Cassie Walker Burke
External Editor at WBEZ-FM (Chicago, IL)
External Editor @wbez. Past @chalkbeatCHI @crainschicago @chicagomag. Strollerpusher. @chipubschools parent. AL to GA to CHI. [email protected]
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1 week ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Cassie Walker Burke
Chicago’s popular free movie and concert series in Millennium Park will return this summer, with a June 26 concert headlined by California trio Thee Sacred Souls, the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events said Thursday. Concert highlights include soul violinist Sudan Archives, who performed at Pitchfork in 2024 and will headline Millennium Park June 30, and seminal hip-hop group the Digable Planets, who perform July 17. Local indie rockers Horsegirl will headline July 28.
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1 week ago |
flipboard.com | Cassie Walker Burke
3 hours agoAs Chicago’s street festivals struggle, Chicago Gourmet is swinging for the fences in 2025 and leaning into the city’s passion for sports. Organizers have announced a battery of events, including a dinner on the NASCAR Chicago Street Course with food from the chefs behind Bar Siena, Daisies, and …
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Mar 10, 2025 |
chicago.suntimes.com | Clare Lane |Cassie Walker Burke |Noah Jennings
Before guitarist Tom Morello became a member of era-defining bands Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, he portrayed Oberon in suburban Libertyville High School’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”A new project with the Goodman Theatre is calling him back home. Morello is working with Chicago writer Zayd Ayers Dohrn on a new musical called “Revolution(s)” that will help kick off the Goodman’s Centennial 2025–2026 season.
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Feb 27, 2025 |
wbez.org | Clare Lane |Cassie Walker Burke |Noah Jennings
Before guitarist Tom Morello became a member of era-defining bands Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, he portrayed Oberon in suburban Libertyville High School’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. “Some of my initial civil disobedience training was in the drama club at Libertyville High School,” Morello told WBEZ this week. A new project with the Goodman Theatre is calling him back home.
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Feb 11, 2025 |
wbez.org | Hannah Edgar |Mark Guarino |Mike Davis |Cassie Walker Burke
Shara Nova has one of those voices you recognize right away. Whether leading her art-pop band, My Brightest Diamond, or starring in Sufjan Stevens’ Illinoise, Nova is a powerhouse with an ethereal, flexible sound. Nearly two decades and six studio albums later, Nova has cultivated a devoted fanbase. Among them? A whole lot of musicians in the classical world.
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