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Leo Sowerby's 1920s Symphonic Jazz Works Receive World-Premiere Recordings
by Stephi Wild - July 25, 2021 Leo Sowerby: The Paul Whiteman Commissions & Other Early Works features Sowerby's Synconata and Symphony for Jazz Orchestra ('Monotony') with British-born, Chicago-based trombonist, composer, and conductor Andrew Baker leading the Andy Baker Orchestra, an ensemble of professional musical theater and... 
River Kittens Release New Song 'Illinois Boy'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 16, 2021 River Kittens, Allie Vogler and Mattie Schell sound like they’ve been singing together their entire lives. They sing like angels and fight like sisters, even though the pair first met and sang together at a metal bar in 2014.... 
Laura Nirider Hosts 'Wrongful Conviction' Experts to Discuss Bills to Ban Deception During Police Interrogations
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 14, 2021 These kinds of lies about the evidence have long been identified as risk factors for false confessions and have contributed to some of the most notorious known wrongful convictions, like those of the Exonerated Five, previously known as the Central Park Five.... 
River Town Duo Releases Debut Album Featuring Original Works By Six Contemporary Composers
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 15, 2021 Known as one of the nation's leading bass-harp ensembles, River Town Duo today announced the release of its debut album: River Town Duo: For Claire & Philip. The album is the latest addition to what has historically been a limited repertoire for bass-harp instrumentation. ... 
House Of Blues Music Forward Foundation To Present Free Music Industry Career Fairs Across U.S.
by Julie Musbach - October 03, 2019 The House of Blues Music Forward Foundation today announced it will present 'All Access Fest,' the only free career fair for youth devoted to music industry jobs, in five U.S. cities (Chicago, Illinois; Las Vegas, Nevada; Los Angeles, California; Orlando, Florida; and New Orleans, Louisiana) in Oct.... 
Alicia Grimes, YouTube Music Star And AWAL Music Artist, Releases New Song 'Say I'
by A.A. Cristi - January 30, 2019 Talented, YouTube Star, Alternative/ Pop Music Artist Alicia Grimes is set to release her long awaited brand new highly anticipated beautifully crafted debut single'Say I'.... 
Tim Atwood To Make Appearance On Huckabee For Veterans Day Special
by Tori Hartshorn - November 09, 2018 Country music veteran Tim Atwood will make an appearance on Trinity Broadcasting Network's (TBN) Huckabee for a special Veterans Day episode on November 10th at 8 pm ET / 7 pm CT. Atwood will perform his latest single 'I'll Stand Up And Say So' live and share memories from his 38 year career at the ... 
Illinois Honors Native Tim Atwood For Career In Country Music
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 31, 2018 United States Representative Darin LaHood and City of Peoria, Illinois Mayor Jim Ardis have honored country music veteran Tim Atwood with both a Proclamation from the 18th Congressional District of Illinois and the City of Peoria. Both Proclamations acknowledge and honor the contributions that Tim A... 
Chance the Rapper Donates $1 Million to Chicago Mental Health
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 05, 2018 Chance the Rapper, whose real name is Chancelor Bennett, has donated $1 million to mental health providers, according to The Hollywood Reporter.... 
Real Friends Release New Single FROM THE OUTSIDE
by Macon Prickett - June 06, 2018 In advance of their headlining run on the final Vans Warped Tour, Illinois rock-group REAL FRIENDS have released their latest single “From The Outside”. Produced by Mike Green, “From The Outside” explores Real Friends' frontman, Dan Lambton, struggling to decide right from wrong, and not being able ... 
LGBTQ Indie-Pop Band CARRY ILLINOIS Announce New EP & Austin Release Show
by Macon Prickett - April 16, 2018 Carry Illinois, the indie-pop band founded and fronted by Lizzy Lehman, have announced the release of the new EP, Work in Progress, on 5/25/18. The band will celebrate the release that same day with a show at Cheer Up Charlies in their hometown of Austin, TX.... 
Virgil Abloh Collaborates With Boys Noize To Release New Single
by Macon Prickett - January 30, 2018 Boys Noize (aka Alex Ridha) and producer/creative designer Virgil Abloh have teamed up for the worldwide release of “Orvnge” via Boysnoize Records HERE. The pair came together last year at Ridha's studio in Berlin to produce the track, alongside their “OFF-WHITE MAYDAY” HERE clothing collection coll... 
Poster Children Release Politically Charged New Song 'Grand Bargain!'
by Caryn Robbins - January 19, 2018 Poster Children are back with a scathing new political song 'Grand Bargain!' It's the first song from an album to be released this spring, the band's first new album in 14 years. The song's release was timed to coincide with the year anniversary of the Trump presidency.... 
NewNowNext Premieres Carry Illinois' 'Shameful Feeling'
by Caryn Robbins - November 29, 2017 After their bandmate's suicide, Carry Illinois went on to craft songs about survival and acceptance. 'Shameful Feeling' is 'about the journey of coming out of hiding, rising above painful adolescent memories, and learning to shut out fears and self-doubt (all within a queer context)....
VIDEO: Anna Tivel Releases Video for New Single 'Illinois'
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2017 Today Portland's Vortex Magazine have a stunning live video of the first single from Anna Tivel's album, 'Illinois'.... |
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