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Classical: The Contemporary Chamber Players will begin its 35th season at 8 p.m. Jan. 8 in Mandel Hall, University of Chicago, with a varied 20th Century program performed by the...

A few years back, Chicago was fairly brimming with late night entertainment of the daring, wildly innovative kind. Whether it was a club like Medusa's, which was largely dedicated to...

Each year, at this traditional time of review, it has been the pleasure of the Arts & Entertainment staff of the Tribune to single out those individuals in the arts...

Classical: Usher in 1999 with the CSO's annual New Year's Eve celebration, 9 p.m. Wednesday at Symphony Center. Soprano Sylvia McNair will perform Gershwin favorites with conductor David Alan Miller....

The year the prez got impeached and dog wagged big, El Nino brought balmy climes to the Windy City in deep November, and the best rock on the planet came...

There's a point in the Afrodisiacs' show in which singer Reggie Mercury drops to the floor on all fours, his derriere high in the air, while Scorpio, a self-described "porn...

Manu Chao Clandestino (Ark 21) "Clandestino" is a surprising offering from Manu Chao, the former frontman for Mano Negra, Latin rock's most formidable font of inspiration. Surprising, in part, because...

There was a time when Neo frontman Cal Fortis could be seen chatting it up at his subterranean-looking club with Marie Andersen, manager of the Elite modeling agency. Marty Lennartz...

1. Manu Chao, "Clandestino" (Ark 21) 2. Bloque, "Bloque" (Luaka Bop) 3. Aterciopelados, "Caribe Atomico" (BMG) 4. Cassia Eller, "Cassia Eller" (BMG) 5. Molotov, "Donde Jugaran Las Ninas?" (Universal) 6....

1. Gema y Pavel, "Trampas del Tiempo" (Intuition) 2. Inti-Illimani, "Lejania" (Xenophile) 3. Luis Miguel, "Todos Los Romances" (WEA) 4. Juan Gabriel, "Por Mi Orgullo" (BMG) 5. Virginia Rodrigues, "Sol...