Music
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St. Charles Jazz Weekend returns for 12th yearSep 03, 2023 11:00 pm - The 12th annual St. Charles Jazz Weekend on Sept. 7-10 will feature over 30 different jazz performances at 21 St. Charles venues. Some notable performances during Jazz W...
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'I found my place': Chicago embraced Jimmy Buffett long before 'Margaritaville'
Sep 02, 2023 1:00 am - Years before "Margaritaville" established Jimmy Buffett as a bard of the tropical beaches, the singer-songwriter was a folk club regular in a city lapped by the waves of...
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'Margaritaville' singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76
Sep 02, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song "Margaritaville" and turned that celebrati...
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10 things to know about Schaumburg's Septemberfest before you goAug 31, 2023 6:00 am - 10 things to know about Schaumburg's Septemberfest before you go
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Schaumburg Music Academy still going strong after 50 years of teaching budding musiciansAug 31, 2023 6:00 am - In the midst of educating another generation of young musicians and vocalists, members of the Schaumburg Music Academy took a pause to celebrate the institution's 50th a...
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Taylor Swift Eras Tour concert film coming to movie theaters in OctoberAug 31, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is coming to movie theaters. Swift announced Thursday that the concert film "Taylor Swift - The Eras Tour" will open in North Am...
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Love on the Lawn Music Festival returns to Elgin SaturdayAug 31, 2023 1:00 am - The second annual The Love on the Lawn Music Festival will take place Saturday at Festival Park in downtown Elgin. The free event, which organizers say is dedicated to ...
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Huntley-area Kings By Day brings high energy to RocHaus show FridayAug 30, 2023 11:00 pm - What it takes to be punk rock isn't always clearly defined. That question seems to be on the minds of Huntley's Bailey Evert and Ryan McQueen of Kings By Day. They say ...
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Falling into fests: Late summer, autumn are still ablaze with hot musical eventsAug 30, 2023 6:00 am - Although we're cruising toward the official end of summer, the music festival season still has a few major tricks left up its proverbial sleeve in the suburbs and Chicag...
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Sound check: 'Local Band' premiere puts Chicago, suburban musicians on the big screenAug 30, 2023 6:00 am - Dan Stewart, guitarist and singer for Chicago rock band Damager, gives the local music scene grind the gravity it deserves in “Local Band,” a feature-length film he dire...