Those days may be over, but there are other ways to herald in a new year, ranging from comedy shows to family fare to traditional New Year’s events. Oh, yes, if you want to relive your days as a disco diva, there are plenty of clubs locally and in Chicago. Comedy The Steve Cochran [...]
Country acts fared well, scoring four slots in Pollstar’s top 20 tours as finalized Friday. Kenny Chesney again finished near the top of the heap, at No. 2 with $71.1 million in sales. Chesney and the Police were the only two acts last year that sold more than 1 million tickets in North America, a [...]
Performing will be: ‘ў Numbers, a rock band including Dusty Jostes, Carl Thompson, Mike Bang and Dylan Dorsey, all members of the RWHS class of 2007; Lexi Kays, class of 2006; and Danny Bell, class of 2009. According to Brown, the band plays ‘њrock with a different feel ‘” piano, distorted guitar and full [...]
Domingo Guerra , the indefatigable Hartford promoter, in 2007 struck yet another blow for jazz with his ambitious Hartford International Jazz Festival. With its widespread reach into clubs, restaurants and other venues across the city, the festival transformed Hartford into a European-like, urban and urbane jazz fest on Columbus Day Weekend. Promoter Kevin McCabe [...]
The best evidence of this burgeoning passion for dance could be found in the estimated crowd of 8,000 that gathered in Millennium Park this summer to see the first Chicago Dancing Festival — a one-night showcase of major companies from throughout the United States. Sure, the price of the ticket (free) was unbeatable, but [...]
Musical acts whose debut recordings were made three decades ago dominated the North American concert business in 2007 as half of the top 20 grossing performers started their careers in the 1970s. The Police topped the chart by taking in $131.9 million from 54 North American shows, far outdistancing the No. 2 seller, Kenny [...]
Like many families across the U.S., Christmas Eve is a joyous and often hectic night. It usually consists of wrapping presents, watching Christmas movies or sitting close to the fire. But for Hispanics “Noche Buena” or the Good Night is a celebration for the birth of Christ. From Mexican’s to Colombians and Puerto Ricans [...]
THE MOVIE: 2 1/2 stars out of 5 For the life of me. I don’t get Ben Stiller and why he is so popular. Maybe someone can explain it to me but I just don’t think this guy is funny. This is another Ben Stiller vehicle where he gets himself in trouble and tries [...]
“Tastes change, beauty stays the same,” he says. “But, you know, the golden days of belly dancing are gone. It’s deteriorating all over Egypt. Most of my costumes are exported. This country has many dancers, but the quality is poor. I blame these music videos. They’re harming belly dancing. You get this director who [...]
“During our set, the smoke machine we rented got stuck and totally fogged the place out,” remembers the bassist. “It was a very Spinal Tap moment. We came up with the name a few weeks before the show. We liked that it sounded very non-metal. It was different and had nothing to do with [...]