Music
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Library honors Billy Joel with U.S. pop music prizeJul 21, 2014 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - The Library of Congress is honoring Billy Joel with its Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Librarian James Billington said Tuesday the singer-songwriter, whos...
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Citing 'racist views,' tribe cancels Nugent showJul 21, 2014 11:00 pm - WORLEY, Idaho - A Native American tribe has canceled an Aug. 4 concert by Ted Nugent at its casino. The Coeur d'Alene Tribe on Monday said that the cancellation of the c...
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John Michael Montgomery in concert Tuesday in Elk Grove VillageJul 21, 2014 1:01 am - Country music artist John Michael Montgomery is the headline performer Tuesday, July 22 at Elk Grove Village's Midsummer Concert Series. Montgomery has sold 18 million a...
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Creole Stomp to play Hoffman Estates July 24Jul 21, 2014 1:01 am - The Hoffman Estates Arts Commission and the Hoffman Estates Park District will welcome Creole Stomp to the Village Green in the western part of the village at 7 p.m. Thu...
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Staffers remember Poplar Creek Music Theatre summers 20 years after closureJul 20, 2014 7:35 am - Frank Sinatra's orchestra accidentally left its sheet music in the hotel. So when Ol' Blue Eyes took the stage in 1990 at the Poplar Creek Music Theatre in Hoffman Estat...
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Images: Remembering Poplar Creek Music TheatreJul 20, 2014 7:00 am - Twenty years after the gates shut for the last time, we recall the storied list of acts that graced the stage at Poplar Creek Music Theatre in Hoffman Estates. ...
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First-class selection from Maxi PriestJul 20, 2014 5:00 am - Maxi Priest, “Easy To Love,” (VP) There's no time like summertime when it comes to releasing a collection of smooth reggae songs full of fire and soul, and Maxi Pri...
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Wheaton Band Festival plays in Memorial ParkJul 19, 2014 7:35 am - Wheaton's 15th annual band festival opened Friday night with performances by the Chicago Brass Band and Swing Low Sweet Cadillac. Free performances scheduled for Saturda...
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Beyonce exhibit to debut at Rock Hall of Fame MuseumJul 19, 2014 7:00 am - NEW YORK — A fashion exhibit centered on Beyoncé will debut at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in a section previously featuring only Hall of Famers. The Rock ...
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5 things you might do this weekend: Gary Sinise; Ale Fest in NapervilleJul 19, 2014 5:30 am - Rockin' for a cause: Gary Sinise and his Lt. Dan Band headline the Rockin' for the Troops all-day music festival at Cantigny Park, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. The even...