Articles filed under Music
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Rockford Choral Union to put on Handel's 'Messiah' Nov. 24-25Oct 23, 2018 11:00 pm - Rockford Choral Union, now in its 73rd year, is presenting its 192nd and 193rd performances of George Frederic Handel's "Messiah" at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 24-...
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Tracy Chapman sues Nicki Minaj for copyright infringementOct 23, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rapper Nicki Minaj is being sued for sampling a Tracy Chapman song without permission. Chapman filed a copyright infringement lawsuit Monday in a Los ...
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Review: Ty Segall's 'Fudge Sandwich' is full of fun coversOct 23, 2018 7:00 am - Ty Segall, "Fudge Sandwich" (In the Red) Some people make playlists of their favorite songs, some folks' closets are full of mixtapes and some still make compilations on...
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Sound check: 20 years of 'Dizzy' with the Goo Goo DollsOct 23, 2018 6:00 am - 20 years of Goo Far from the band's punk origins, the Goo Goo Dolls may have reached breakout velocity with 1995's lovely “Name,” but it was the 1998 release of “Dizzy U...
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Folk singer Matt Watroba to perform Nov. 2 at Highland Avenue CoffeehouseOct 22, 2018 11:00 pm - Sing-along artist Matt Watroba will engage and inspire people at the Highland Avenue Coffeehouse at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2. Watroba is a community singer with a knack for...
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Oakton hosts 2018 Skyway Jazz Festival Oct. 27Oct 22, 2018 11:00 pm - Oakton Community College will host the 2018 Illinois Skyway Collegiate Jazz Festival from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at the college's Performing Arts Center,...
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Jake Owen and jack-o'-lanterns - best bets this week in the suburbsOct 22, 2018 6:00 am - 'Startin' With Me' man Country star Jake Owen headlines the "Life's Whatcha Make It Tour" with David Lee Murphy and Morgan Wallen sharing the concert bill on Thursday at...
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Plan ahead: 'Puddles Pity Party,' 'The Hip Hop Nutcracker' coming to suburbsOct 21, 2018 11:00 pm - King-size clown Have fun with an oversized and depressed clown (as seen on TV with “America's Got Talent”) when the “Puddles Pity Party” plays on Friday, Nov. 30, at the...
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Ricky Skaggs, Dottie West enter Country Music Hall of FameOct 21, 2018 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Bluegrass and country star Ricky Skaggs, singer Dottie West and fiddler Johnny Gimble are the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame. T...
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Countdown to Halloween: 8 days of spirited funOct 20, 2018 11:00 pm - Halloween is creeping closer - ever closer. So if you haven't taken full advantage of the local fun yet, you'd better get busy. You can head to a pumpkin patch for a G-r...