Music
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‘Best job I’ve had, bar none’: Wheaton record store marks a decade of vinyl revivalApr 22, 2024 11:28 am - As an impressionable boy, Mike Paeth surveyed his parents’ record albums displayed on either side of the all-in-one stereo system. “Literally, everything changed with Rush,” he said. Yep, Paeth had realized free will as an audiophile. His tastes, and those of his customers, continue to evolve at his store, Mile Long Records, in Wheaton.
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Conductor Andrew Davis, who headed Lyric Opera of Chicago and orchestras on 3 continents, dies
Apr 21, 2024 1:30 pm - Andrew Davis, an acclaimed British conductor who was music director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago and orchestras on three continents, has died. He was 80.
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Hey Nonny welcomes Japanese Guitarist Hiroya TsukamotoApr 19, 2024 9:38 am - Japanese guitarist Hiroya Tsukamoto takes the stage at Hey Nonny at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 3.
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Taylor Swift drops 15 new songs on double album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology’
Apr 19, 2024 8:12 am - Could there be a Taylor Swift new album rollout without a few additional surprises? No.
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Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ is great sad pop, meditative theater
Apr 19, 2024 7:47 am - Who knew what Taylor Swift’s latest era would bring? Or even what it would sound like? The result is her 11th album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” out Friday. It's an amalgamation of an artist who has spent the last few years re-recording her life’s work and touring its material, filtered through synth-pop anthems, breakup ballads, and provocative and matured subject matter.
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‘Summer is the busiest time’: Meet the Geneva man who provides sound services at area shows, concertsApr 19, 2024 4:00 am - Meet Richard Peck of Geneva, who has been providing sound mixing boards and stage equipment for musicians and other acts performing in the Fox Valley since 1976.
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Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist Dickey Betts dies at 80
Apr 18, 2024 12:11 pm - Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, “Ramblin’ Man,” has died. He was 80. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer died a...
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The 2024 Latin Grammys will return home to Miami after a controversial move to Spain
Apr 17, 2024 10:01 am - The 2024 Latin Grammys will return to Miami — where the Latin Recording Academy is headquartered.
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Kate Hudson had a lifetime to make a record. The result is ‘Glorious,’ out in May
Apr 17, 2024 8:12 am - “I know what it feels like to sit in your room, put on an album, and dream,” says Kate Hudson. On May 17, she will get the opportunity to do that for other listeners when she releases her debut album, “Glorious.”
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American Wind Band’s concert has a ‘Make a Garden Grow’ themeApr 17, 2024 12:52 am - The theme of the American Wind Band concert on Sunday, April 21, will be “Make Our Garden Grow.” The concert will begin at 3 p.m. at Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, 1...