Music
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Encore Youth Choir to host auditions May 11-13May 02, 2017 11:00 pm - Encore Youth Choir, led by the artistic team of Ann Tucker, Alison Rohrbach and Carol Munn, welcomes all students who love to sing from age 7 to high school to audition ...
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Review: Garland Jeffreys toasts NYC on "14 Steps to Harlem"
May 02, 2017 7:00 am - Garland Jeffreys, "14 Steps to Harlem" (Luna Park Records) Garland Jeffreys salutes his New York City youth and roots on "14 Steps to Harlem," the neighborhood as signif...
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Review: Robert Cray takes a Memphis stroll with Hi Rhythm
May 02, 2017 7:00 am - Robert Cray, "Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm" (Jay-Vee Records) Robert Cray teams up with the Hi Records rhythm section for a Memphis stroll of soulful sounds and evocative son...
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Music notes: Celebrate spring with jams at Mackey's in McHenryMay 02, 2017 6:00 am - Jam is in season Spring Jam is back for its 13th year of toe-tapping funk, foot-stomping bluegrass, and deep, deep jams from Chicago and throughout the suburbs. Friday n...
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Big Band era comes to life at Lincolnshire library concertMay 02, 2017 1:00 am - The Vernon Area Public Library in Lincolnshire hosted the Steve Cooper Orchestra Tuesday as part its ongoing Senior Series. The orchestra performed songs from the early ...
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ESO ends season with 'Pictures at an Exhibition'May 01, 2017 11:00 pm - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra closes its 2016-17 season Saturday and Sunday, May 6 and 7, with concerts conducted by music director Andrew Grams that highlight Russian co...
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Review: John Moreland has something urgent to say on new CD
May 01, 2017 7:00 am - John Moreland, "Big Bad Luv" (4AD) Singer-songwriter John Moreland sings like a man on the edge of his seat, leaning forward as though he has something u...
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Review: Soprano Diana Damrau makes her case for Meyerbeer
May 01, 2017 7:00 am - "Grand Opera," Diana Damrau (Erato) Once considered a giant of 19th century opera, Giacomo Meyerbeer has been relegated over the century to the second tier of composers,...
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Entertainment lineup announced for Swedish Days festivalApr 30, 2017 11:00 pm - Entertainment lineup announced for Geneva's Swedish Days festival
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Get tickets for Blues & Roots on Water Street June 10Apr 30, 2017 11:00 pm - Tickets are limited for the 2017 Blues & Roots on Water Street festival. It will 4:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday, June 10, at Water Street Studios, 160 S. Water St. in Batavia....