Music
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Festivals: Craft beer fests, Promenade of Art, Elgin Civil War Experience and moreJun 05, 2019 8:01 am - This weekend 36th annual Chicago Blues Festival: Friday through Sunday, June 7-9, at Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St., Chicago. Features a diverse lineup celebrating...
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Review: With posthumous release, Avicii goes out on top
Jun 05, 2019 7:00 am - Avicii, "TIM" (Universal) The first words from the first single of Avicii's latest album are a gut-punch: "Can you hear me? SOS." Not long after he wrote the lyric, the ...
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Stylistically scattershot set from piano man Jamie Cullum
Jun 05, 2019 7:00 am - Jamie Cullum, "Taller" (Blue Note) Eight albums into his career, Jamie Cullum still deploys the vast musical repertoire of a cruise ship pianist, which he once was. Name...
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After his death, friends work to keep Avicii's legacy alive
Jun 05, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Avicii was so invested and excited about his new album that even on his flight to Oman, where he later died, he was communicating with his producers abou...
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Sound check: Nashville's Hush Kids bring indie-folk treats to Hey NonnyJun 05, 2019 6:00 am - Hush Kids at Hey Nonny You know what they say about having too many chefs in the kitchen. So what happens when you pair a couple of songwriters in one band? Sublime...
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Why Hoffman Estates feels well-prepared to host Spring Awakening music festJun 05, 2019 5:30 am - While this weekend's Spring Awakening electronic music festival outside the Sears Centre Arena is new to Hoffman Estates, large events of its type are not. For any speci...
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Queen tribute to play Paramount in AprilJun 05, 2019 1:00 am - Killer Queen, a tribute to the band Queen, is going to rock the Paramount Theatre in Aurora. The theater announced Wednesday the group will perform at 8 p.m. April 3...
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Learn about Cole Porter at Vernon Hills library programJun 05, 2019 1:00 am - A presentation on music icon Cole Porter will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 11, at Aspen Drive Library, 701 Aspen Drive, Vernon Hills. Porter died 55 years ago, but...
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Fox Valley Festival Chorus hosts spring concert June 9Jun 04, 2019 11:00 pm - The Fox Valley Festival Chorus will perform its spring concert, "Rock, Roll and Remember," at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 9, at Rosary High School, 901 N. Edgelawn Drive in Auro...
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For Apollonia Kotero, Prince was a king
Jun 04, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Former Prince protege and longtime friend Apollonia Kotero said the Purple One had major plans for her before his untimely death in 2016, including new m...