Music
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Eric Church, Chris Stapleton lead ACM nominations
Feb 01, 2016 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Eric Church and Chris Stapleton lead the nominees for the 51st annual Academy of Country Music Awards with five nominations each, including male vocal...
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Chicago Samba coming to Arlington Heights Feb. 7Jan 31, 2016 10:00 pm - Carnival season in Brazil is Hot! Hot! Hot! The samba schools practice their wild rhythms and transfixing chants for months, and then they parade for days with outrageo...
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Banjo-driven Jonas Friddle and the Majority play the ECC Arts Center Club Feb. 13Jan 31, 2016 10:00 pm - The eight piece, Chicago-based band Jonas Friddle and the Majority will perform on Saturday, Feb. 13 at the Elgin Community College Arts Center. The performance will beg...
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The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store
Jan 29, 2016 6:00 am - iTunes' Official Music Charts for the week ending Jan. 28, 2016: Top Songs 1. Work (feat. Drake), Rihanna 2. Love Yourself, Justin Bieber 3. Stressed Out, twenty one pil...
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Bennett showcases his jazz artistry on Grammy-nominated CD
Jan 29, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Tony Bennett really belongs in a different category at this year's Grammy Awards than the one he's dominated for the past quarter-century. The 89-year-ol...
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Concerts and critters: 5 ideas for the weekendJan 29, 2016 12:00 am - A fishing show in Schaumburg, an annual piano event in Elgin and a lead-up celebration to Groundhog Day in Woodstock are among the suburban options this weekend. Here ar...
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Next Elgin Symphony season to highlight Russian composersJan 28, 2016 10:00 pm - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra's 2016-17 season, which will open the weekend of Sept. 17 and 18, promises to be one of musical discovery on several fronts when music direc...
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ESO to perform music of Rodgers & Hammerstein Feb. 12-14Jan 28, 2016 10:00 pm - Resident conductor Stephen Squires and the Elgin Symphony Orchestra will present a concert of romantic favorites by Rodgers & Hammerstein on Valentine's weekend, Feb. 12...
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Women, youngsters dominate in rock field at Grammy Awards
Jan 28, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - For years, men - and legacy acts - have dominated in the rock category at the Grammy Awards, leaving little room for female stars who rock as loud and ha...
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Review: Buddy Miller captures collaborative spirit of cruise
Jan 28, 2016 6:00 am - Buddy Miller & Friends, "Cayamo Sessions at Sea" (New West) Put Buddy Miller on a cruise ship, and outlaw country becomes Caribbean country. Miller's a popular perennial...