Music
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Vintage vinyl: New album digs up rare ’60s Chicago garage rock from Arlington Heights’ The CellarSep 01, 2025 2:01 pm - A new vinyl compilation highlights little-known songs by 1960s suburban garage bands that played at the renowned Arlington Heights teen music club The Cellar.
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What to stream: ‘Lilo & Stitch,’ ‘The Paper,’ MTV Video Music Awards and a Hollow Knight sequel
Sep 01, 2025 5:30 am - A follow-up TV comedy of “The Office” called “The Paper” and the buddy live action comedy “Lilo and Stitch” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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Folk and tales: Fox Valley music, storytelling fest returns to GenevaAug 31, 2025 5:42 pm - A year after circumstance forced the Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival’s move to Wheeler Park, performers and attendees were happy to return Sunday to their new home near downtown Geneva.
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Jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon to open Barrington’s White House’s fall seasonAug 29, 2025 9:59 am - Barrington’s White House will open its fall season with internationally acclaimed jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon on Sept. 7.
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Things to do Aug. 29 to Sept. 4: Buffalo Grove Days, Last Fling, Septemberfest and moreAug 28, 2025 11:10 am - Mark your calendar for Buffalo Grove Days, Naperville Jaycees’ Last Fling, Lake in the Hills Summer Sunset Festival, Chicago Jazz Festival, Schaumburg Septemberfest, Long Grove Irish Days and more happening this week.
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Get ‘em while they’re hot (literally): Arlington Heights bakery serves up sweet treats to Taylor and Travis fansAug 27, 2025 2:42 pm - Out of the oven and into the hands of well-wishers. That's the mission of Sweet T's Bakery and Cake Studio employees who have been serving up specialty cookies commemorating the pending nuptials of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce since the couple's engagement announcement Tuesday on social media.
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Concerts Aug. 29 to Sept. 4: My Chemical Romance, Little River Band, Winger, The Lumineers and moreAug 27, 2025 11:46 am - Upcoming concerts this week include My Chemical Romance, The Lumineers, System of A Down and Avenged Sevenfold, Little River Band, Winger, Finn Wolfhard with The Slaps, The Black Keys and more.
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Schaumburg’s Septemberfest returns to a municipal campus in transition this weekendAug 27, 2025 10:03 am - Having already seen Septemberfest compromised twice by the pandemic at the beginning of the decade, Schaumburg officials are determined it won’t be by the more deliberate decision to replace the village hall on the same municipal grounds.
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Folk festival brings music and storytelling to Geneva for Labor Day weekendAug 26, 2025 10:29 pm - The Fox Valley Folklore Society's annual festival features live music, storytelling, workshops, and family activities over Labor Day weekend. The festival showcases local, national, and international talent across six stages, with over 20 featured performers and artists.
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Best Bets: Elmhurst History Museum opens exhibition on Chicago’s World’s FairAug 26, 2025 1:37 pm - “World of Tomorrow” opens at the Elmhurst History Museum, Rosemont’s Rockin’ in the Park hosts its last concert of the summer, and Highwood celebrates country music and Southern fare at the Nashwood Music and Food Fest.