Music
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Elgin Youth Symphony program aims to remove roadblocks to classical music educationOct 25, 2021 5:30 am - One by one, fourth-graders gasped with excitement as they each opened their recently acquired instrument cases and got their first looks at the prizes inside. The studen...
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Ed Sheeran has COVID, will do performances from home
Oct 24, 2021 7:00 am - British pop star Ed Sheeran said Sunday he has tested positive for COVID-19 and will do interviews and performances from his house while he self-isolates. Sheeran, 30, b...
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DJ trio Swedish House Mafia reunite with new music, tour
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British foursome Coldplay goes galactic with airy album 'Music of the Spheres,' world tour plans
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McHenry's Tree of Life UU welcomes interim music directorOct 21, 2021 11:00 pm - The Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 5603 Bull Valley Road in McHenry, has appointed a new interim music director to aid the congregation in providing q...
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Best Bets: Good vibrations as Brian Wilson, Al Jardine & Blondie Chaplin play GeneseeOct 21, 2021 6:00 am - Gourds aglow There's still time to marvel at the nearly 1,000 carved gourds on display as part of Pier Pumpkin Lights at Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago. Saturday ...
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The next big thing? Durty Nellie's in Palatine launches 'Future Stars' seriesOct 21, 2021 1:00 am - Sixteen-year-old Anna Martino almost can't believe she will be playing at Durty Nellie's, the suburban stage graced by rock stars like the Violent Femmes and Sublime wit...
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Widescreen: Hulu's 'Only Murders' finale plays a perfect coda for a satisfying seasonOct 20, 2021 11:00 pm - "Doo da-doo, do-do-doo, do do doo." If I can stop humming the infectious theme song long enough, I can tell you that this week's finale of "Only Murders in the Building,...
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Festivals Oct. 22-28: Howlin' at the Moon, Terror in the Timbers, Halloween fests and moreOct 20, 2021 12:10 pm - This weekend Cosley Zoo Pumpkin Fest: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Sunday, Oct. 31, at Cosley Zoo, 1356 N. Gary Ave., Wheaton. See thousands of pumpkins while vis...
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How fundraising concert for St. Jude came together at Des Plaines TheatreOct 20, 2021 6:00 am - Our sixth annual Concert for Jimmy Zito - Rockin' the House for St. Jude will be held at 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7, at the newly renovated Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St...