Articles filed under Music
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Review: M.I.A.'s new album 'AIM' is a messy, thrilling rideSep 08, 2016 7:00 am - M.I.A., "AIM" (Interscope) M.I.A., the world-beat rapper and enemy of confection pop, has never gone in only one direction. So it's kind of weirdly fitting that on her l...
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Review: Macy Gray returns to jazz, covers Marley, MetallicaSep 08, 2016 7:00 am - Macy Gray, "Stripped" (Chesky Records) Macy Gray reinterprets some of her hits with a jazz combo on "Stripped," seasoned with a few new songs and Bob Marley and Metallic...
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Talent finalists ready to rock first Randhurst festSep 07, 2016 11:00 pm - Randhurst Village in Mount Prospect launches its first Street Fest this weekend with a bang — and a boom. That's because the entertainment lineup includes The Pack Druml...
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Music review: Anna Netrebko's 'Verismo' justifies excitementSep 07, 2016 7:00 am - Anna Netrebko: Verismo (Deutsche Grammophon) One of the most anticipated opera albums of the year, "Verismo" justifies the excitement. The Russian soprano take on nearl...
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Weekend picks: Monty Franklin brings Aussie laughs to SchaumburgSep 07, 2016 6:12 am - Aussie! Oi! If you like Australian comedian Monty Franklin from his TV appearances on "Real Rob" and "New Girl," then don't miss him doing standup live at the Improv Com...
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Music notes: blink-182, Bryan Adams bring tours to townSep 07, 2016 6:00 am - Something's coming A glut of touring shows are making their way through Chicago and the suburbs this next week. Here are a few of the highlights: Channel your inner 23...
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Eric Church bringing tour to Allstate in AprilSep 07, 2016 1:00 am - Award-winning country singer Eric Church brings his "Holdin' My Own Tour" to the Allstate Arena in Rosemont this spring. Church ("Mr. Misunderstood," "Springsteen") perf...
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Bret Michaels' holiday gig among new Arcada showsSep 07, 2016 1:00 am - Holiday shows by rocker Bret Michaels and rock and blues guitarist Gary Hoey are two of five newly announced shows at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles. The shows are: ...
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ESO Listeners Club begins new season Sept. 14Sep 06, 2016 11:00 pm - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra's Listeners Club offers free programs, led by music lecturer, composer and radio personality Jim Kendros, on the Wednesday before ESO's Clas...
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New music director joins Tree of Life UUSep 06, 2016 11:00 pm - When the Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 5603 Bull Valley Road in McHenry, gathers this Sunday, Sept. 11, to kick off a new church year, the Rev. Sean ...