Music
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Weekend picks: See the Dead closer to homeJul 03, 2015 5:00 am - Dead end If you don't have tickets to see the Grateful Dead and its "Fare thee Well" tour live at Soldier Field in Chicago this weekend, then head to select theater...
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Bartlett celebrates July Fourth with multifaceted festivalJul 02, 2015 6:00 am - Bartlett is preparing for its 22nd Fourth of July festival, with highlights including the turtle races, the Lions Club parade, the fireworks, kids day family activities ...
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Suburban Chicago's Got Talent finalists perform SundayJul 01, 2015 10:00 am - All 20 finalists for Suburban Chicago's Got Talent make music. So will this year's grand prize go to a rock band? A classical singer? A singer-songwriter? The first pub...
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Budget-friendly fun: 'Carry On' with free Kansas concertJul 01, 2015 6:00 am - Free 'Carry on' Kansas - the prog-rock band behind such hits as "Dust in the Wind" and "Carry On Wayward Son" - plays as part of the Elk Grove Village Midsumme...
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Music notes: Schaumburg's Face Time Police celebrates Anime MidwestJul 01, 2015 5:30 am - Face Time Police at Anime Midwest Anime Midwest might just be the perfect venue for a band built on the idea that anime and video games have a beauty and life all t...
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Lincolnshire library patrons learn how to play harmonicaJun 30, 2015 1:00 am - The meeting room at Vernon Area Public Library was turned into a harmonica school as musician Joe Filisko gave a seminar Tuesday in Lincolnshire. About 30 adults learne...
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Des Plaines gets new band conductor - second in as many yearsJun 30, 2015 1:00 am - The Des Plaines Community Concert Band has a new conductor - its second in as many years. The Des Plaines Park District this week chose Al Legutki permanently fill the r...
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ECC show showcases the life, work and music of Stephen SondheimJun 29, 2015 11:00 pm - Elgin Community College Musical Theatre will explore the life and music of Stephen Sondheim during its summer production of "Sondheim on Sondheim." The production opens...
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How the Grateful Dead came together for last reunionJun 29, 2015 5:30 am - The three Chicago shows sold out through Ticketmaster in minutes, the long-defunct Grateful Dead suddenly a hotter summer ticket than Taylor Swift. But among "Deadheads,...
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The von Trapps take their musical legacy in new directionJun 29, 2015 5:30 am - During the Academy Awards' 50th anniversary tribute to "The Sound of Music" this past February, there were four people paying close attention as Lady Gaga performed a me...