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Pre-Broadway musical “Beaches” juggles jokes, stirring songs and tons of tears

From its infancy as a novel by Iris Rainer Dart through a blockbuster silver screen adaptation starring Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey, “Beaches” continues to be an [More…]

Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga enchant with standards and swing at Ravinia

In a week that’s brought The Rolling Stones to Summerfest, five nights of U2 to the United Center and a trio of Grateful Dead farewell shows to Soldier Field, it would seem [More…]

Gary Clark, Jr. at Milwaukee Summerfest

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Burlap To Cashmere set to unveil “Freedom Souls” at SummerStage

After becoming one of the brightest buzz bands throughout the late 1990s, New York’s Burlap To Cashmere fell a bit under the radar throughout the following decade, though [More…]

My Morning Jacket mix it up during no repeat residency

Throughout the past decade-and-a-half, My Morning Jacket has confidently claimed a progressive indie rock niche that falls somewhere in between the spacey sounds of The [More…]

Hozier takes Millennium Park to the church of his bluesy soul

In just under a year’s time, Irish singer/songwriter Hozier leaped from underground obscurity to worldwide familiarity, catapulted by the strength of his smash “Take Me [More…]

Ian Maksin & Goran Ivanovic Trio at City Winery

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The impossible leaps to life during Broadway tour of “The Illusionists”

In the mainstream of magic, casual fans are generally most familiar with the likes of Harry Houdini, David Copperfield, Siegfried & Roy, David Blaine, Penn & Teller [More…]

“First Wives Club” delivers sassy story and Motown music during pre-Broadway bonanza

Prior to hitting Broadway, Chicago got the first crack at the brand new “First Wives Club” musical, which doesn’t just boast a book by five-time Emmy Award [More…]

More than just the bass on Meghan Trainor’s first, generally fun headlining tour

Practically everyone on earth recognizes the song “All About That Bass,” but outside of that single smash, most outside of the dedicated “Megatronz” [More…]