Music
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Best bets: Summer Mardi Gras fest, parade at Six FlagsJul 24, 2018 11:00 pm - Bon temps rouler A summer Mardi Gras Festival and Parade features nightly shows, parade floats, stilt walkers and New Orleans-inspired cuisine. The fun begins Satur...
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Grammy-winning rockers Halestorm don't care about the haters
Jul 24, 2018 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - When four-piece hard rock band Halestorm went back into the studio to work on their fourth album, they had already thrown out a bunch of songs th...
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5 things to do for $5 (or less) this week in the suburbsJul 24, 2018 6:00 am - Super folk Relive the brief time when Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty formed a supergroup in the late 1980s with "Unraveling The ...
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Woman struck by lightning at Country Thunder festival in serious but stable conditionJul 24, 2018 1:00 am - A Woodstock woman struck by lightning last week at the Country Thunder music festival in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, remains hospitalized in serious but stable condition, off...
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The Millennials to play Hoffman Estates ThursdayJul 24, 2018 1:00 am - The band The Millennials will play the Hoffman Estates Village Green at 7 p.m. Thursday, as part of the "Summer Sounds on the Green" concert series. Billed as "classic r...
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'Hey Nonny' music venue opens Oct. 18 in Arlington HeightsJul 24, 2018 1:00 am - The planned gastropub/music venue Hey Nonny in downtown Arlington Heights has announced its opening date as Thursday, Oct. 18, with a grand opening weekend Oct. 25 - Oct...
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Hampshire fights pancreatic cancer Aug. 2 with '70s Disco NightJul 23, 2018 11:00 pm - In tribute to a longtime Hampshire resident who passed away from pancreatic cancer, The Shagadelics, a 1970s disco tribute cover band, will take to the stage during Hamp...
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Aurora church to host harp recital Aug. 12Jul 23, 2018 11:00 pm - Plano resident Nichole Luchs, a popular Chicago-area harpist, will perform a recital at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12, at Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May St. in Auror...
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Come out and sing with the Festival ChorusJul 23, 2018 11:00 pm - The Festival Chorus, a nonprofit community chorus, is currently seeking adult vocalists who enjoy the challenge of performing fine music. Entry auditions are solely for...
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Review: Lori McKenna has become a must-hear songwriter