Music
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Grammy-nominated album shines light on transgender pioneer
Jan 16, 2019 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - For decades, Jackie Shane was a musical mystery: a riveting black transgender soul singer who packed nightclubs in Toronto in the 1960s, but then...
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Best bets: 'Swan Lake' tours to Waukegan, Aurora and ChicagoJan 16, 2019 5:00 am - Swan migration A prince and a cursed swan princess find redemptive love in the Tchaikovsky classic "Swan Lake," which tours courtesy of the National Ballet Theatre of Od...
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Elmhurst's Like Language fuses different musical worlds for new albumJan 16, 2019 5:00 am - Love might bring us together, but shared passion is what ultimately brings bands together. Despite Matt and Kristen Murray coming from different musical worlds - he, a ...
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Constable: Racism in R. Kelly case centers on the accusersJan 16, 2019 4:30 am - Allegations that music artist R. Kelly abuses girls and young women are older than some of his accusers. The racism that helps explain how Kelly has never been convicted...
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Ragged Rascals opens fifth season of gallery concerts at the Norris Cultural Arts CenterJan 15, 2019 10:00 pm - The Norris Cultural Arts Center's "Music in the Gallery" returns for a fifth season with a lineup of six events, starting at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, with a concert by po...
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Naperville residents invited to vote for 2019 summer concert locations, music stylesJan 15, 2019 10:00 pm - The Naperville Park District invites residents to vote for their preferred location and style of music for Concerts in Your Park 2019, a free summer music series that tr...
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ESO Music Director Andrew Grams to conduct a program of his favorite Strauss waltzes and polkas Jan. 26-27Jan 15, 2019 10:00 pm - Spend "A Night in Old Vienna" with Music Director Andrew Grams and the Elgin Symphony Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, at the Hem...
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Alicia Keys to host Grammy Awards next month
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Sound check: Old Dominion, Fletcher Rockwell play double-feature in RosemontJan 15, 2019 5:00 am - “Make It Sweet,” the latest single from Old Dominion, is driving the chart-burning country band's tour around the country and Canada the next few months. The “Make It Sw...
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5 things to do for $5 (or less) this week in the suburbsJan 15, 2019 5:00 am - Interactive art Bring your camera for loads of selfie opportunities with the interactive exhibit “The Beach: Chicago” starting Saturday at Navy Pier's AON Ballroom, 800 ...