Articles filed under Music
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St. Charles Singers' 40th season to feature new community-outreach initiativeAug 11, 2023 11:00 pm - The St. Charles Singers, led by founder Jeffrey Hunt, has announced its 2023-24 season featuring world premieres of newly commissioned works from Andrew Wainwright and J...
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Sound check: Rufus Wainwright, John Legend, My House music fest and moreAug 09, 2023 9:00 am - Rufus at Ravinia Rufus Wainwright's June release of "Folkocracy" is packed with reinvented folk classics featuring a heavy roster of special guest collaborators. This we...
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Summer tunes: Where to catch a free concert in the parkAug 09, 2023 6:00 am - Grab a blanket or a lawn chair and some snacks and drinks and head to a free outdoor concert in the suburbs this week. Saturday, Aug. 12 Gurnee Days: Noon to 11 p.m...
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'It just keeps rolling along': Jethro Tull, Ian Anderson start U.S. tour Aug. 18 at RaviniaAug 09, 2023 6:00 am - Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson never wanted to be “an overnight pop star,” as he phrases it. Instead, his goal as a young man embarking on a music career was to emula...
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Best bets: Beatles fest, LL Cool J's F.O.R.C.E., Garlic Fest, Sam Smith and moreAug 09, 2023 6:00 am - Beatles fest Beatles expert and WXRT radio personality Terri Hemmert serves as master of ceremonies for The Fest for Beatles Fans at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, 9390 W. Br...
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Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, dies at 80Aug 09, 2023 1:00 am - Robbie Robertson, The Band's lead guitarist and songwriter who in such classics as "The Weight," "Up on Cripple Creek" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" mined an...
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Naperville church's 'Sunday Musicale' to feature violin music Aug. 13Aug 08, 2023 11:00 pm - Community United Methodist Church's next "Sunday Musicale" will feature "The Romantic Violin" on Sunday, Aug. 13. This free community program will be offered from 3 to 5...
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Bethany Art Series to feature German organist in concert Aug. 20Aug 08, 2023 11:00 pm - Mirjam Laetitia Haag, an internationally distinguished organist, had agreed to perform at the Bethany Arts Series on Aug. 20 but there was a complication. The Bethany L...
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From Killer Mike to Fat Joe, hip-hop stars talk about how first rap song resonated with themAug 08, 2023 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Remember the first rap song you heard? Some of your favorite rappers and DJs do. While hip-hop celebrates 50 years of life, The Associated Press asked some...
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Festivals Aug. 11-17: Hampshire Coon Creek Country Days, Gurnee Days, Northwest Celtic Fest and moreAug 08, 2023 6:00 am - Starts before Friday Fan Expo Chicago: 4-9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 11-12; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13, at the ...