Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Music makes Metropolis' revival of 'Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story'Aug 01, 2019 6:00 am - “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story” - ★ ★ ★ There are several reasons to recommend “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story,” the jukebox bio-musical and tribute concert running through...
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Best Bets: Ringo Starr at Ravinia, REO Speedwagon returns to RosemontAug 01, 2019 6:00 am - '60s rock legends Catch up with some great innovators of rock music when Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band share a concert bill with The Beach Boys this weekend at t...
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Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra looks ahead after tumultuous firing of artistic directorAug 01, 2019 5:30 am - After two months of turmoil following the firing of its longtime artistic director, the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra held its first summer camp, which students and edu...
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Lollapalooza, Day 1: South Elgin High grads among first to take the stageAug 01, 2019 1:00 am - Four days. Eight full stages. Hundreds of musicians playing Lollapalooza in Chicago this weekend. And a few are from right out here in the suburbs. Alt-pop at its core ...
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Sound check: Childish Gambino, Arkells, Revivalists top list of Lollapalooza plansJul 31, 2019 9:00 am - It's been nine years since my last visit to Chicago's Lollapalooza. In that time, a few things have changed. The fest's footprint is larger. An extra day? Yes, please! A...
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Review: Bird and Bee cover Van Halen _ no guitars, much funJul 31, 2019 7:00 am - The Bird and the Bee, "Interpreting the Masters, Volume 2: A Tribute to Van Halen" (No Expectations/Release Me Records) An album of Van Halen covers without guitars. Wai...
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Organizers finally cancel troubled Woodstock 50 festivalJul 31, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Woodstock 50 is officially canceled. Organizers announced Wednesday that the troubled festival that hit a series of setbacks in the last four months won'...
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Festivals Aug. 2-8: McHenry County Fair, World of Faeries, Taste of Roselle, Lollapalooza & moreJul 31, 2019 6:00 am - This weekend McHenry County Fair: 10 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday, Aug. 2-3, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, at the McHenry County Fairgrounds, 11900 Count...
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Demolition looming for building with country music legacyJul 30, 2019 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Thousands of petitioners are hoping to stop the demolition of a downtown Atlanta building where the first country hit song is believed to have been record...
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In a globalized world, music fragments take unexpected roadsJul 30, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - At my son's fourth birthday party, a classmate presented him with a toy recycling truck. Atop it was a button that, when pushed, uncorked a familiar tune...