Music
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Best Bets: ‘Heroes and Villians’ exhibit inaugurates new gallery at Lake County’s Dunn MuseumJun 24, 2025 9:47 am - The Bess Bower Dunn Museum inaugurates its new gallery with “Alex Ross: Heroes and Villains,” actor/comedian Billy Gardell headlines Waukegan’s American Place Casino and illusionist Chris Funk performs at the Metropolis in Arlington Heights.
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Things to do June 27 to July 3: Long Grove Strawberry Fest, Frontier Days, Fourth of July events and moreJun 23, 2025 5:45 pm - Mark your calendar for the Long Grove Strawberry Fest, Wood Dale Prairie Fest, Wauconda Fest, Arlington Heights’ Frontier Days, Stars ‘N Stripes Fest, Fourth of July events and more happening this week.
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Book Review: A new biography goes long and deep on the rise and fall of rock band Talking Heads
Jun 23, 2025 4:46 pm - Talking Heads fans, rejoice! In “Burning Down the House,” Jonathan Gould has published a comprehensive biography of the seminal band that injected an art school vibe into popular music and forever changed rock ’n’ roll.
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Fox Valley Orchestra presents ‘Thanks for the Memories’ pops concertJun 23, 2025 10:25 am - Stephen Squires conducts the Fox Valley Orchestra in a "Summer Pops" concert of favorite tunes from movies, TV, and radio on June 29.
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What to Stream: ‘The Bear,’ Lorde, ‘Smoke,’ ‘A Minecraft Movie,’ ‘Nosferatu’ and Nelly and Ashanti
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Wheaton Municipal Band welcomes acclaimed conductor Elizabeth PetersonJun 20, 2025 6:04 pm - The Wheaton Municipal Band performs a concert on June 26, conducted by guest Elizabeth Peterson. The concert features works depicting landscapes like “Colorado Peaks” and “Cape Breton Postcard.”
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Benson Boone sings as if he has something to prove but nothing to say
Jun 20, 2025 2:08 pm - In pop music, the danger of making yourself memorable is that you must eventually transcend people’s memories. For Benson Boone, that means proving he’s more than a singing mustache who does backflips. See for yourself July 3 at Milwaukee’s Summerfest.
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Headlining Windy City Smokeout, Old Dominion isn’t sitting on record-breaking laurels
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Music lineup announced for Last Fling in NapervilleJun 17, 2025 4:58 pm - Sixteen Candles, Too Hype Crew, 7th heaven and Mike and Joe headline the Naperville Jaycees’ 60th Last Fling over Labor Day weekend.
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Concerts June 20-26: Chase Rice, Diana Krall, Ryan Adams, Lindsey Stirling and moreJun 17, 2025 3:34 pm - Upcoming concerts this week include the Meltin’ Margs Music Festival, Simple Minds, David Foster and Chris Botti, Ryan Adams, Chase Rice, Lindsey Stirling, James Blunt, FKA Twigs and more.