Music
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'Wilder Mind' is the de-Mumfordization of Mumford & SonsMay 06, 2015 6:00 am - When the members of British quartet Mumford & Sons began their initial chart ascent in early 2010, their competition was outsize pop acts such as the Black Eyed Peas, La...
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Weekend picks: Boy, can those Under the Streetlamp guys singMay 06, 2015 6:00 am - TOP PICK Hits of yesteryear Give your mom the gift of music this Mother's Day weekend by taking her to see the singing quartet Under the Streetlamp (with openi...
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Music notes: Rock out to 50 years of The Who at Allstate ArenaMay 05, 2015 6:00 am - Who are you? The Who, the acclaimed British rock band, is celebrating 50 years together with a tour of North America. You can catch the legends as they make a local...
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Des Plaines community band holds Mother's Day concertMay 04, 2015 11:00 pm - On Mother's Day, the Des Plaines Park District Community Concert Band will perform a concert, "That Which Made Us." It will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Prairie Lakes T...
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Maintaining a sense of harmony at a loud live music showMay 04, 2015 6:00 am - Ultimately, a concert is a gathering where amplified sound acts as a valve for human emotional energy. Is your behavior helping the collective energy flow more freely, o...
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Sunday picks: Andrew Grams conducts ESO season closerMay 03, 2015 6:00 am - Ode to joy Mahler's "Totenfeier" and Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 are the featured works in the Elgin Symphony Orchestra concerts "Season Finale: Full Sound … Full Jo...
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Weekend picks: Jeff Garlin rants his way to RosemontMay 02, 2015 6:00 am - 'Goldberg' guy Celebrate a local guy who has made good in Hollywood by spending "An Intimate Evening with Jeff Garlin" ("Curb Your Enthusiasm," "The Goldbergs") thi...
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Got talent? Sign up now for Suburban Chicago's Got TalentMay 02, 2015 1:00 am - Will a singer once again take the top prize for Suburban Chicago's Got Talent? Can a different kind of act rise to the top for 2015? That all depends on the variety of p...
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Several barbershop quartets bring harmony to Fox Valley showMay 02, 2015 1:00 am - The Fox Valley Men of Harmony Barbershop Chorus presented its 69th annual Spring Show to a large crowd at First United Methodist Church in Elgin Saturday. The program, t...
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Weekend picks: Gates open at Arlington InternationalMay 01, 2015 6:00 am - Opening gates Horse racing fans can head for the track because Opening Day has arrived to launch the 2015 season at Arlington International Racecourse, 2200 W. Eucl...