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The songs of glam rock legend David Bowie filled Evanston SPACE on the eighth anniversary of his death Wednesday evening –– but these versions of his songs featured a unique twist.  The Chicago-based Metropolitan Jazz Octet, featuring Paul Marinaro, performed numbers from their 2023 David Bowie tribute album, “The Bowie Project,” treating concertgoers to a...

On 2024’s first episode of Show & Tell: four things to do as the chilly weather greets us this January in the city. First up, Lindsay Shea Bolster takes us to paradise at Cindy’s Teeny Tiny Tropical Bar. This rooftop pop-up with inventive tropical cocktails will keep you warm all winter long. Th

Ongoing Christmas Around the World and Holiday of Lights: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily through Sunday, Jan. 7, at the Museum of Science and Industry, 5700 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive, Chicago...

Stevie Nicks plays Chicagos United Center, Strawberry Fest brings sweet treats to Long Grove, Queensryche hits the Arcada Theatre and more.

Stevie Nicks plays Chicagos United Center, Strawberry Fest brings sweet treats to Long Grove, Queensryche hits the Arcada Theatre and more.

Saxophone player Jim Gailloreto with the Metropolitan Jazz Octet arranged some of the songs on the group’s new album, saying their lyrical interpretation of Bowie’s music informed their musical “adjustments.”

Country star Josh Turner brings his Southern charm to Waukegans Genesee Theatre, the Chicago Auto Show opens Saturday at McCormick Place, North Central College celebrates the 35th Annual Gospel Extravaganza, and the Arcada and Des Plaines Theatre host Mongo Bowl 23 fundraisers Sunday.

Country star Josh Turner brings his Southern charm to Waukegans Genesee Theatre, the Chicago Auto Show opens this weekend, the annual Cocoa Crawl takes over Long Grove, and North Central College celebrates the 35th Annual Gospel Extravaganza.

Adam Rudegeair is a prolific composer, performer, and educator based in Melbourne. His music is rooted in jazz and funk, with significant influences from the sounds of New Orleans, Minneapolis, and avant-garde groove musicians such as Sun Ra and Medeski Martin & Wood. Adams current projects include Lake Minnetonka, The Bowie Project, and the ongoing collaboration with jazz legend Bob Sedergreen ‘Bourbon Street to Brunswick Street’. He enjoys perfoming tunes by his favourite jazz composer Th...