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When the band took the stage at Coachella to close out Saturday’s performance, they made two lyric changes that directly referenced the current political climate. Armstrong didn’t waste any ...
(Jaclyn Simpson) Lyric Opera of Chicago has received a $25 million donation from longtime supporter and board member Penelope Steiner. The Lyric said the unrestricted gift was one of the largest ...
It’s with that spirit he wrote his classic song “My Back Pages”. A lyric or two in this Bob Dylan classic challenges the righteousness of youth. The whole “voice of a generation” deal ...
The legendary Bay Area pop-punk outfit Green Day surprised a Coachella crowd when the group’s singer swapped a song lyric to make a brief statement about Palestine. The band played a ...
Anyone who saw Gary Owen’s devastating Iphigenia in Splott which brought Greek tragedy to Cardiff and turned the notion of sacrifice on its head, will know he is a man with a bold way with an old play ...
“Runnin’ away from pain, like the kids from Palestine / Tales from another broken home,” sang frontman Billie Joe Armstrong in the lyric that was originally, “Runnin’ away from pain when ...
After months of speculation, Taylor Swift fans finally have confirmation on which “Lucy” Swift is singing about on the title track of “The Tortured Poets Department:” singer-songwriter and ...
The real-life phenomenon, which is still unexplained, inspires a new opera at Lyric Opera of Chicago from March 30 to April 11: “The Listeners,” by composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce ...
She recalled how strange it was to listen to the song for the first time, even if she did know the lyric was coming. “I was like, ‘This is really weird. This voice that I’ve heard basically ...
Paul Simon's 'American Tune' is a gem. A meditation on the American experience, it has strong resonance today, more than fifty years after its release. The tune itself is a 16th century Lutheran ...
Rachel O’Riordan’s production is impeccably cast, with riveting central performances from Rivals/Cold Feet star Victoria Smurfit — returning to the stage after 17 years away — as Helena ...