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British Humor Takes Center Stage
Being willing to get up there and be awful on purpose takes courage and talent. Arena Theatre Director Brian Wagner’s cast has both, and in return, the audience is free […]
A Rare Tribute
It is not known how many tribute acts there are in the universe, but it is probably safe to say that there is no pressing need in the cosmos for […]
Just Plain Hit Songs
When the British band America debuted stateside in 1972 with the hit single, “A Horse with No Name,” a lot of people thought they sounded uncannily (or cannily) like Crosby, […]
Still Out There After All These Years
When the Happy Together show hit the Foellinger Theatre last summer, it may have been the greatest gathering of hit-making talent to ever take one stage in one evening in […]
Cooking Up a Musical Stew
When you think of bluegrass music, “Brooklyn” and “rap” don’t immediately spring to mind. But the more you think about what drives the venerable acoustic-based music form (most notably its […]
Fare Shakespeare to Work
It’s easy to think of a major university parked in your own city as a great option as your kids get older. But the truth is that most colleges and […]
Just a Rock Band with Horns
It was a long time coming, but in April Chicago were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Eligible since 1994, the popular and iconic band hadn’t even […]
Spreading the Culture
Arts United serves up something special for those wishing to dig into Fort Wayne’s cultural delights. In a new two-day format, Taste of the Arts has something for almost everyone, […]
A Life Steeped in the Blues
Plugged in, raw and immediate, Chicago blues carries on a musical tradition that, arguably more than any other regional blues scene, continues to stay vital and present while proudly holding […]
Kzoo’s Baddest Band
Regardless of what anyone says, summer isn’t over until after Labor Day weekend. The kids may be long back in school and store aisles may be crammed with ghosts and […]