Articles filed under Music
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Where have all the protest songs gone?Sep 03, 2011 6:00 am - It was a Wednesday in August 1963. Melody and electricity were commingling in the breeze as a quarter of a million Americans sang along with Joan Baez on the Mall. We sh...
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David Guetta mails in ‘Nothing but the Beat’Sep 02, 2011 1:00 am - David Guetta, “Nothing but the Beat” (Capitol) David Guetta’s new album “Nothing but the Beat” presents the Grammy-winning DJ and producer with a formidable task. Take g...
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Batavia Block Party set for SundaySep 02, 2011 12:00 am - Submitted by Batavia MainStreet What better way to spend a Sunday night — when you don’t have to work the next day — than hanging out with your friends and family, liste...
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Guest conductors to guide ESO seasonSep 01, 2011 6:00 am - It's been a busy couple of months at the Elgin Symphony Orchestra with the season-opening concerts fast approaching and a need to hire a series of guest conductors to fi...
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BG Days turns over Main Stage to local musiciansSep 01, 2011 12:00 am - Last year they were on a side stage, but this year's BG Palooza will be front and center, with good local bands performing right on the Main Stage for eight straight hou...
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Connie Smith's return a reason to celebrateAug 31, 2011 11:00 pm - Connie Smith, “Long Line of Heartaches” (Sugar Hill) Of all the great country music queens to rise in the 1960s, Connie Smith may have the lowest public profile. Pa...
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Three Dog Night to rock Lincolnshire's Viper AlleyAug 30, 2011 5:45 am - Answering critics' claims that Three Dog Night, the pop supergroup from the late 1960s and '70s, is a "nostalgia band," co-founder and co-frontman Danny Hutton said, "We...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers are all grown upAug 30, 2011 3:00 am - Red Hot Chili Peppers, “I'm With You” (Warner Bros.) The Red Hot Chili Peppers have remained musically relevant for almost three decades by tweaking their formula (...
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Barrington Lyric hosts annual gala benefitAug 30, 2011 1:00 am - The Barrington Chapter Lyric Opera of Chicago is hosting its annual event to support Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Educational Outreach Initiatives at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18...
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Folk Fest fun for everyone returns to Fox ValleyAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - Considering a staycation for Labor Day weekend? Then check out the 35th annual Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday and Monday,...