Music
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Music notes: Folk-rockers Murder By Death play Durty Nellie'sApr 30, 2014 5:30 am - Return of Death Acclaimed Americana band Murder By Death returns to the suburbs with a show this weekend in Palatine. The band, which hails from Bloomington, Ind., ...
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Setting 'Sail': How hit song steered Awolnation's successApr 30, 2014 5:30 am - He has the second longest-running song in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. You've likely heard the song - but not the name of the man who created it. Aaron Br...
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Schaumburg Youth Orchestra boasts Conductor of the YearApr 30, 2014 1:01 am - As the Schaumburg Youth Symphony Orchestra stands poised to mark its 25th anniversary this summer, founding Director Joseph Malmquist has another reason to celebrate: hi...
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EYSO's final concerts of the season feature new percussion ensembleApr 29, 2014 11:00 pm - On Sunday, May 4, the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra's newest ensemble will perform at the final concerts of the organization's 38th season. "Star Cross'd: The Music of...
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Future delivers personal album that's 'about the moments'Apr 29, 2014 5:45 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Future thinks his new star-laden album, “Honest,” is a time capsule. “Ten years from now we're going to be able to look back and say these were the ho...
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Local Muslims pursue happiness in viral dance videoApr 29, 2014 5:15 am - The simple question "Did you see that Muslim video on YouTube?" often generates anxiety among local Muslims. "I think people's thoughts automatically go to extremes and ...
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Long Grove Chocolate Festival this weekendApr 28, 2014 11:00 pm - Residents and visitors alike are invited to indulge in irresistible, luscious chocolate this weekend at Long Grove's Chocolate Festival. The weekend is filled with limi...
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Damon Albarn looks back on 1st solo albumApr 28, 2014 11:00 pm - Damon Albarn, “Everyday Robots” (Warner Bros.) Twenty years after he became a Brit-pop poster boy as lead singer of Blur, Damon Albarn has released his first solo a...
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Solzhenitsyn conducts and plays piano at ESO finaleApr 28, 2014 11:00 pm - This weekend, Elgin Symphony Orchestra audiences will be treated to a unique experience as guest artist Ignat Solzhenitsyn simultaneously conducts the orchestra and play...
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Death's raw closer caps epic punk trilogyApr 28, 2014 5:30 am - Death, "III" (Drag City) Feverish and socially conscious, the final set of Death's 1970s recordings affirms why they rose from the ashes and gained an audience aft...