Articles filed under Music
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Randy Newman at top of his game on new album, 'Dark Matter'Jul 31, 2017 7:00 am - Randy Newman's new album includes a song cataloging American carnage titled, "It's a Jungle Out There," which he says he doesn't really believe. Quite the opposite, in f...
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Randy Newman cared enough about his new album to help pay for itJul 31, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - So, finally, at 73, Randy Newman has written a straightforward, autobiographical love song, right? "She Chose Me," a ballad on "Dark Matter," his first alb...
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Rick Saucedo to play Hoffman Estates Aug. 3Jul 31, 2017 1:00 am - Rick Saucedo, the self-proclaimed "Prince of Rock 'n Roll," will play at Hoffman Estates' Village Green at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3 as part of the "Summer Sounds on the G...
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Chubby Checker, Mary Wilson coming to Genesee Theatre in WaukeganJul 31, 2017 1:00 am - The touring concert "Legendary Voices" brings Chubby Checker ("The Twist"), Mary Wilson of The Supremes ("Baby Love") and Martha Reeves and the Vandellas ("Dancing in th...
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Art and Soul on the Fox has music, dance and art this weekendJul 30, 2017 11:00 pm - Come on down to the Fox River for the ninth annual Art and Soul on the Fox, a juried art fair, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday in downtown E...
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Reunited Live looking forward to playing LollapaloozaJul 30, 2017 7:12 am - It's hard to believe that one of the biggest acts to come out of the mid-'90s alternative rock boom never performed as part of the traveling circus that best defined the...
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Top 10 finalists perform for Suburban Chicago's Got TalentJul 30, 2017 1:00 am - At Sunday's top 10 performance of Suburban Chicago's Got Talent at Schaumburg's Prairie Center for the Arts, host Rob Pileckis repeatedly stated how hard it's going to b...
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Weekend picks: Barry Manilow brings the hits to Allstate ArenaJul 29, 2017 7:00 am - 'Copacabana' man Beloved singer and songwriter Barry Manilow (“Mandy,” “Even Now”) performs a rescheduled concert Saturday at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, ...
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Midwest travel: Taste of Korea fest takes over Skokie's Old OrchardJul 29, 2017 7:00 am - Chicago Lights, camera, kimchee! Explore the new Taste of Korea Festival, which highlights the country's food and culture with activities, items from Chicago's best Kore...
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Homegrown Festival in Lisle highlights original, local musicJul 29, 2017 1:00 am - Now in its fifth year, the Homegrown Arts and Music Festival showcased local, original music by 30 bands at Base Camp Pub and Eatery in Lisle. The event, organized by Sk...