Traffic delays as long as three hours on the Eisenhower Expressway, two hours on the Kennedy Expressway, plane delays and a snow storm that dumped 4.8 inches of snow couldn’t spoil a Ludacrismas.
Since Ravinia Festival commissioned jazz great Ramsey Lewis to create a major new work that is inspired by the life of Abraham Lincoln, Lewis has been diligently creating music that will complement one of the nation's greatest presidents.
The up beat contemporary oratorio Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz Messiah, inspired by the original genius of George Frederic Handel, was a showcase of dazzling flamboyance, passion and strong vocal talent. The fervent tenor of Roderick Dixon, along with Vict
Scores of fans turned out Friday to the Best Buy store at 555 W. Roosevelt Rd., to get their paraphernalia signed by hip hop lyricist Common. They also bought his eighth album, Universal Mind Control, that was released December 9.
MINNEAPOLIS–Will Smith is bringing the message of his new movie Seven Pounds to the Midwest with a promotional tour that also turned into a fundraiser.
Ronald and Regina Evans, new owners of the Regal Theater, have decided to return to the recently renovated auditorium’s entertainment roots, presenting jazz, comedy, classical music and soul acts. Marshall Thompson & The Chi-Lites, The Delfonics and
NEW YORK–Odetta’s monumental voice rang out in August 1963 when she sang I’m on My Way at the historic March on Washington, where Martin Luther King gave his I Have a Dream speech.
LOS ANGELES–Lil Wayne didn’t get A Milli Grammy nominations, but his total haul was still pretty amazing–eight. Nominations for the prolific and ubiquitous rap MVP, who became pop’s biggest success in 2008 with his top-selling albu
The Goodman Theatre is celebrating the holiday season with comedy and tradition. The stage comedy Local Time 9-11 AM is directed by Chuck Smith, and Christmas Carol, a holiday tradition, returns for its 31st season with William Brown directing and Larry Y
