Music
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Roy Ayers, a jazz legend who influenced hip-hop and R&B musicians, dies at 84
Mar 06, 2025 2:34 pm - Roy Ayers, a legendary jazz vibraphonist, keyboardist, composer and vocalist known for his spacy, funky 1976 hit “Everybody Loves the Sunshine,” has died at 84.
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Crystal Lake church to tell the story of Esther at spring cantataMar 05, 2025 12:55 pm - First Congregational Church presents "Malice In the Palace" cantata on March 16, featuring the church's youth and children's choirs in the biblical story of Esther.
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An unplugged Jason Isbell electrifies on new album, ‘Foxes in the Snow’
Mar 05, 2025 12:18 pm - An excellent bandleader, guitarist and singer, Jason Isbell is first and foremost a songwriter, and that skill takes center stage on his new album, “Foxes in the Snow,” which will be released Friday.
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Concerts March 7-13: Better Than Ezra, Ivy Ford, Gregory Alan Isakov and moreMar 05, 2025 11:55 am - Upcoming concerts this week include Better Than Ezra, Disturbed, Ivy Ford, Gregory Alan Isakov, Michael McDermott and more.
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Things to do March 7-13: Bryan Callen, World of Wheels, Chris Hardwick and moreMar 05, 2025 11:32 am - Mark your calendar for Bryan Callen, Aziz Ansari’s “Hypothetical Tour,” World of Wheels, Chris Hardwick, Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood’s “Asking for Trouble” tour and more happening this week.
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iHeartMedia says legal dispute with Drake was settled because it ‘did nothing wrong’
Mar 04, 2025 4:15 pm - Texas-based iHeartMedia said it settled its legal dispute with Drake over Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us” after demonstrating that it “did nothing wrong.”
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Best Bets: Alvin Ailey, KC & The Sunshine Band, Rita Rudner and moreMar 04, 2025 10:52 am - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to Chicago's Auditorium Theatre, comedian Rita Rudner does standup in Skokie and the Chicago Sinfonietta performs “Opus Serena,” a tribute to tennis star Serena Williams, in Naperville and Chicago.
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Barrington artist performing hometown concert ThursdayMar 04, 2025 8:03 am - Barrington’s Pat McKillen will deliver an intimate hometown concert featuring favorites and new songs from his upcoming project, “Everything Goes” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Barrington’s White House.
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Side Street Studio Arts celebrates 12 years with art and live performancesMar 03, 2025 1:45 pm - Elgin's Side Street Studio Arts marks 12 years on March 7 with art show, performances, artmaking activities and contest where public and judges vote on artworks to win cash prizes.
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What to stream: Lady Gaga, Daredevil, the Duchess of Sussex and evil Hugh Grant
Mar 03, 2025 6:00 am - Lady Gaga’s seventh studio album “Mayhem” and a new lifestyle series on Netflix from the Duchess of Sussex called “With Love, Meghan” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.