Music
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Review: Band of Horses takes it easy on 'Why Are You OK'
Jun 15, 2016 7:00 am - Band of Horses, "Why Are You OK" (Interscope Records) Band of Horses takes it easy on "Why Are You OK," wordy songs rooted in domestic situations that pleasantly glide b...
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Music Review: Generic Southern soul from Elizabeth Cook
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How Blues on the Fox celebrates blues historyJun 15, 2016 6:00 am - A popular music festival that's celebrating 20 years in Aurora got its start when a group of buddies discovered some decades-old recordings that tie the city of lights t...
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Weekend picks: Catch BoDeans' Americana rock at RaviniaJun 15, 2016 5:36 am - Rock outdoors with the BoDeans If you're looking for a taste of summer, catch the BoDeans at Ravinia. The Wisconsin-based roots rockers are known for their high-energy A...
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Semi finalists announced for 2016 Geneva's Got TalentJun 15, 2016 1:00 am - The Geneva Park District along with the Geneva Chamber of Commerce has partnered to host Geneva's Got Talent. On May 7, auditions were held for the talent competition. ...
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Wheaton Municipal Band Goes for the GoldJun 14, 2016 11:00 pm - The Wheaton Municipal Band's favorite family concert takes place at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 23, in Memorial Park in downtown Wheaton. Come early and enjoy the Instrumen...
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UnBande celebrating the voice of the viola SaturdayJun 14, 2016 11:00 pm - Vero Voce Theater will present UnBande at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 18, at the Pheasant Run Mainstage Theater, 4051 E. Main St. in St. Charles. UnBande is a fresh collabo...
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Music notes: Robert Cray brings the blues to AuroraJun 14, 2016 1:30 pm - Foxy blues Blues guitarist Robert Cray headlines Friday night as Blues on the Fox gets under way for a weekend of soul-waking music, also featuring the Tedeschi Trucks B...
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Elk Grove H.S. band to march in Washington paradeJun 14, 2016 8:00 am - The countdown is on for members of Elk Grove High School's marching band. In a little more than a week, they leave for a high profile gig: the National Independence Day ...
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Ravinia-bound Paul Simon still experimenting after all these yearsJun 14, 2016 5:00 am - Look at the liner notes on Paul Simon's new disc, "Stranger to Stranger," and it seems like a laboratory of exotic instruments. Musicians use a mbira, a bamboo marimba, ...