Music
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Suburban marching bands face off at Wheeling High SchoolSep 20, 2014 1:01 am - Jacobs High School's marching band took the field first Saturday at Wheeling High School's Chicagoland Marching Band Festival, and it signaled the start of the unexpecte...
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Groundbreaking 'David Bowie Is' exhibit at Chicago's MCA shows him as consummate artistSep 19, 2014 5:45 am - The biggest tour, maybe not in the rock world, but certainly in the world of museum exhibits, touches down in Chicago next week for an extended stay. And it brings the e...
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How tapes of Jim Croce's 1973 Harper College concert got on CDSep 19, 2014 5:00 am - A reel-to-reel tape of Jim Croce's 1973 concert at Harper College in Palatine, stashed away in a suburban home for decades, recently resurfaced and is now part of a new ...
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5 places to enjoy the last gasp of summerSep 19, 2014 1:01 am - Fall may be starting, but Saturday's weather forecast sure screams summer. So get out and enjoy those 80-degree temps at festivals and other outdoor events in the suburb...
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Leonard Cohen says touring has improved his moodSep 19, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Leonard Cohen, who returned to performing after a 15-year hiatus in 2008, says touring has improved his mood. "Well, getting back on the road has improved my ...
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BG Singers performing through Sunday in Buffalo GroveSep 19, 2014 1:01 am - The Buffalo Grove Park District's BG Singers will perform their 22nd annual choral concert, "Welcome to the Theater," 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 19-20, and 3 p...
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Plain White T's to play free concert in RosemontSep 19, 2014 1:01 am - Early birds will get a free concert when the band The Plain White T's performs at MB Financial Park in Rosemont from 6 to 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 26. The Grammy Award-nomi...
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alt-J returns with beautiful, baffling LPSep 18, 2014 5:00 am - alt-J, "This Is All Yours" (Atlantic) The new album from alt-J isn't supposed to exist. Nobody, we're told, wants to hear this kind of stuff anymore. The album - an...
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Jason Isbell cleans up at Americana AwardsSep 17, 2014 11:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Singer-songwriter Jason Isbell swept the major awards Wednesday night at the Americana Honors & Awards, creating another special moment with his wife,...
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Callaway pays tribute to Sarah VaughanSep 17, 2014 4:45 pm - Ann Hampton Callaway, "From Sassy to Divine: The Sarah Vaughan Project" (Shanachie) Ann Hampton Callaway has undeservedly flown under the radar as a jazz singer. Pe...