Music
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Omar Apollo on his emotional new EP, 'Live For Me,' and ignoring the confines of genre
Oct 07, 2023 6:00 am - In just four songs on his latest EP, "Live For Me," Omar Apollo processes death, grief, acceptance and the lack of it - big, traumatic emotions - through intimate, lush ...
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DuPage Symphony Orchestra starts its 70th anniversary season with 'Echoes of the English Soul'Oct 05, 2023 11:00 pm - “My idea is that there is music in the air, music all around us; the world is full of it, and you simply take as much as you require,” said English composer Edward Elgar...
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Arkells aims for connection with latest album 'Laundry Pile,' Sunday's Metro showOct 05, 2023 6:00 am - In the 2017 foot-stomping, crowd-rousing anthem “Knocking at the Door,” alt-rock band Arkells ends one powerful verse with the lines “Standin' shoulder to shoulder/ As w...
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Sound check: The latest from Sin.; Black Keys, Young the Giant on Q101's Twisted XMAS lineupOct 04, 2023 6:00 am - Sin. in the wings Riding the buzz coming off the two recently released singles ".308 Hate" and "Momfriend," rock foursome Sin. is dropping its new album "Wax Figure...
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Festivals Oct. 6-12: Oktoberfests, Great Highwood Pumpkin Fest, Scarecrow Fest and moreOct 03, 2023 11:00 pm - Ongoing Keller's Farmstand Fun Fall Festivities: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sunday, Oct. 29, at Keller's Farmstand Oswego, 2500 Johnson Road, Oswego. Features a...
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Naperville church to host University of Notre Dame choir Oct. 7Oct 03, 2023 11:00 pm - As part of its 25th Jubilee anniversary, Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Naperville invites the community to a concert by the University of Notre Dame Folk Choir on Satur...
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Swedish children's choir welcomes new singers at open rehearsal on Oct. 13Oct 03, 2023 11:00 pm - Children, ages 4-17, are welcome to join the Swedish American Children's Choir, the largest choir of its kind in the Midwest. The choir, now in its 25th season, has per...
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Best Bets: Dave Chappelle, 'HYPROV,' Brian Setzer, Phillip PhillipsOct 03, 2023 3:00 pm - Chappelle's show With Friday night nearly sold out, a Saturday show was added to comedian Dave Chappelle's live tour to the United Center, 1901 W. Madison St., Chic...
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Enjoy the music of Cole Porter in Des PlainesOct 03, 2023 1:00 am - Enjoy the music of composer Cole Porter on Sunday at the Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood Ave. Duo Beckie Menzie and Tom Michael will perform the songs from 2 ...
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What to stream this week: Drake, 'Fair Play,' Assassin's Creed Mirage and William Friedkin's last film