Articles filed under Music
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Elmhurst's The Orwells bring '80s twist to third albumMar 01, 2017 5:00 am - Matt O'Keefe, guitarist in local garage-punk band The Orwells, remembers when the main thing he and his bandmates worried about was getting copies of their album to as m...
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Prospect Heights retiree finds meaning in making musicMar 01, 2017 5:00 am - Prospect Heights retiree loves learning to play, perform music
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Barry Manilow comes to Allstate Arena in MayMar 01, 2017 12:00 am - Barry Manilow is heading back on tour with a stop at Rosemont's Allstate Arena at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 17. The Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter will be pe...
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Ragged Rascals to bring 'Irish Pub Band' experience to Norris Gallery March 12Feb 28, 2017 10:00 pm - Need to get in the St. Patrick's Day spirit? The Norris Cultural Arts Center's "Music in the Gallery" concert series will present an authentic Irish pub band experience ...
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Music notes: Genesee readies for the guitars of Warrant, Dokken, FirehouseFeb 28, 2017 5:00 am - Metal at the Genesee You couldn't flip radio stations during the 1980s and early '90s without getting sucked in by some metal-influenced glam-rock or hair-metal anthem. ...
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Elgin church to host free Lenten Music SeriesFeb 27, 2017 10:00 pm - First Congregational Church of Elgin has announced its 2017 Lenten Music Series lineup. Now in its 40th year, this year's Lenten concerts will offer more diverse perfo...
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Willie Nelson, Kenny Chesney, more to honor Merle HaggardFeb 27, 2017 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The late country star Merle Haggard will be honored a year after his death with an all-star concert featuring his longtime friend and duet partne...
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Music review: Old 97s keep kickin' it past the graveyardFeb 27, 2017 6:00 am - Old 97s, "Graveyard Whistling" (ATO Records) The Old 97s were one of a handful of touring country-rock bar bands that emerged during the 1990s, writing c...
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Jaime Wyatt: An authentic new voice lives to sing about itFeb 27, 2017 6:00 am - Jaime Wyatt, "Felony Blues" (Forty Below) Jaime Wyatt didn't have to sing a flawless cover of the Merle Haggard classic, "Misery and Gin," at the end of her new album to...
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Music Review: THEY. promised grunge'n'b, and they deliveredFeb 27, 2017 6:00 am - THEY., "Nu Religion: Hyena" (Warner Bros. Records/Mind of a Genius) Los Angeles-based duo THEY. call their sound grunge'n'b - a fusion of R&B and hip-hop, mixed with roc...