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The Scottish alternative rockers’ fortunes rocketed in 1985 with three major events that are commemorated on the Alive and Kicking Tour, which visits Chicago on Friday.
On Thursday evening at Symphony Center, in what might fairly be called a low-key concert with a chamber-sized version of the CSO, there were no fireworks, but none were needed.
More than a century after Jack Norworth penned the lyrics, a nonprofit founded with the song’s royalties is celebrating 50 years of supporting young musicians — including the talent behind some of today’s most popular musicals.
The shows, Sept. 13-14, feature Reilly as a vaudevillian-style crooner showcasing the Great American Songbook.
Riccardo Muti, Liz Callaway and Andersonville Midsommarfest are among the highlights in the week ahead.
Wilson’s genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression inspired “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and other summertime anthems.
All four judges on “America’s Got Talent” — Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Mel B and Sofia Vergara — voted “yes” following the choir’s audition, which aired Tuesday night.
Kelly’s lawyers say in a motion that prison officials hatched a plot to get an inmate to kill him. The filing is the latest bid to undo his 30-year sentence for sex crimes and racketeering.
From early songs as rousing as their titles — “I Want To Take You Higher,” “Stand!” — to the sober aftermath of “Family Affair” and “Runnin’ Away,” Sly and the Family Stone spoke for a generation whether or not it liked what they had to say.
A true co-headlining bill, the Grand National Tour brings the two talents together in a novel way that justifies the magic of their ongoing partnership.
Their audition performance will air Tuesday on the hit NBC competition series.
“Chicago was really the place that really pushed me not only as a conductor but as a musician overall and showed me what the possibilities could be,” Giancarlo Guerrero says.
Husband and wife duo makes high-spirited and interactive music for little ones and their families who want to embrace Spanish and English language skills through song and dance.
The seven impeccably cast singers are strong, each fitting superbly into the ensemble and making the most of their solo moments.
“It was a wonderful time. It was the greatest gift of my life to be around all that. … It’s why I subtitle the book ‘my lucky life,’” Portnoy shares.
It’s not clear yet what may happen to the iconic jazz club that was once Al Capone’s Prohibition-era hangout.
“What has really been amazing is that we have received the warmest and sweetest welcome from people that seem to be so happy that we are back out and doing this,” says Krauss of the band’s new tour.
The Chicago Blues Festival, Tony Award-winning musical “Kimberly Akimbo” at CIBC Theatre and Ribfest Chicago are among the highlights in the week ahead.
Palumbo becomes only the third director in the chorus’ 67-year history.
The four icons showed off their passion, pipes and sisterhood during a legendary concert as part of The Queens Tour. ‘It’s good to be back home,’ Chaka Khan told the audience.
As the group’s stylist, Mr. Sumler kept tabs on the group’s wardrobe. He also hyped up crowds with dance moves and sang backup.
The Weeknd at Soldier Field, “Tina – The Tina Turner Musical” at Cadillac Palace Theatre and Do Division in West Town are among the highlights in the week ahead.
The news arrived Wednesday in the midst of the ongoing Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial, at which Cassie is an essential witness.
The singer even came onstage a few minutes early and gave a shout-out to all of his “Mexican brothers and sisters” in the audience, which fans responded to with deafening screams.
The band performed a powerful set to a packed crowd in Grant Park at the Sueños mainstage on Sunday night.
Sunny skies welcomed festivalgoers for the final day of the two-day event in Grant Park.
AC/DC has been criticized for sticking to its straightforward musical formula for more than 50 staggering years, but there’s little denying the appeal of the group’s adrenalized and reliable approach.