Articles filed under Music
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Review: Heavenly Aretha Franklin documentary 'Amazing Grace' proves worth the waitApr 11, 2019 6:00 am - “Amazing Grace” - ★ ★ ★ ½ After many dangers, toils and snares, the long-lost Aretha Franklin concert film “Amazing Grace” has finally seen the light, and good Lor...
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Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra to host benefit gala at Cantigny Golf April 28Apr 10, 2019 11:00 pm - What better way to enjoy a spring evening with friends than to spend it in the beautiful surroundings of Cantigny Golf Club at a benefit gala for the Elmhurst Symphony O...
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Scorched Earth Day Festival returns with craft beer, music and more April 26-27Apr 10, 2019 11:00 pm - Scorched Earth Brewing Company will be hosting the fourth annual Scorched Earth Day Festival, featuring craft beer, live music and entertainment, from 3 to 10 p.m. Frida...
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Music Review: Norah Jones is unrestrained on 'Begin Again'Apr 10, 2019 7:00 am - Norah Jones, "Begin Again" (Blue Note) Norah Jones grew to be a household name after her 2002 debut "Come Away With Me" - an album that brought her five Grammys. She bec...
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Music Review: Shovels & Rope keep folk tradition aliveApr 10, 2019 7:00 am - Shovels & Rope, "By Blood" (Dualtone) The traditions of folk and bluegrass style may seem all but dead - gone are the days of murder ballads, tunes written on horseback ...
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Review: Damien Jurado's frugal sounds rich with love, hopeApr 10, 2019 7:00 am - Damien Jurado, "In the Shape of a Storm" (Mama Bird Recording Co.) Damien Jurado's sneakily quiet "In the Shape of a Storm" is as stark as its cover illustration, but wi...
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Review: Supergroup LSD's debut both too much and too littleApr 10, 2019 7:00 am - LSD, "Labrinth, Sia & Diplo Present. LSD" (Columbia Records) When solo artists combine into supergroups, the results are usually fun, if fleeting. But all too often, the...
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Haley Reinhart's new 'Lo-Fi Soul' lets her own voice soarApr 10, 2019 6:00 am - Haley Reinhart finally feels free. Her fourth album, the sultry throwback “Lo-Fi Soul,” is the first she's released without major label backing. It's also the first reco...
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Sound check: Flat Five hits harmonies at Hey Nonny, FitzGerald'sApr 10, 2019 6:00 am - Two nights of Flat Five Fans know when The Flat Five hits the stage (at two suburban venues this weekend), they're in for a lighthearted musical mix of '60s pop, j...
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Winds Off the Lake to perform premiere of 'Essay For Chamber Orchestra'Apr 09, 2019 11:00 pm - On April 14, McHenry County College will host the woodwind quintet Winds Off the Lake, who will premiere the work of an MCC music instructor, during the Second Sunday Co...