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Music review: Ben Folds sings about motel flings and other topical subjects on hook-filled album

By STEVEN WINE
Jun 5, 2023 6:00 AM - Ben Folds' pop confections are sweet and tart, a recipe that makes him popular with both boomers and college students. He's a master melodist and sly satirist, a sentimental cynic and piano pounder who loves a waltz. All those sides are evident on "What Matters Most," an engaging 10-song set and Folds' first studio album since 2015.
Hoffman Estates' Summer Sounds on the Green concerts return June 15

Submitted by Hoffman Estates
Jun 4, 2023 4:13 PM - Hoffman Estates' Summer Sounds on the Green concert series will host free outdoor shows every Thursday night starting at 7 p.m. June 15 through August 17.
Dave Matthews Band has a new album and a summer tour stopping in Chicago July 7-8

By Mark Kennedy
Jun 4, 2023 7:54 AM - Dave Matthews Band finds itself in a good place, maybe even at a new beginning. "The band is really gelled right now," says singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Matthews. The result is evident on the band's new album and summer tour, which includes a two-night stop July 7-8 at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island in Chicago.
Jim O'Donnell: Have Kevin Warren and the Bears found their golden crowbar in Naperville?

By Jim O'Donnell
Jun 4, 2023 5:30 AM - When Bears president Kevin Warren met Naperville Mayor Scott Wehrli to discuss the possibility of a new Bears stadium in the giant west suburb, the password was "leverage." The Bears want an array of "tax certainties" and other gift-wrapped concessions before ownership commits to building on approximately one-third of the 326 acres that housed Arlington Park.
Erykah Badu basks in her new era of reinvention and expansion

By GARY GERARD HAMILTON
Jun 3, 2023 6:00 AM - Erykah Badu has unintentionally occupied the role of culture shifter and influencer for 20-plus years, well before it became a trendy, social media descriptor. Her impact has vibrated throughout music and fashion, and the "Green Eyes" songstress sees it clearly. That cultural cache may be why her collaboration with Italian fashion house Marni has been so anticipated.
Music review: Foo Fighters' new album 'But Here We Are' grapples with loss

By DAVE CAMPBELL
Jun 3, 2023 6:00 AM - There's hardly a greater purpose for music than expression of feelings, and the Foo Fighters have brought quite a collection of them to their latest album.
Heading to Chicago to see Taylor Swift? Consider public transit

By Marni Pyke
Jun 1, 2023 6:54 PM - Swifties don't have to languish in traffic gridlock en route to the big show with Metra and CTA options.
Sound check: Easton Corbin at Joe's, Gospel Music Festival

By Brian Shamie
Jun 1, 2023 12:29 PM - Celebrate joyous music at Chicago's Gospel Music Festival in Millennium Park; Darien native Andrew Salgado returns to play Joe's with country star Easton Corbin; Charlie Otto headlines a free show at Hey Nonny and more.
Fridays on the Green concerts return to Mount Prospect this week

By Steve Zalusky
Jun 1, 2023 7:43 AM - Mount Prospect village hall's front porch will host a variety of musical acts beginning this week as part of the town's Fridays on the Green concert series.
Bartlett's Global Arts Festival celebrates diversity

Submitted by Dale Ann Kasuba
Jun 6, 2023 11:54 AM - Bartlett's seventh annual Global Arts Festival is community event celebrating cultural diversity, with the goal of broadening knowledge, encouraging acceptance and growing unity.

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