Articles filed under Music
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Conductor celebrates 35 years with Wheaton Municipal BandJul 29, 2014 5:30 am - It was a rocky road when Bruce Moss started conducting the Wheaton Municipal Band. The 26-year-old only had a few years of teaching music to high school students under h...
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Kenny Loggins gets 'Footloose' in Elk GroveJul 29, 2014 1:01 am - Suburban music fans got "Footloose" and traveled to the "Danger Zone" Tuesday night as 80s pop-rock stalwart Kenny Loggins closed out Elk Grove Village's Mid-Summer Clas...
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Loggins rocks Elk Grove Village tonightJul 29, 2014 1:01 am - Kenny Loggins comes to Elk Grove Village tonight as part of the sixth annual Mid-Summer Classics Concert Series. The free concert begins at 7 p.m. on the Village Green, ...
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Gaga on Bennett duet CD: Jazz comes easier vs. popJul 28, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Lady Gaga is a bona fide pop star, but the singer says recording jazz music was easier than pop. Gaga has spent two years recording an album of jazz standards...
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Tom Petty's rock 'n' roll triumphJul 27, 2014 11:00 pm - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, “Hypnotic Eye” (Reprise) Tom Petty isn't singing about himself on his new tune, “Forgotten Man,” but he can't be blamed for thinkin...
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Clapton says thank you to Cale with 'The Breeze'Jul 27, 2014 5:30 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - For Eric Clapton, the early 1970s were filled with drug addiction, personal difficulties and growing dissatisfaction with music. Singer-songwriter JJ ...
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Wheaton World Tour celebrates city's diversityJul 25, 2014 5:30 am - Hundreds of people had a chance to learn more about the various cultures that are present in Wheaton during the second annual Wheaton World Tour Thursday. "The event is ...
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An A-to-Z guide to enjoying the rest of summerJul 25, 2014 5:30 am - If back-to-school sales and talk of fall have you thinking that summer is slipping away, don't despair. We still have a few weeks left to take in outdoor concerts, al fr...
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Fred Fest concert in Port Barrington Aug. 17Jul 25, 2014 1:01 am - Fred Fest, an annual reunion concert of well-known, Barrington-trained musicians, will be held from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, at the Fox River Forest Preserve ...
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Garth Brooks fans snap up tickets to 10 Rosemont showsJul 25, 2014 1:00 am - One tour-launching Garth Brooks Allstate Arena show turned into four Friday. Then five. And then there were 10 - which the country singer was selling out quickly. Fa...