Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Feder: Rock critic Greg Kot to bring 'great music writing' to The Coda CollectionJan 28, 2021 12:00 am - One year after stepping down as the nationally renowned music critic at the Chicago Tribune, Greg Kot is about to help launch an ambitious new multimedia startup billed ...
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Visual effects make Metropolis' Sherlock Holmes-inspired streaming comedy possibleJan 27, 2021 10:00 pm - Audiences tuning in to the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's virtual production of "Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery" might be curious about how the...
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Sound check: Ramsey Lewis' new streaming jazz series launches this weekJan 27, 2021 5:00 am - Jazz legend Lewis Contemporary jazz just got a little more modern. Grammy-winning Chicago icon Ramsey Lewis is back on the streams after his popular 2020 livestream...
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Best Bets: Groundhog Days returns again to WoodstockJan 27, 2021 5:00 am - Shadow act There may be a pandemic happening, but there are still plenty of outdoor activities on offer as part of Woodstock Groundhog Days, which celebrates the beloved...
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College of DuPage explores Black History Month with virtual programsJan 26, 2021 10:00 pm - In celebration of Black History Month, College of DuPage invites students, staff, faculty and community members to examine, recognize and celebrate the Black family in t...
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WDCB Radio's 'New Letters on the Air' features Black American writersJan 26, 2021 10:00 pm - College of DuPage WDCB 90.9FM Radio presents “New Letters on the Air.” WDCB (90.9FM and WDCB.org) will devote the “WDCB Weekly” program on Sundays from 7:30 to 8 a.m. I...
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Review: Ragtime and much more from jazz pianist Emmet CohenJan 26, 2021 6:00 am - Emmet Cohen, "Future Stride'ť (Mack Avenue Records) Stride provides a starting point on jazz pianist Emmet Cohen's new album. The opening cut, 'œSymphonic Raps,'ť is a N...
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Review: Ani Di Franco makes the political personal on albumJan 26, 2021 6:00 am - Ani Di Franco, "Revolutionary Love'ť (Righteous Babe Records) Pioneering folkie activist Ani Di Franco is a standout instrumentalist whose guitar could kill fascists. Al...
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Who really had the album of the year? Emily Lazar did.Jan 26, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Chris Martin admits that Coldplay's latest album could have sounded terrible if it wasn't for one person - mastering engineer Emily Lazar. Like the music...
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Q&A: Rapper D Smoke takes patient walk to Grammy recognitionJan 26, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - When D Smoke was teaching high schoolers in Southern California, the rapper still pursued his dreams of breaking through as a hip-hop artist while lea...