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Documentary shines spotlight on instrumental talents who added to classic tracks by James Taylor, Carole King, Joni Mitchell and other greats.
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‘Lost and Found’ will be presented at Gallery 6 in Logan Square Thursday.
End the year in style with dance beats, comedy or a night of musical nostalgia.
COT opened the much-belated Chicago premiere of Shostakovich’s opera Friday evening at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, with a smart, winning new production take makes clear the appeal of the work.
A Doja Cat tour stop, Cirque du Soleil’s holiday show and several ‘Nutcracker’ productions are among the entertainment highlights of the week ahead.
Denny Laine was a founding member of the Moody Blues and sang the hit ‘Go Now.’ He joined Paul and Linda McCartney in Wings, playing guitar and on backing vocals.
Smashing Pumpkins leader to appear live with his wife, Chloe Mendel, at Highland Park tea shop.
The song bumps Mariah Carey’s longstanding charttopper “All I Want for Christmas is You” to the No. 2 spot.
After 20 years, the actor-bassist has reunited with his bandmates Bret Domrose and Robert Mailhouse for a new album and tour.
The self-proclaimed ‘queen of Christmas’ brings angelic pipes and some diva attitude to stadium stuffed with dolled-up revelers
La agrupación mexicana cierra con broche de oro la serie de conciertos del International Latino Cultural Center de Chicago.
The self-directed and self-produced documentary and concert film is as much a work of art as the monolithic concert production itself.
Facing brain cancer, the renowned conductor delivered a performance that will stand up to any in this hall this season.
Songwriter’s bittersweet ballad ‘Fairytale of New York’ has become a modern Christmas standard.
Upbeat documentary draws from archives and interviews to profile ambitious artist determined to show how funky and strong was his skill.
Daryl Hall, in a court filing, accuses musical partner John Oates of moving to sell his share of the team’s joint venture. A court hearing is scheduled for Thursday.
The Joffrey ‘Nutcracker,’ Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo, the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball, and a Pre-Kwanzaa Marketplace are among the highlights in the week ahead.
Jessie Montgomery has curated the group’s concert program as part of her duties as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Mead Composer-in-Residence.
In 1970 she recorded “Mr. Big Stuff” — a sassy and soulful chart-topping anthem that became known for the infectious refrain of “Who do you think you are?”
Mr. Hayes, a prodigy on the drums from a young age, began touring with professional musicians at 16.
Rockers say New York concerts this week will be their last on the road. First comes one final Allstate Arena show.
Court filings detail acts of sexual assault, beatings and forced drugging allegedly committed in the early 1990s by Combs.