The recording career of Lee Fields extends at least as far back as 1969, but he was considered little more than a footnote in R&B history until the late 1990s and early 2000s, when he emerged as a latter-day roots-soul celebrity. Cast initially as a James Brown-style funk artist, Fields landed his sole chart hit, […]
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Mardi Gras shrimp boil, Wayne’s World live reading, and more things to do in Chicago this week
Kathleen Rooney at Curbside Books and Records, stand-up from Megan Gailey, and more happenings from February 27-March 2
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On Special Night soul vet Lee Fields brings contemporary themes to his old-school sound
I don’t think veteran soul singer Lee Fields foresaw an increasingly divided and polarized United States when he recorded “Make the World,” a song from last fall’s terrific Special Night (Big Crown). Over a hard, almost martial groove inspired by vintage James Brown, Fields urges unity, deploying military cadences to suggest the potential destruction awaiting […]
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Here’s the lineup for the new Millennium Park Summer Music Series
The city’s new free summertime concert series replaces Downtown Sound and Made in Chicago.
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Best shows to see: Kwaidan, Lee Fields, the Evens, Burning Love
Between now and Wednesday, your live-music options include Kwaidan, the Evens, Lee Fields, Burning Love, and FitzGerald’s American Music Festival.
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City announces 2013 lineups for Downtown Sound, Loops & Variations, and Made in Chicago
What’s scheduled for some of this summer’s best free concert series.
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Shows to see: Black Dice, Schoolboy Q, Lee Fields, and more
Some imminent concert picks from the Soundboard page: P.G. Six, Lee Fields, Black Dice, and Schoolboy Q
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12 O’Clock Track: Lee Fields, “You’re the Kind of Girl”
A song from the killer new Lee Fields album
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Tomorrow Never Knows 2010
Now hosted by both Schubas and Lincoln Hall, Tomorrow Never Knows returns with an impressive lineup featuring Atlas Sound, Bowerbirds, Lee Fields, Surfer Blood, Neon Indian, and others.
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The List: January 14-20, 2010
Critics’ Choices and other notable concerts: Freelance Whales, Omar S, Jacob Wick, Lee Fields, the Necks, and more