Music
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Grammy-winning guitarist Jason Vieaux to perform with Elgin Symphony Orchestra March 2-3Feb 26, 2019 12:00 am - This weekend, Grammy Award-winner Jason Vieaux will perform the Villa-Lobos' Guitar Concerto and John Corigliano's "Troubadours" at the Elgin Symphony Orchestra concerts...
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Join 'Bach Around the Clock' benefit concert March 9Feb 25, 2019 10:00 pm - Help celebrate J.S. Bach's 334th birthday with a community concert featuring musicians of all ages playing the music of J.S. Bach for 12 straight hours. First United Met...
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Functional, unique guitars from unusual materials serve as a creative outlet for Fox Lake manFeb 25, 2019 10:00 pm - What began as an artistic challenge about five years ago has turned into a pretty good side business for Fox Lake resident Bill Turner. For the past five years, Turner, ...
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Concordia University wind ensemble to perform at local churches in early MarchFeb 25, 2019 10:00 pm - The Concordia University-Nebraska Wind Ensemble, a select 40-member concert band, will be touring March 1-10, with stops in Illinois, Indiana and Kansas. It is led by di...
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Review: Way Down Wanderers bend genres in soaring set
Feb 25, 2019 6:00 am - The Way Down Wanderers, "Illusions" Somewhere on the spectrum between Old Crow Medicine Show and Mumford and Sons lies the spirited bluegrass-based artistry of the Way D...
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Review: Surprising return for Britain's Specials
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Best bets this week: Maddie & Tae to play Joe's Live in RosemontFeb 25, 2019 5:00 am - Redemptive rock The Neal Morse Band performs Christian rock tunes at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $29-$69. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com. 7:30 p....
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Top Celtic musicians to perform at St. Patrick's Day service at Christ Church Downers GroveFeb 24, 2019 10:00 pm - Bagpipes aside, on St. Patrick's Day it may be normal to hear live musicians playing a fiddle, banjo or beating a bodhran. But hearing all of these instruments performin...
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Weekend picks: Browse Bauhaus at the Elmhurst Art MuseumFeb 24, 2019 6:00 am - Design movement Learn about the influential German art and design movement that was banned by the Nazis in the new exhibit “The Whole World a Bauhaus” starting Satu...
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Album review: Fiancee helps Hayes Carll deliver his prettiest workFeb 23, 2019 6:24 am - Hayes Carll, "What It Is" (Dualtone) Dysfunctional relationships abound on Hayes Carll's new album, from the one-on-one wounds described in the opener "N...