Music
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Buffalo Grove wins grand champion at show choir competitionMar 01, 2014 12:00 am - Dozens of teenage girls sporting big curls, bright lipstick, fake eyelashes and sparkly dresses milled the hallways of John Hersey High School on Saturday in Arlington H...
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Miley Cyrus, Imagine Dragons among March's musical offerings in the suburbsFeb 28, 2014 4:30 am - Let's face it - winter's been rough. But here's the good news: March is not just about basketball and cleaning. It's also that special time of year when fans of live mus...
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Wheeling jazzers nab another Grand Champion trophyFeb 27, 2014 10:00 pm - Wheeling High School Jazz Band 1 is the 2014 Jazz in the Meadows Grand Champion. This is Wheeling's fourth Grand Champion title at JITM and the second in three years. Mo...
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Best bets: Miley, Charlie Murphy coming to townFeb 27, 2014 10:00 pm - Hannah Montana no more See if Miley Cyrus is worth all of the tabloid ink when she brings her Bangerz Tour with Icona Pop tonight to the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim...
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Ravinia lineup includes Carrie Underwood, James TaylorFeb 27, 2014 4:30 am - Performers ranging from country star Carrie Underwood to opera legend Patricia Racette will take the stage at Ravinia this summer. The Highland Park outdoor concert venu...
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Northwest suburban parents take aim at two rare childhood diseasesFeb 27, 2014 12:01 am - Two groups organized events in the Northwest suburbs last week to fight little-known Neurofigomatosis and Batten disease. Uncork a Cure, a wine tasting event benefiting ...
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Florida Georgia Line to perform at Illinois State FairFeb 26, 2014 12:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - One of country music's top vocal duos is coming to the Illinois State Fair this summer. Fair officials said Tuesday that Florida Georgia Line will perform ...
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Beck releases first of 2 planned albums in 2014Feb 25, 2014 10:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Beck Hansen really doesn't believe a musician has the right to complain. It's something of an occupational requirement. “Nobody wants to hear it,” he ...
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Beck mixes orchestral magic on new albumFeb 25, 2014 9:00 am - Beck, “Morning Phase” (Capitol) It's hard to put a finger on Beck. He can steer into many moods, as he has in the two decades since he had a breakthrough with the c...
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Music therapy helps troubled teens connectFeb 25, 2014 4:30 am - After a long day at school, a half-dozen teenage girls, all carrying developmental disabilities, mental illnesses and horrendous childhood emotional baggage, trudge thro...