Music
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Downtown Elgin lights up with holiday funNov 29, 2012 4:00 am - The holidays will kick off in downtown Elgin on Saturday, Dec. 1, with the annual city of Elgin Tree Lighting Ceremony, and a day full of family fun. Events begin at no...
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Holiday train stopping in GurneeNov 28, 2012 3:42 pm - Canadian Pacific Railroad’s Holiday Train will stop once again in Gurnee. The brightly decorated train raises awareness of local hunger problems by encouraging attendees...
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Keys matures as 'Girl on Fire' ignitesNov 28, 2012 10:30 am - Alicia Keys, “Girl on Fire” (RCA Records) Alicia Keys doesn't do half-measures. Her fifth studio album, “Girl on Fire,” comes on hard and fast, seemingly stripped b...
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Bocelli aims for 'joy and celebration' in Rosemont concertNov 28, 2012 5:00 am - Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli is no stranger to pressure. He's performed for two popes, four U.S. presidents and a queen - but that doesn't mean you don't make him nervou...
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Best bets: It's season for Mannheim Steamroller at the AkooNov 27, 2012 5:00 am - Rolling Christmas Get into the spirit of the season when the Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis performs contemporary arrangements of holiday classics wit...
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Music notes: Relive the '90s at Durty Nellie'sNov 27, 2012 5:00 am - Clinton-era nostalgia Feeling nostalgic for the music of the 1990s? Then go to Durty Nellie's this weekend for '90s Night, which will include tributes to such Clint...
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Hinsdale native composes music for movies, TV, video gamesNov 27, 2012 4:30 am - While other kids his age watched “Sesame Street,” Tyler Bates jammed in his Hinsdale living room to Sly and the Family Stone and Stevie Wonder. The cool suburban presch...
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Eddie Money show in St. Charles to help hurricane victimsNov 26, 2012 2:00 pm - Ron Onesti always had an affinity for Frank Sinatra. His father, Albert, would sometimes call him up and break right into 20 minutes of Sinatra songs before even saying ...
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Palatine Concert Band to play holiday showNov 25, 2012 4:30 pm - The Palatine Concert Band, under the direction of Ronald H. Polancich, will presents its annual holiday concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, at Cutting Hall, 150 E. Wood St...
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Marcus Miller Band members hurt in bus crashNov 25, 2012 9:38 am - GENEVA — Grammy-winning jazz bassist Marcus Miller and several members of his band were injured when their bus overturned Sunday on a busy highway in Switzerland, killin...