Music
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5 entertaining options for the weekendApr 15, 2016 1:00 am - A soprano from St. Charles belts out a challenging opera on theater screens across the suburbs. A dad mines kids for comedy in Aurora. And a beloved musical gets a reviv...
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Ron Onesti: Chicago, Cheap Trick bring rock pride to IllinoisApr 14, 2016 11:00 pm - As it is every year, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction class is a hot topic of discussion that usually goes in either or both of two directions. The debate gets h...
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Review: Sturgill Simpson defies categorization with 'Sailor'
Apr 14, 2016 7:00 am - Sturgill Simpson, "A Sailor's Guide to Earth" (Atlantic Records) Sturgill Simpson defies categorization, and exceeds expectations, with "A Sailor's Guide to Earth," an e...
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Los Lobos, Alan Jackson to play Aurora's RiverEdge ParkApr 14, 2016 1:00 am - The City of Aurora has announced its full lineup of performers for the summer at RiverEdge Park, starting with a Blues on the Fox Festival that will include Los Angeles ...
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Tennille on the Captain: 'I've never felt loved by him'
Apr 13, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - It wasn't love but inertia that kept them together. That's the essence of "Toni Tennille: A Memoir" (Taylor Trade Publishing), which details the relat...
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Make Music Day festival is coming to dozens of US cities
Apr 13, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - More than 35 U.S. cities will be hosting Make Music Day, a free one-day outdoor festival celebrating music and music-making. The annual event is June 21....
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Smoking Popes drummer excited about new band, show at Lombard's BrauerhouseApr 13, 2016 6:00 am - It sounds like a chapter lifted right out of the Rock 'n' Roll Storybook. Mike Felumlee, a young skateboarder, discovers the Replacements after seeing an ad for one of t...
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Avalon String Quartet in Arlington Heights SundayApr 12, 2016 11:00 pm - The Northwest Suburban Community Concert Association, in partnership with District 214 Community Education, will feature the Avalon String Quartet in its fourth concert ...
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Hear 700 years of song at St. Charles Singers concertsApr 12, 2016 11:00 pm - The St. Charles Singers, conducted by founder Jeffrey Hunt, will perform choral works from every century from the 1400s to the 2000s in its "Choral Eclectic" concerts 7:...
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Elgin Master Chorale wraps up season with Vivaldi April 17Apr 12, 2016 11:00 pm - The Elgin Master Chorale, accompanied by the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, will perform two timeless choral masterworks - Antonio Vivaldi's "Gloria" and Michael Haydn's "Req...