Music
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Weekend picks: 'Riverdance' tour bounds into RosemontFeb 23, 2018 5:00 am - Step on up The 20th anniversary tour of the globally successful percussive dance revue "Riverdance" returns to the Chicago area this weekend for a three-performance run ...
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Will 'Stand Up for Something' finally earn songwriter Diane Warren an Oscar?Feb 23, 2018 5:00 am - Songwriter Diane Warren is overdue for an Oscar, and she has no reservations about admitting it. "I am not going to say, 'I don't need to win. I don't care,'" Warren sai...
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Free concerts at Stevenson HighFeb 23, 2018 12:00 am - Stevenson High School's winter band concerts are set for 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday in the performing arts center. Admission is free. Students in the seventh- and eighth-...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsFeb 23, 2018 12:00 am - Country music or Irish dance? You can find both this weekend in Rosemont. Here are five ideas for the weekend ahead. For others, go to dailyherald.com/calendar. 'Riverda...
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Side Street Studio Arts celebrates fifth anniversary March 2Feb 22, 2018 10:00 pm - Side Street Studio Arts, 15 Ziegler Court in downtown Elgin, is celebrating its fifth anniversary with a night of art making, visual art, live music, performances, and m...
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Review: Darlingside sometimes soars on inconsistent album
Feb 22, 2018 6:00 am - Darlingside, "Extralife" (Thirty Tigers/More Doug Records) Not everything Darlingside does turns to gold, and yet the stylistic quartet out of Massachusetts doesn't soun...
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Weekly picks: Steve Winwood visits the Chicago TheatreFeb 21, 2018 5:00 am - Music man Fans of pop hits such as "Higher Love," "John Barleycorn" and more won't want to miss seeing Steve Winwood perform in concert Thursday at the Chicago Theatre, ...
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After OAR athletes, O.A.R. (the band) sees a 46% spike on Spotify
Feb 21, 2018 12:00 am - Olympic commentators around the globe refer to the Olympic Athletes from Russia by the abbreviation OAR. It's just easier. But it also happens to be the name of a band, ...
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More than 100 ensembles from five states to play at Jazz in the MeadowsFeb 20, 2018 10:00 pm - Rolling Meadows High School promises to be a busy place on Saturday, Feb. 24, when more than 100 jazz bands — representing 68 schools from five states — descend on the s...
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Enjoy love songs, Broadway tunes at Sunday's Music in the GalleryFeb 20, 2018 10:00 pm - Before bidding adieu to February, the Music in the Gallery series will bring you an afternoon of love songs by soprano Solange Soir of Elgin and tenor Franco Martorana o...