Music
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Bitter Jester Music Festival tunes up for its 15th anniversary season this weekend
Jul 22, 2021 3:58 AM - The Bitter Jester summer concert/contest series brings live music back to downtown Highland Park. -
Cantigny Summer Concert to feature June's Got Cash July 25
Jul 21, 2021 8:54 PM - June's Got the Cash will perform at the Cantigny Summer Concert on Sunday, July 25. -
Brandi Carlile inspired by isolation for new record
Jul 21, 2021 7:04 PM - Singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile is channeling David Bowie in the first single from her forthcoming new album 'In These Silent Days.'
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Thomas Kelly School hosts instrument drive for band program in needJul 21, 2021 6:07 PM - Richard Daily, Fine Arts Department Chairman and Director of Bands at Thomas Kelly College Preparatory, has more band students than instruments. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, students would often share instruments, using individual mouth pieces but rotating use of the instrument itself. Out of caution for student health, this practice has been discontinued, leaving the school band program in a lurch.
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'Viola King' James Preucil to perform July 25 in Barrington
Jul 21, 2021 12:45 PM - On Sunday, July 25, James Preucil, a 19-year-old violist from Schaumburg and student at The Juilliard School of Music, will perform a concert with William Koehler in the sanctuary of Barrington United Methodist Church. Passionate about making his music accessible for a wide variety of audiences, Preucil has created his YouTube channel "Viola King." -
Arts on the Green kicks off July 24 with blues/jazz diva Lynne Jordan
Jul 21, 2021 12:05 PM - Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Raue Center for the Arts presents a new outdoor summer series of music and Shakespeare, "Arts on the Green" at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Crystal Lake. -
Sound check: Puddle of Mudd, Shallow Side bring rock to Lombard
Jul 21, 2021 10:39 AM - Post-grunge/nu metal rockers Puddle of Mudd head the lineup at Afterlife Music Hall; the Bitter Jester summer concert/contest series returns; Underbelly Hours host a local showcase; and Tina Jenkins Crawley inspires at Gospelfest.
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Beach Boy Brian Wilson to headline at Waukegan's Genesee Theatre: How to get tickets
Jul 20, 2021 6:31 PM - Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson will play the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan in October. Presale tickets go on sale Wednesday. -
New Coldplay album coming, Alison Krauss joins bluegrass HOF
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New to streaming this week: 'Zola,' 'Ted Lasso' and a Felicity Jones film
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