Articles filed under Music
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Things to do Jan. 10-16: Courtney Reed Live, PBR bull riding, Vernon Hills Winter Fest and moreJan 06, 2025 4:13 pm - Mark your calendar for Courtney Reed Live with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, PBR: Unleash the Beast bull riding, the Chicago RV Show, Winter Fest in Vernon Hills and more happening this week.
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Ron Onesti: Another one behind usJan 03, 2025 5:00 am - Here’s wishing you a Happy New Year! And how do I plan to do that? By giving you plenty of new shows and backstage stories to go with them in 2025!
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Best Bets: Hey Nonny celebrates women in jazzDec 30, 2024 9:13 pm - Start 2025 with music and laughter courtesy of Hey Nonny’s Women’s Jazz Festival, comedian Jeff Dye at Zanies Rosemont, and comics Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood at the Rialto.
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Things to do Jan. 3-9: Kevin Hart, Frosty Fest, Discover Boating Chicago Boat Show and moreDec 30, 2024 12:57 pm - Mark your calendar for Kevin Hart’s “Acting My Age,” Frosty Fest in Gurnee, the Discover Boating Chicago Boat Show, the final days of Morton Arboretum’s Illumination: Tree Lights and Chicago Botanic’s Lightscape and more happening this week.
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Concerts Jan. 3-9: Mr. Blotto, Modern Day Romeos and moreDec 30, 2024 12:52 pm - Upcoming concerts this week include Alfonso Ponticelli, Mr. Blotto, The Bad Examples, the David Bowie Birthday Bash and more.
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Ron Onesti: ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside,’ but here’s how to stay warm!Dec 27, 2024 4:30 am - When did we get so scared of the cold? I can remember a snowstorm in the late 1960s and EVERYBODY was outside! There is a picture of me somewhere as a 5-year-old bundled up looking like the “Michelin-Man” on top of a snow mountain made by the city snow plows.
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Concerts Dec. 27 to Jan. 2: The BoDeans, American English, Jay & The Americans and moreDec 23, 2024 3:18 pm - Upcoming concerts this week include The BoDeans, American English, Pino Farina Band, Jay and The Americans and more.
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Things to do Dec. 27 to Jan. 2: Blue Man Group, New Year’s Eve, holiday light shows and moreDec 23, 2024 1:30 pm - Mark your calendar for the final Blue Man Group shows in Chicago, the Harlem Globetrotters at Allstate Arena, New Year’s Eve events, holiday light shows and more happening this week.
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Ron Onesti: Sinatra at 109 … still ‘Ring-a-ding-dinging!’Dec 20, 2024 8:51 pm - Few people in modern history have been as iconic as Frank Sinatra, with as much influence on popular music as he had. His songs are timeless, and his persona was legendary. I recently came across some vintage pics of “Ol’ Blue Eyes,” and it reminded me just how much he was a part of my “inner culture.”
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Concerts Dec. 20-26: Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Semple Band, Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials and moreDec 17, 2024 1:53 pm - Upcoming concerts this week include the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Haley Reinhart, Ruben Studdard, Semple Band, Lil’ Ed and The Blues Imperials and more.