Rare Piazzolla revival sounds better than it looks
By now, anyone even vaguely familiar with tango music must know the name of Astor Piazzolla. The Argentine composer and bandoneon master,...
Get the full story >>Kalmar, Grant Park Orchestra in ardent account of 'Seven Seals'
Carlos Kalmar and the Grant Park Orchestra have been successful at presenting pieces unlikely to be performed at a summer music festival....
Get the full story >>Union threatens Lyric Opera with strike
The union representing the principal singers, chorus members, dancers, actors and production staff at Lyric Opera of Chicago has sent a...
Get the full story >>Smashing Pumpkins announce fall tour, Chicago date
The Smashing Pumpkins said Friday that they will headline a 12-city fall U.S. tour, including an Oct. 14 date at a Chicago venue to be...
Get the full story >>Stephen Colbert aims comedic political ad at Iowa
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Stephen Colbert is putting his political action committee cash to work with advertisements that mockingly...
Get the full story >>A love letter to Charlie Parker from saxophonist Donald Harrison, Jr.
Most jazz clubs don't last as long — or even half as a long — as the Jazz Showcase has been celebrating the music of Charlie...
Get the full story >>Jani Lane, ex-Warrant singer, found dead
Jani Lane, who once led hair-rock band Warrant to the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 with the 1989 hit "Cherry Pie," is dead at 47.
Get the full story >>'So You Think You Can Dance' crowns 8th season champion
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Melanie Moore easily clinched the grand prize on "So You Think You Can Dance."
Get the full story >>Superman flying in stealth mode in West suburbs
How secretive was the filming of the new Superman reboot, “Man of Steel,” on Route 56 in Sugar Grove earlier this week?
Get the full story >>Gavin DeGraw cancels Musikfest Steel Stage show
Gavin DeGraw has canceled his performance at Musikfest's Steel Stage Sunday, Musikfest announced onFacebook.
Get the full story >>Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Catriona McGinn are engaged
Mark-Paul Gosselaar hasn't wasted any time in finding a new love.
Get the full story >>Miranda Cosgrove breaks ankle in bus crash
Actress/singer Miranda Cosgrove suffered a broken ankle Thursday morning when her tour bus crashed into an overturned semi in Illinois,...
Get the full story >>George Lopez jokes about his cancellation: 'I'm fine, my goddesses are a wreck'
George Lopez seems to be taking the news of his TBS show's cancellation...
Get the full story >>The latest documentary from the maker of 'Hoop Dreams'
While working on a 2008 cover story for the New York Times Magazine about Chicago's CeaseFire program, Oak Park-based author and reporter...
Get the full story >>America's moment of 'Glee'
Haters, head for the door. Gleeks? Get your "Glee" on.
Get the full story >>Rebecca Black says she was forced out of school by bullying
ANAHEIM (KTLA) -- Rebecca Black, the Anaheim Hills teen who became an internet sensation when her music video 'Friday' went viral, has...
Get the full story >>Tiny treasures are worth a little time at Michael's Museum
At first glance, Michael's Museum seems a striking departure for the Chicago Children's Museum, that bastion of hands-on, all-in, five-...
Get the full story >>TBS cancels 'Lopez Tonight'
TBS announced Wednesday that it is not renewing George Lopez's late-night talk show, "Lopez Tonight," for a third season.
Get the full story >>Jennifer Lopez a go for 'American Idol' return
Apparently massive news, for instance whether or not Jennifer Lopez will...
Get the full story >>Five-pianist concerto makes an enjoyable premiere at Ravinia
This is the week when the Ravinia incarnation of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra gets down with the worlds of pop and crossover.
Get the full story >>'30 Minutes or Less' a half-and-half comedy
Fast, cheap and out of control, and set in glamorous Grand Rapids, Mich., director Ruben Fleischer's "30 Minutes or Less" doesn't even crack...
Get the full story >>'Twilight' actor arrested on suspected DUI
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say an actor who plays a werewolf in the "Twilight" movie series has been arrested in Arizona on...
Get the full story >>Common book signing at Barnes & Noble
Rapper/actor Common will sign copies of his new memoir, "One Day It'll All Make Sense," at the Barnes & Noble on DePaul's Lincoln Park...
Get the full story >>Could Alec Baldwin become mayor of New York?
NEW YORK (AP) — Alec Baldwin says he's thinking of running for mayor of New York, but not until he learns more about the job. ...
Get the full story >>Justin Bieber plays matchmaker with Kardashian sister Kendall Jenner
Is Justin Bieber trying to play matchmaker with Kardashian sister Kendall Jenner and his boy/producer Julian Swirsky? From their latest...
Get the full story >>Sighting: Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan at Hub 51, Rockit, Sunda
Channing Tatum and wife Jenna Dewan had a late lunch on Hub 51's patio Monday. Later that day,...
Get the full story >>'Pinkalicious' now playing Broadway Playhouse through January
The first downtown foray of the Emerald City Theatre Company has left the...
Get the full story >>Is Jennifer Hudson a size 0?
Recently "View" co-host Joy Behar talked about running into ...
Get the full story >>Casey Anthony is most hated person in America: poll
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Casey Anthony, the Florida woman who was found not guilty recently of murdering her two year-old daughter, is the...
Get the full story >>Jon Cryer: Charlie Sheen debacle was 'an awful thing to be a part of'
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Get the full story >>Jay-Z, Diddy, Kanye West are Forbes' cash kings
NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Jay-Z and Kanye West consider themselves the kings of the rap game. Not only have they said as much with the...
Get the full story >>Sinead O'Connor barely recognizable to some fans
Sinead O'Connor has apparently changed a bit since her days as a waifish rebel with a voice like honey. The honey voice is still intact, but...
Get the full story >>Ashton Kutcher cashes in with 'Two and a Half Men'
You didn't think Ashton Kutcher was saving "Two and a Half Men" for free, did you? CBS struck a sweet deal with Kutcher; he'll make $700,000...
Get the full story >>Conductor McGegan brings Handel's Orlando to Ravinia
Of the conductors who bestride the realms of modern and period orchestral performance, Nicholas McGegan may truly be said to command the...
Get the full story >>Gavin DeGraw back on stage August 24 after assault
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Singer Gavin DeGraw will return to performing on August 24, after an assault in New York that left him with...
Get the full story >>Classic 'Dirty Dancing' film to get Hollywood remake
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The classic 1987 film "Dirty Dancing" is getting a remake, adding songs from the 1960s and brand new compositions to...
Get the full story >>'Pornography' recalls the blues of a heady yesteryear in London
With governments crippled by debt, politicians bickering and all manner of personal investments tanking, it's mighty tough to remember the...
Get the full story >>Celebs hit Chicago for Lollapalooza
The city's trendiest spots were swarming with celebrities from the sports and entertainment world this past Lollapalooza weekend —...
Get the full story >>Rebecca Black joins Katy Perry on stage at concert
Rebecca Black joins Katy Perry on stage for a 'Friday' duet. Please stop encouraging her, Katy.
Get the full story >>Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez win big at Teen Choice
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Country sensation Taylor Swift and actress/singer Selena Gomez caught major waves at the Teen Choice awards on...
Get the full story >>Kanye West says people look at him 'like Hitler' at UK fest
EASTNOR CASTLE DEER PARK, England (AP) — Kanye West says he feels like people look at him like Hitler. The 34-...
Get the full story >>Taylor Swift covers Eminem and Uncle Kracker
Proving she can take on any music genre, Taylor Swift covers 'Lose Yourself' by Eminem and 'Smile' by Uncle Kracker at a concert in Grand...
Get the full story >>Anne Hathaway's first Catwoman pic from 'Dark Knight Rises'
The comic book adaptation gods look favorably on us this week. After the first shot of Henry Cavill in full Superman regalia from "Man of...
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