Music
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‘He was so good’: Fox Valley rockers from Deluxury, The Boyzz and more to reunite in concert to support Mooseheart, honor fallen bandmateJun 19, 2024 12:46 pm - A group of Fox Valley musicians, including members of The Boyzz, Deluxury and Cock ‘n Bull, will join for “Rock Da Fox, Legends of the Valley,” a memorial concert for guitarist John Abel and a fundraiser for Mooseheart.
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Chicago Blues icon coming to The Venue June 21Jun 19, 2024 10:07 pm - Blues powerhouse John Primer will open the stage this weekend at The Venue in downtown Aurora.
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‘Verzuz’ will return after Swizz Beatz, Timbaland lock in new distribution partnership with X
Jun 19, 2024 11:55 am - Swizz Beatz and Timbaland are bringing the “Verzuz” series back for viewers to watch musicians face off in a song-against-song battle, this time on X.
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Palatine musician says playing with Teatro ZinZanni makes him feel like he ‘won the lottery’Jun 20, 2024 8:40 am - Palatine resident and multi-instrumentalist Jon Negus began his professional career as a studio musician playing on jingles. He went on to perform with artists including Gladys Knight and Celine Dion. Now the 40-year veteran plays with Teatro ZinZanni, which he compares to winning the lottery.
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Lombard’s Music on Maple to feature ‘Angela James in Concert’Jun 18, 2024 10:38 pm - The Lombard Historical Society will present Angela James in Concert as part of the Music on Maple concert series on Friday, June 28.
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Wheaton Municipal Band to ‘Take Three’ at June 20 concertJun 18, 2024 6:04 pm - On Thursday, June 20, the Wheaton Municipal Band presents its third concert of the season, but that is not why the concert is called “Take Three.”
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Who will have the 2024 song of the summer? We offer some predictions
Jun 18, 2024 4:56 pm - Since the beginning of time or, at least, pop music, only a few have earned the designation of "song of the summer." With so much variety, though, it’s getting harder to crown a single song of the summer. Here are some predictions.
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Concerts June 21-27: Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks, Violent Femmes, Freddy Jones BandJun 18, 2024 3:34 pm - This week features concerts by Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks at Soldier Field, Violent Femmes with the Chicago Philharmonic at Ravinia, Freddy Jones Band at Sideouts and more.
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Best Bets: Three Dog Night at RiverEdge, Jazz at Cantigny, ‘Texican rock ‘n roll’ at the ArcadaJun 20, 2024 12:27 pm - 1970s hitmakers Three Dog Night headline the opening of the summer concert season at RiverEdge Park, comedian Nathan Macintosh brings the laughs to The Comedy Vault in Batavia, and Los Lonely Boys play the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles.
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Jazz, justice and Juneteenth: Wynton Marsalis and Bryan Stevenson join forces to honor Black protest
Jun 18, 2024 8:48 am - Black music traditions such as jazz are central to celebrations of Juneteenth, says civil rights lawyer and jazz pianist Bryan Stevenson. That’s why he and Pulitzer Prize-winning jazz artist Wynton Marsalis have debuted “Freedom, Justice and Hope,” a live performance album of historic jazz records.