Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Bluegrass, on the prowl Chicago group takes rootsy sound on the roadJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Ben Wright wasn't exactly a stranger to the art of banjos when he spotted the $200 five-string beauty that eventually "took hold" of him and never let go, altering his c...
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New play explores what search reveals about usJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- They are an unquestionably bizarre set of Internet search terms: Mange. Human mold. White camellia. Dying Elmo. Could those words also be clues to findin...
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Theater newsJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - High 'Art' Steel Beam Theatre presents Yasmina Reza's Tony Award-winning play about the seismic shifts that rock the relationship between three longtime friends whe...
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Gavin Rossdale's 'Wanderlust' hit-or-missJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Gavin Rossdale made a pretty big splash with his music before becoming the envy of men everywhere with his marriage to ultimate rock girl Gwen Stefani. The former frontm...
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Court's production of 'First Breeze' just stale airJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Happy are those who arrive at the theater without expectations, for they are rarely disappointed. Court Theatre raised this theatergoer's expectations when it announced...
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Rock pioneer Bo Diddley dies at 79Jun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock 'n' roll whose distinctive "shave and a haircut, two bits" rhythm and innovative guitar effects inspired legi...
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CSO's new music director meets with press, musiciansJun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Riccardo Muti, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's new music director, jokes that because he's a musician -- not a politician -- he doesn't want to make too many promises. ...
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Ashanti's 'Declaration' sounds emptyJun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - At first glance, Ashanti seems to have the ingredients needed to be a legitimate, top-tier R&B diva -- the designer-clad look, a platinum-selling pedigree and a resonant...
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Jewel goes countryJun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - "Perfectly Clear," singer-songwriter Jewel Kilcher's move into country music won't seem as surprising as that of, say, Bon Jovi. After all, she grew up in rural Alaska, ...
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Summer music festivals, fairs and concertsMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Warm weather notwithstanding, the summer music season has arrived, with oodles of top-notch indie, country and throwback-rock acts tagging along for the ride. Aside fro...