Articles filed under Music
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German choir to perform in St. CharlesJul 02, 2014 11:00 pm - The Tookula Student Choir of Minden, Germany is visiting St. Charles from July 7 to 10 as part of the Blue Lake International Exchange Program. Members of the 60-voice c...
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Music notes: Gin Blossoms, Blue Oyster Cult play weekend festsJul 02, 2014 6:00 am - July 4 rocks There will be loads of live music to be heard all over the suburbs this weekend, as communities continue their summer festival/Fourth of July celebrati...
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Country rapper Colt Ford brings the partyJul 02, 2014 5:30 am - Colt Ford, "Thanks for Listening" (Average Joe's) Country music's pre-eminent singer/rapper Colt Ford is out with his fifth studio album, "Thanks for Listening," a ...
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Hoffman H.S. band heard on Travel Channel showJul 02, 2014 1:01 am - The 2008 Hoffman Estates High School Symphonic Winds' performance of a John Philip Sousa march, "Foshay Tower," will be used as part of the soundtrack for a segment on t...
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When suburbs compete for acts, music fans winJul 02, 2014 1:00 am - Not so long ago, suburban festivalgoers were content to sit back on their blankets or lawn chairs and watch a local cover band, a has-been one-hit wonder doing the summe...
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Dist. 300 ensemble books parade gigJul 01, 2014 11:00 pm - The Dundee Middle School Street Ensemble in which kids learn music by beating garbage cans, paint buckets, metal chairs, pots and pans and the like, has booked a parade ...
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America opens Elk Grove concert seriesJul 01, 2014 1:01 am - Elk Grove Village opened with America on Tuesday, and before July is through four more star-studded bands will have passed through - Survivor, Pat Benatar and Neil Giral...
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Top 15 named for Suburban Chicago's Got TalentJul 01, 2014 1:01 am - The judges and online voters have made their picks for the Top 15 in Suburban Chicago's Got Talent, the summer-long competition co-sponsored by the Daily Herald, the Arl...
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Fourth of July fireworks return to ElginJul 01, 2014 1:01 am - After years of partnering with a neighboring town, the city of Elgin is bringing its fireworks show back within city limits as part of its Fourth of July festivities. In...
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Weekend picks: Fests, fireworks and more fests for the 4thJul 01, 2014 12:00 am - FRIDAY Independence events: Catch bands like Smash Mouth and Modern Day Romeos amid the rides and carnival games at the Northwest Fourth-Fest this weekend at th...