Music
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'Purple Rain' re-issue to feature unreleased Prince songs
Apr 28, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES - A remastered version of Prince's landmark album "Purple Rain" will be released this summer with several previously unreleased songs. NPG Records and Warner...
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Weekend picks: Electro-popsters The Chainsmokers rock Allstate Arena SaturdayApr 28, 2017 6:00 am - Pop tricksters Love 'em or hate 'em, catch the electronic dance music pop sensation The Chainsmokers ("#Selfie," "Roses") with accompanying acts Kiiara, Shaun Frank and ...
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Tim McGraw and Faith Hill hitting the road — and heading to Rosemont — for latest tourApr 28, 2017 6:00 am - The love story of Tim McGraw and Faith Hill started on a tour two decades ago and that sparkling chemistry onstage has made them one of the genre's biggest headliners. T...
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Bella Voce Camerata to play in BarringtonApr 28, 2017 1:00 am - Barrington's White House will host a performance by Bella Voce Camerata at 3 p.m. Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. The chamber ensemble of the larger Bella Voce group of Chicago ...
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Naperville North cellist at Northwest Symphony Mother's Day concertApr 27, 2017 11:00 pm - Northwest Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of conductor Kim Diehnelt and featuring 15-year-old cellist Jack Boettcher, presents a concert of “Souvenirs,” featurin...
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'Sad Mary' is back: Blige breaks down, toughens up on album
Apr 27, 2017 7:00 am - Mary J. Blige, "Strength of a Woman" (Capitol) Let's state the obvious here: Mary J. Blige has a way with hurt. Songs like "Not Gon' Cry" and "No More Drama" might even ...
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'Sgt. Pepper' sketch to be auctioned May 20 in New York
Apr 27, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - An old sketch up for auction May 20 at the Hard Rock Cafe in Manhattan is a crude, ink-on-paper drawing of the iconic "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club" ...
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Elgin's summer concerts announced by casinoApr 27, 2017 1:00 am - A country music lineup, including Grammy-winning artist Gretchen Wilson, kicks off this summer's varied concert series sponsored by Grand Victoria Casino at Festival Par...
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ESO Listeners Clubs May 3 wraps up 'Passport to Russia' project by ESO, Gail Borden LibraryApr 26, 2017 11:00 pm - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra and Gail Borden Public Library are wrapping up the season-long project "Passport to Russia," with the ESO Listeners Clubs on Wednesday, May ...
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Review: The Whistles and the Bells' 2nd album is a winner
Apr 26, 2017 7:00 am - The Whistles and the Bells, "Modern Plagues" (New West) This is the sound of freedom. The Whistles and the Bells is Bryan Simpson, former mandolinist in the bluegrass ba...