Music
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Review: Ryan Culwell captures an American moment's essence
Aug 23, 2018 7:00 am - Ryan Culwell, "The Last American" (Missing Piece Records) The list of legendary musicians who migrated from Texas to Nashville to make it big is so long you'd think the ...
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Review: Olafur Arnalds' album much more than clever software
Aug 23, 2018 7:00 am - Olafur Arnalds, "re:member" (Mercury KX) Icelandic composer Olafur Arnalds goes far beyond the use of innovative software involving self-playing pianos on "re:member," a...
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Review: Neil Finn and son Liam get dreamy on 'Lightsleeper'
Aug 23, 2018 7:00 am - Neil & Liam Finn, "Lightsleeper" (Inertia/PIAS) "Lightsleeper" is the result of another crowded house at the Finn residence. The album principals, father Neil and son Li...
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Do you ukulele? Aurora wants you to at City of Lights Ukulele FestAug 23, 2018 6:00 am - Its most popular song is "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," but there's more to the ukulele than Hawaiian songs and hula music. The instrument is the focus of a new event la...
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Constable: Glenbard South 'band geek' ends up on big Chicago, New York stagesAug 23, 2018 5:22 am - Voted "Best Marcher" for three straight years as a trumpet player with the Glenbard South High School marching band, college-bound James Monroe Števko had a pretty good ...
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DuPage County's Plain White T's aim for more vulnerable sound with new albumAug 22, 2018 11:00 am - The thing about being around for 21 years as a band is that evolution isn't only inevitable, it's necessary. And the thing about naming your new album “Parallel Univers...
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Sound check: Jason Mraz is all about the wordplay at RaviniaAug 22, 2018 6:00 am - Mr. A-Z Jason Mraz, the erstwhile “curbside prophet,” didn't have to wait long for his rocket to come when his hit single “The Remedy (I Won't Worry)” took over airw...
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Best bets: Pop culture fans meet up for Wizard World Chicago Comic ConAug 22, 2018 6:00 am - Pop! Culture! Thousands of fans of comics, sci-fi, video games and more meet up this weekend (many in costume) for the Wizard World Chicago Comic Con. Meet stars li...
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10 hot tickets: Smokey Robinson, Travis Scott and moreAug 22, 2018 1:00 am - Here are 10 suburban and city concerts going on sale this weekend: Smokey Robinson: 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan: R&B, pop. $...
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Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights announces opening weekend lineupAug 21, 2018 11:00 pm - New venue to debut in late October