When I first heard about “Girl from the North Country” several years ago, I was excited. The idea of having smart, savvy Irish playwright Conor McPherson (“The Weir,” “The Seafarer,”
Joanne Shaw Taylor, the chart-topping British blues-rock guitarist, is set to enchant the music world with her latest studio album, Heavy Soul, produced by Kevin Shirley (Black Crowes, Journey, Aerosmith). Heavy Soul is set to release on June 7th through Joe Bonamassa’s Journeyman Records. In anticipation, she unveils her poignant new single, "Heavy Soul," a compelling track that explores the weight of emotional burdens with profound depth.
Ongoing “Downton Abbey The Exhibition”: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays through March 31 at Westfield Old Orchard Shopping Center, 4905 Old Orchard Center, Skokie. See ne.