestival Tour'
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Weekly picks: Bruno Mars dances into the United Center for three nightsAug 16, 2017 6:00 am - United Center 'Funk' Grammy Award-winning pop musician and producer Bruno Mars brings his "24K Magic World Tour" to Chicago's United Center for three nights this week. C...
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Rock the Fox Music Fest returns to Carpenter ParkAug 15, 2017 11:00 pm - The Odd Fellows Rock the Fox Music Fest is returning to Carpenter Park in Carpentersville this weekend. Odd Fellows Lodge 492 members will bring back the three-day festi...
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Soiree Lyrique to hold auditions Sept. 9Aug 15, 2017 11:00 pm - On Saturday, Sept. 9, Soiree Lyrique will hold auditions in the afternoon for a staged production of Johann Strauss' "Die Fledermaus" ("The Bat"). The opera, which will...
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Pink to get Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at MTV VMAsAug 15, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Pink's 17-year-old music career will be honored at the MTV Video Music Awards with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. The Grammy-winning singer wi...
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Crosby: Talent, not politics, behind Nugent's Rock Hall snubAug 15, 2017 7:00 am - David Crosby says fellow rocker Ted Nugent has been kept out of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame because he's not good enough, not because of his politics. Crosby responde...