Music
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Hip-hop turns 50, reinventing itself and swaths of the world along the way
Aug 13, 2023 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Hip-hop was born in the break - that moment when a song's vocals dropped, instruments quieted down and the beat took the stage. At the hands of the DJs, that ...
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Hanover Park's Corks & Crafts to sport Warhol themeAug 13, 2023 1:00 am - Hanover Park's 2023 Corks & Crafts "Warhol Style" is set for noon to 5 p.m. Saturday at Ontarioville Park. The event will capture the energy of the ongoing Andy Warhol ...
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St. Charles Singers' 40th season to feature new community-outreach initiativeAug 11, 2023 11:00 pm - The St. Charles Singers, led by founder Jeffrey Hunt, has announced its 2023-24 season featuring world premieres of newly commissioned works from Andrew Wainwright and J...
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Sound check: Rufus Wainwright, John Legend, My House music fest and moreAug 09, 2023 9:00 am - Rufus at Ravinia Rufus Wainwright's June release of "Folkocracy" is packed with reinvented folk classics featuring a heavy roster of special guest collaborators. This we...
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Summer tunes: Where to catch a free concert in the parkAug 09, 2023 6:00 am - Grab a blanket or a lawn chair and some snacks and drinks and head to a free outdoor concert in the suburbs this week. Saturday, Aug. 12 Gurnee Days: Noon to 11 p.m...
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'It just keeps rolling along': Jethro Tull, Ian Anderson start U.S. tour Aug. 18 at RaviniaAug 09, 2023 6:00 am - Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson never wanted to be “an overnight pop star,” as he phrases it. Instead, his goal as a young man embarking on a music career was to emula...
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Best bets: Beatles fest, LL Cool J's F.O.R.C.E., Garlic Fest, Sam Smith and moreAug 09, 2023 6:00 am - Beatles fest Beatles expert and WXRT radio personality Terri Hemmert serves as master of ceremonies for The Fest for Beatles Fans at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, 9390 W. Br...
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Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, dies at 80
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Naperville church's 'Sunday Musicale' to feature violin music Aug. 13Aug 08, 2023 11:00 pm - Community United Methodist Church's next "Sunday Musicale" will feature "The Romantic Violin" on Sunday, Aug. 13. This free community program will be offered from 3 to 5...
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Bethany Art Series to feature German organist in concert Aug. 20Aug 08, 2023 11:00 pm - Mirjam Laetitia Haag, an internationally distinguished organist, had agreed to perform at the Bethany Arts Series on Aug. 20 but there was a complication. The Bethany L...