Articles filed under Music
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Things to do Feb. 14-20: Chicago Auto Show, Joffrey Ballet and moreFeb 11, 2025 11:46 am - Mark your calendar for Chicago Auto Show, the Joffrey Ballet and more happening this week.
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Ron Onesti: Backstage with ‘The Boss’Feb 07, 2025 4:30 am - While moving a stack of posters that lay atop an old pot I needed for an event I was cooking for, a backstage laminate fell to the ground. It was from a night I’ll never forget — with Bruce Springsteen.
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Concerts Feb. 7-13: The Buckinghams, 2 Chainz and Jeezy, 10,000 Maniacs and moreFeb 04, 2025 9:54 am - Upcoming concerts this week include American Pop featuring The Grass Roots, The Buckinghams and The Box Tops; Benjamin Ingrosso; 2 Chainz and Jeezy; 10,000 Maniacs; Ivy Ford Band and more.
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Things to do Feb. 7-13: Cirque du Soleil’s ‘OVO,’ ‘Dancing With the Stars Live!’ and moreFeb 03, 2025 5:06 pm - Mark your calendar for Cirque du Soleil’s “OVO” at the Now Arena, “Dancing With the Stars Live!” at the Rosemont Theatre, Disney On Ice’s “Let’s Dance!” at the Allstate Arena, “Groundhog Day The Musical” in Woodstock and more happening this week.
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Ron Onesti: The Buckinghams … 60 years and going strong!Jan 30, 2025 10:51 pm - 1967 was quite the year in pop music history. Elvis and Priscilla were married. Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd and The Doors all released their debut albums. The Aretha Franklin anthem, “Repect” hit the airwaves. And The Buckinghams charted their five Top 40 hits that to this day remain fan favorites.
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Best Bets: Veteran actor Richard Kind reveals how not to be famous at Genesee TheatreJan 28, 2025 9:57 am - Comedic actor Richard Kind discusses his 30-plus years in show business at the Genesee Theatre, MOMIX dance company performs “Alice” at The MAC, and Hey Nonny hosts its second annual Winter Blues Week.
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Concerts Jan. 31 to Feb. 6: Tim Heidecker, David Gray, Lauren Mayberry and moreJan 28, 2025 9:56 am - Upcoming concerts this week include Tim Heidecker, David Gray, The String Cheese Incident, Henhouse Prowlers, Lauren Mayberry, Guster, George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic and more.
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Things to do Jan. 31 to Feb. 6: Groundhog Day events, Downers Grove’s Ice Fest, Lunar New Year and moreJan 28, 2025 9:12 am - Mark your calendar for Groundhog Day events in Woodstock, Downers Grove’s Ice Fest, Lunar New Year celebrations, Disney On Ice presents “Let’s Dance!” and more happening this week.
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Ron Onesti: Crystal Bowersox is worthy of an ‘Idol’ titleJan 24, 2025 6:00 am - I have been producing music and food festivals for the past 35 years. During that time, I have crossed paths with a regular stream of entertainers who have graced our various festival stages. Most were good, some not so good, a couple, were “idols” in the making. One individual who fit into that last category was a young girl with dreadlocks, a guitar and an uncertain musical future.
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Best Bets: ‘Sustenance & Land’ exhibit, Lunar New Year, Brooke Shields and moreJan 22, 2025 8:46 am - Elmhurst Art Museum’s new exhibit “Sustenance and Land” opens, Elgin’s Side Street Studio Arts hosts its sixth Winter Mini Fringe, Brooke Shields discusses her memoir at Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre and more.