A VERY MERRY UNAUTHORIZED CHILDREN'S SCIENTOLOGY PAGEANT at Red Orchid Theatre. This show is exactly what the title says. Actual children perform a holiday pageant that looks like an old-fashioned (if very well produced and performed) school play. But...

A little before 9 p.m. Sunday (Nov. 22), it was looking unlikely that Holiday Shores would play its scheduled gig at Schubas, opening for Evangelicals. The band was still on the road, but it showed up in the nick of time, unloading amps and instruments...

International Contemporary Ensemble — or ICE for short — played four pieces by Finnish avant-garde composer Kaija Saariaho Thursday (Nov. 19) at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. Based in both Chicago and New York, ICE champions new...

Sunday (Nov. 15) was the birthday of Jay Bennett, the talented musician who died earlier this year. His friends celebrated his life and music with a show Sunday night at the Hideout. It's been months since Jay died, but the sorrow still feels fresh....

I don't see a lot of heavy-metal concerts ... probably because I don't like heavy metal all that much. But stoner rock — now, that's something I can get behind once in a while. What's the difference? Stoner rock is just about as heavy as heavy metal,...