Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Beloved arts mentor seeks her own happy endingFeb 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Ryan McCain took a drama class from Susannah Kist at the Palatine Park District when he was 9 and caught the acting bug from her. Now he's 18 and a regular in Kist's com...
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Run-DMC's McDaniels appearing at HarperFeb 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Darryl McDaniels, formerly of the pioneer hip-hop trio Run-DMC, is coming to Harper College to celebrate Black History Month. "From Old School to New School: The Evoluti...
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R&B, jazz guitarist Snooks Eaglin dies at age 72Feb 18, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW ORLEANS -- R&B singer and guitarist Snooks Eaglin, a local legend who counted platinum-selling rockers among his fans, died Wednesday. He was 72. The blind musician ...
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Punky guitar on Mandell's 'Artificial Fire'Feb 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Eleni Mandell, "Artificial Fire" (Zedtone) From the first few bars, which feature a punky guitar riff, it's clear Eleni Mandell's music is taking a new turn on "Artifici...
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Trail of Dead still pushes the envelopeFeb 17, 2009 10:00 pm - And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, "The Century of Self" (Justice/Richter Scale). Shaking loose the shackles of a major label, And You Will Know Us By The Trail ...
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Many influences evident on Ward's 'Hold Time'Feb 17, 2009 10:00 pm - M. Ward, "Hold Time" (Merge) Thanks to his love of studio reverb, M. Ward sometimes sounds like he's singing through a megaphone - or a rolled-up copy of Irving Berlin s...
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Arlington Hts.' Innocent playing Reggie's Music JointFeb 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Hot off its set opening for Cracker at Durty Nellie's, The Innocent, led by Michael Hardey of Arlington Heights, takes it downtown for a show at Reggie's Music Joint. Os...
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Pinter's 'Betrayal' to open at New World RepertoryFeb 17, 2009 10:00 pm - New World Repertory Theater stages "Betrayal," the late Harold Pinter's piercing examination of marital infidelity told in reverse chronology, beginning with the bitter ...
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Drum legend Louie Bellson dies at 84Feb 16, 2009 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Legendary big band drummer Louie Bellson, an Illinois native who performed with such greats as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman and Oscar Peter...
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Cher says she's living 'like a nun' in VegasFeb 16, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Cher's concert stand in Las Vegas may be the ultimate representation of Sin City: it's decadent, glitzy, oversized, over-the-top and a thrill-a-minute experi...