Music
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Review: Bonnie Raitt's album mines rockers, ballads, blues
Feb 25, 2016 6:00 am - Bonnie Raitt, "Dig In Deep" (Redwing Records) Four years after her Grammy-winning "Slipstream," Bonnie Raitt lights up with passionate vocals, appetizing tunes and adven...
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Emitt Rhodes breaks 43 years of silence on 'Rainbow Ends'
Feb 25, 2016 6:00 am - Emitt Rhodes, "Rainbow Ends" (Omnivore Recordings) A prodigy who recorded mostly on his own, Emitt Rhodes' early '70s albums drew comparisons to Paul McCartney and Harry...
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Joe's Live/Bub City has grand opening in RosemontFeb 25, 2016 4:00 am - Lettuce Entertain You has had its sights on Rosemont's entertainment district for a while now. On Thursday, the Chicago-based restaurant empire finally got its chance, w...
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The Buckinghams to perform at Elk Grove Village's tree-lighting ceremonyFeb 25, 2016 12:00 am - The Buckinghams will help usher in the Christmas spirit at Elk Grove Village's tree-lighting ceremony in November, village officials said this week. It'll mark the secon...
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Harmony 4 Hope in Lake ZurichFeb 25, 2016 12:00 am - Lake Zurich-area young musicians will perform to help Harmony 4 Hope "Raise the Roof for Rare Disease" Saturday, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at Rock 'N Ribs, 436 S. Rand Road in ...
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Chart-topping Adele gets emotional with big Brit Awards winFeb 24, 2016 10:00 pm - LONDON - A tearful Adele was crowned queen of the British music scene - and banished memories of Grammy Awards sound glitches - with four prizes and a soulful performanc...
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First ESO performances of Ives Symphony No. 2 continue season focus on American musicFeb 24, 2016 10:00 pm - On March 12-13, the Elgin Symphony Orchestra will perform Charles Ives' Symphony No. 2 for the first time, continuing the symphony's season-long focus on American music....
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From Grammys to Oscars, Sam Smith is reaching new heights
Feb 24, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Though Sam Smith has mingled with Hollywood's elite thanks to the success of "Writing's On The Wall" - the Oscar-nominated, Golden Globe-winning James...
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More than 100 bands participate in Jazz in the MeadowsFeb 24, 2016 5:00 am - The Rolling Meadows High School Music Boosters will present the 31st Annual Jazz in the Meadows Jazz Festival on Saturday, Feb. 27. More than 100 jazz bands and combos ...
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Weekend picks: Joel McHale, Chicago Golf ShowFeb 24, 2016 4:30 am - 'Community' comedian Catch up with Joel McHale, the former host of “The Soup” on E! and star of NBC's “Community,” when he performs a standup comedy set tonight at the G...