Music
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'Rock 'n' Roll Storytime' comes to Green Read book store Aug. 28Aug 20, 2019 11:00 pm - The Green Read book store in historic downtown Crystal Lake has partnered with Rock 'n' Kids to present "Rock 'n' Roll Storytime" at 10 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, Au...
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Review: Vince Gill straddles middle of the road on 'Okie'
Aug 20, 2019 7:00 am - Vince Gill, "Okie" (MCA Nashville) Musically and politically, Vince Gill straddles the middle of the road on his new album "Okie." "We're too far left and too far right,...
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Entertaining array of stylings on Jason Hawk Harris' debut
Aug 20, 2019 7:00 am - Jason Hawk Harris, "Love & the Dark" (Bloodshot) A single guitar solo is by itself worth the price of admission to Jason Hawk Harris' world. The climactic moment on the ...
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Inspired by Fela, Nigeria's Burna Boy blazes trail in the US
Aug 20, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Burna Boy was only six years old when Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti passed away, but that was enough time for the future musician to be inspired. "Everyone'...
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Plan ahead: Bon Iver at Allstate Arena; Mystical Arts of Tibet in BataviaAug 20, 2019 6:00 am - Martyr in music Craig Hella Johnson's oratorio "Considering Matthew Shepard" returns to the Ravinia Festival for an encore performance on Thursday, Sept. 12. The pe...
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Festivals Aug. 23-29: Grayslake Color Aloft, Geneva Concours d'Elegance, Buffalo Grove Days & moreAug 20, 2019 5:59 am - This weekend Taste of Greektown: 4 to 11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, and noon to 11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 24-25, on Halsted Street between Van Buren and Jackson stree...
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Plan ahead: Frankie Valli in Rosemont, Paula Poundstone in Crystal LakeAug 20, 2019 1:00 am - 'Sherry' baby Hear song hits such as "Walk Like a Man," "Big Girls Don't Cry" and more when Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons perform in concert at the Rosemont Th...
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Kenny G's Sept. 5 Genesee Theatre concert rescheduled to MarchAug 20, 2019 1:00 am - Due to "unforeseen circumstances," Kenny G has rescheduled his Sept. 5 Genesee Theatre concert in Waukegan. The new time and date is 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 27. Previou...
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Downtown Palatine Street Fest offers music, food, gamesAug 19, 2019 11:00 pm - The Palatine Street Fest is a classic summer festival. For three days, from Friday, Aug. 23 to Sunday, Aug. 25, visitors can gather at Brockway and Slade streets in down...
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Vince Gill weighs hard truths with emotional depth on 'Okie'
Aug 19, 2019 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Vince Gill might make people break down in tears when they listen to his vulnerable new record in which he sings about regret, marriage, faith, s...