Articles filed under Music
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Priscilla Presley among 11 acts coming to ArcadaFeb 23, 2017 12:00 am - Comedian Howie Mandel and actress Priscilla Presley are among 11 newly announced shows at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles. The new shows are: • Second show added fo...
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U-46 students get ready for annual TalentFestFeb 22, 2017 10:00 pm - Talented high school students throughout Elgin Area School District U-46 are practicing their singing, dancing and other acts as they ready for TalentFest 2017. The comp...
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Review: Little Big Town return to roots, but stay in neutralFeb 22, 2017 6:00 am - Little Big Town, "The Breaker" (Capitol Nashville) Regular scheduled programming has resumed for Little Big Town. The quartet gets back to their country roots on "The Br...
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Beale Street Music Festival features eclectic lineupFeb 22, 2017 6:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Kings of Leon, Snoop Dogg, Soundgarden and Sturgill Simpson are among the musical acts scheduled to perform at the Beale Street Music Festival in M...
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Man held after gun shot in Vegas fight between rapper, groupFeb 22, 2017 6:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Florida man has been jailed on felony and misdemeanor charges after he fired a shot during a fight between the hip hop music group Migos and rapper Se...
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Jay Z to become 1st rapper in Songwriters Hall of FameFeb 22, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Jay Z will become the first rapper ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame when he enters the prestigious organization in June. The Songwriters H...
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Rhiannon Giddens' 'Freedom Highway' offers rootsy relevanceFeb 22, 2017 6:00 am - Rhiannon Giddens, "Freedom Highway" (Nonesuch) Singer-songwriter Rhiannon Giddens mines the pain and beauty of American social and musical history on "Freedom Highway," ...
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Singer Charlie Wilson got a little help on the way back upFeb 22, 2017 5:00 am - Charlie Wilson tells his own story, briefly, in the title track to his new album, "In It to Win It" - from singing in his father's Tulsa church to early confrontations w...
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Clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein performs Copland's jazz-infused concerto with ESO March 3-5Feb 21, 2017 10:00 pm - Clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein, praised by The New York Times for possessing a "beautiful liquid clarity," will perform Aaron Copland's Clarinet Concerto March 3-5 wit...
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Music notes: Say goodbye to Draft WeekFeb 21, 2017 5:00 am - End of the Week The guys of the alternative rock band Draft Week have taken big steps from their starter years in southern DuPage County to playing some of Chicago's mo...