Music
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Review: Mavis Staples and Ben Harper combine for great music
May 21, 2019 7:00 am - Mavis Staples, "We Get By" (Anti-Records) Time has certainly not dampened the urgency in Mavis Staples' voice. Now 80, the Grammy-winning legend and social activist has ...
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'Party in the Parks' returns to AuroraMay 21, 2019 1:00 am - AURORA - Chicago Premium Outlets's third annual free summer concert series, "Party in the Parks," kicks off Friday, June 21, with a performance by roots-rock band The Fr...
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Easy on the eyes: Art festivals return this weekend to Barrington, SchaumburgMay 20, 2019 11:00 pm - Art lovers can browse the work of hundreds of fine artists this weekend, with the return of the Prairie Arts Festival in Schaumburg and the Barrington Art Festival. ...
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Three-day theater gala in Elgin to pay tribute to Dennis TaylorMay 20, 2019 11:00 pm - "A Taylor-Made Triple Feature," a three-day theater gala, will be presented at the Elgin Art Showcase over Memorial Day weekend. It will pay tribute to Elginite Dennis ...
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College of DuPage hosts fourth annual student talent competitionMay 20, 2019 11:00 pm - On April 26, the College of DuPage hosted "COD's Got Talent," the fourth annual student talent show competition at the McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn. The first-plac...
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Jon Pardi kicks off new country album with fiddles
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Steven Van Zandt keeps on rocking but avoids the p-word
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Plan ahead: Josh Groban comes to Ravinia, rockers play 'Kings of Chaos' concert at RiverEdgeMay 20, 2019 6:00 am - Crooner extraordinaire Pavilion tickets are already sold out, so get your lawn tickets now for Josh Groban and his "Bridges Tour" on Friday, June 7, at the Ravinia Festi...
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'A Night with Janis Joplin' tours to Genesee Theatre in WaukeganMay 20, 2019 1:00 am - The 2013 Broadway musical "A Night with Janis Joplin" tours back to the Chicago area with a 7:30 p.m. performance on Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan...
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Best bets: Steven Adler plays Arcada, Warren B. Hall hits ZaniesMay 19, 2019 7:31 am - Singing '60s Cabaret singers Laura Freeman, Beckie Menzie and Marianne Murphy Orland team up for "Girls Like Us: It's My Party, the Girls and the Groups of the 1960s." T...