Music
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Elgin Symphony Orchestra’s 75th season features masterworks by Ravel, Beethoven, GriegSep 13, 2024 9:45 pm - Single tickets are now on sale for the Elgin Symphony Orchestra’s 75th anniversary season, which opens the weekend of Sept. 28-29 with a Spanish-music-themed program.
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Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter win at MTV Video Music Awards, Chappell Roan gets medievalSep 11, 2024 9:54 pm - NEW YORK (AP) — Few artists are having a bigger year than Sabrina Carpenter, who won the MTV Video Music Award for song of the year for “Espresso.” “This is really specia...
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Elgin History Museum exhibit celebrates Elgin Symphony’s 75th anniversarySep 11, 2024 2:00 pm - An exhibit exploring the history of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra opens Friday, Sept. 13, at the Elgin History Museum.
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Labor of love: The War on Drugs releases a live album ahead of its tour with The National
Sep 11, 2024 10:59 am - When The War on Drugs frontman Adam Granduciel set out to make the band’s newest live album that releases Friday, Sept. 13, it was anything but quick or easy. But he did it anyway before heading out with The National on tour, which stops at Chicago’s United Center Tuesday, Sept. 24.
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The MTV Video Music Awards are back. Will Taylor Swift make history?
Sep 11, 2024 8:14 am - The MTV Video Music Awards return Wednesday night with a whole lot of Taylor Swift. Will she become the most-awarded musician in VMAs history?
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Cajun Fiddler returns to Elgin Coffeehouse Sept. 13Sep 11, 2024 12:08 am - An Elgin congregation will welcome Southern folk music in the person of Gina Forsythe to Highland Avenue Coffeehouse stage on Friday, Sept. 13.
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Concerts Sept. 13-19: Air Supply, Haley Reinhart, Crystal Bowersox, beabadoobee and moreSep 10, 2024 5:06 pm - Upcoming concerts include Air Supply, Haley Reinhart, beabadoobee, The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Crystal Bowersox and more.
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Peter Frampton finally finds Rock & Roll Hall of Fame doors open to him
Sep 10, 2024 11:12 am - Peter Frampton finally will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, an honor his fans believe is long overdue. The ceremony is Oct. 19 in Cleveland.
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Best Bets: Follow a butterfly’s journey at Morton Arboretum, laugh it up at Second CitySep 10, 2024 6:08 am - Looking for something to do this week? Learn about a butterfly’s journey at the Morton Arboretum, see Lyric Opera’s season opener “Rigoletto,” laugh it up at The Second City’s newest show and experience Iceland by air at Flyover at Navy Pier.
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Festivals Sept. 13-19: Glendale Heights Oktoberfest, Fright Fest, Des Plaines Fall Fest, West Dundee Heritage Fest and moreSep 10, 2024 6:06 am - Mark your calendars for Des Plaines Fall Fest, West Dundee Heritage Fest, Fall on the Farm at Lambs Farm and more happening this week.