Music
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Fox Valley Credit Union partners with The Venue on free music concertsOct 30, 2024 11:36 pm - Fox Valley Credit Union will sponsor free First Fridays open house concerts at The Venue in Aurora this fall and beyond.
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Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra explores music through the lens of art in 2024-25 seasonOct 30, 2024 4:39 pm - How do you paint a symphony? That is the question the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra explores in its 2024-25 season. The theme for the 49th season is “Soundscapes.”
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New Philharmonic celebrates the legacy of John Williams with famous film scoresOct 29, 2024 10:27 pm - “I don’t make a particular distinction between ‘high art’ and ‘low art.’ Music is there for everybody. It’s a river we can all put our cups into and drink it and be sus...
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Best Bets: Share laughs with Mike Toomey, Yakov Smirnoff, Larry David, Steve-OOct 29, 2024 9:54 pm - Mike Toomey, Yakov Smirnoff and Larry David are among the comedians headlining suburban and Chicago theaters. Plus, the Hemmens Cultural Center and James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts host Dia de los Muertos celebrations.
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Naperville Chorus, Pete Ellman Big Band to go ‘Swingin’ into Christmas’Oct 29, 2024 7:57 pm - Tickets are now available for the Naperville Chorus’s holiday concert, “Swingin’ into Christmas with the Pete Ellman Big Band,” featuring both foot-tapping jazz and traditional arrangements of seasonal music.
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Concerts Nov. 1-7: Sting, Blue Öyster Cult, the B-52s, Stevie Wonder and moreOct 29, 2024 4:55 pm - Upcoming concerts this week include Sting, Blue Öyster Cult, Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats, the B-52s, Stevie Wonder, the Freddy Jones Band and more.
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Glen Ellyn-Wheaton Chorale launches holiday of ‘Wonder and Light’ with concerts Nov. 22-23Oct 29, 2024 2:39 pm - Preparing hearts for a holiday season of peace and joy, the Glen Ellyn-Wheaton Chorale will present its annual winter concert on Nov. 22-23 at Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church.
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Festivals Oct. 25-31: Howlin’ at the Moon, Halloween happenings, Lake County Home Show and moreOct 29, 2024 11:28 am - Mark your calendar for Halloween events across the suburbs including Naper Settlement’s Howlin’ at the Moon and Randall Oaks Zoo’s Boo at the Zoo, as well as the Lake County Home Show, Chicago Women’s Expo and more happening this week.
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Festivals Nov. 1-7: Stews & Brews (and Booze & Blues), pumpkin smashes and moreOct 29, 2024 10:25 am - Mark your calendar for Stews and Brews (and Booze and Blues), the last nights of Six Flags Great America’s Fright Fest, the Great Midwest Train Show, pumpkin smashes and more happening this week.
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Music Review: Tyler, the Creator’s ‘Chromakopia’ looks into the artist’s journey to self-discovery
Oct 29, 2024 9:48 am - On his seventh studio album, “Chromakopia,” the multihyphenate Tyler, the Creator pulls back the curtain. Across 14 tracks, the rapper born Tyler Okonma interrogates the ...