Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Best Bets: MLK celebrations move onlineJan 12, 2021 5:00 am - MLK tribute The African American Arts Alliance of Chicago and Black Ensemble Theater present a virtual version of the "10th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration...
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Streaming this week: Regina King's directorial debut 'One Night in Miami' & moreJan 12, 2021 5:00 am - Here's a collection curated by the Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. Movies Regina...
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Troubadour Mark Dvorak to perform 'A Tribute to Pete Seeger' Jan. 17Jan 11, 2021 10:00 pm - Warrenville Public Library will present Chicago troubadour Mark Dvorak in a livestream performance, "A Tribute to Pete Seeger" on Sunday, Jan. 17 at 2 p.m. CST. "Thousan...
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Review: Healy returns with somber and exciting 'Tungsten'Jan 11, 2021 6:00 am - Healy, 'œTungsten'ť (Braintrust/RCA) 'œDon't call it a comeback,'ť sings Memphis-based rapper and singer Healy on his second album. 'œI call it a second wind. Good to be...
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Conductor Simon Rattle to leave London post for MunichJan 11, 2021 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Simon Rattle is set to leave his job as musical director at the London Symphony Orchestra to lead the Munich-based Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the t...
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Music review: Aaron Frazer brings great old school vibes to 2021Jan 11, 2021 5:00 am - Aaron Frazer, “Introducing...” (Dead Oceans/Easy Eye Sound) This year is going to be fine. How can we be so sure? It's starting with the release of Aaron Frazer's d...
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Naperville musician receives YoungArts Foundation awardJan 09, 2021 10:00 pm - Naperville North High School student Nicholas Boettcher has received a 2021 National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) award in Classical Music Performance. The Napervil...
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A low-key Memphis guitar legend builds on a musical legacyJan 09, 2021 6:30 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. - It's 1966 and a thunderstorm illuminates the night sky in Memphis, Tennessee. Two Stax Records musicians, guitarist Steve Cropper and singer Eddie Floyd...
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Music review: Steve Earle pays moving tribute to his son's talentJan 09, 2021 6:29 am - Steve Earle & the Dukes, "J.T." (New West) Steve Earle has recorded tribute albums before, to songwriting mentors Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark. But this one is di...
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Rafael Payare to head Montreal Symphony starting in 2022-23Jan 08, 2021 6:00 am - Conductor Rafael Payare was hired Thursday as music director of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal starting with the 2022-23 season. A Venezuelan who turns 41 on Feb...