Black Ensemble Theater’s first play back since the pandemic, an original from founder Jackie Taylor (she wrote, produced, directed, and choreographed), is exactly what the title states—an out-of-body, communal experience that creates the physical “togetherness” we’ve missed for so long. It’s an energizing and participatory homage to the Black church experience, which as the cast […]
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Willie Clayton still has his sterling voice as his career nears its golden anniversary
For Willie Clayton’s fourth appearance on the Blues Festival’s main stage, the southern soul king will be cooking with a full band—backup singers, horn players, and all.
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Mr. Lee & the Rearrangers Band
Mr. Lee & the Rearrangers Band are credited on what Roctober‘s Jake Austen calls “perhaps the most bizarre 45 in Chicago history.”
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Early Warnings Roundup
This week’s Early Warnings include Diana Ross, Al Green, Growing, Ween, Maxwell, Damien Jurado, and the Psychedelic Furs.
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Soul architect Willie Mitchell, Dead at 81
Legendary Memphis soul producer Willie Mitchell has died.