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The LustKillers kick off U.S. tour at Kryptonite Feb. 3
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Postpunk rock group The LustKillers will kick off their 4,000-mile U.S. tour with an 8 p.m., Friday, Feb. 3,
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The Red Sea Pedestrians at Mendelssohn Feb. 3
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Charlotte’s Web for the Performing Arts will kick off the month with a rousing gypsy romp featuring The Red
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Blues in the Schools holds its 100th program Jan. 30
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Crossroads Blues Society is getting ready to celebrate its 100th Blues in the Schools (BITS) program. Their programs scheduled
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Young Eagles Success Club releases anti-violence DVD
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Sounds of Good News (SOGN) Productions has announced the release of their Young Eagles Success (YES) Club kids’ first
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Soulicit performs at Bar 3 Jan. 26
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Hard rockers Soulicit will be joined by Anew Revolution, Anchored, Case In Point and Marquette at Rockford’s Bar 3,
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Charlotte’s Web presents the April Verch Band at Mendelssohn Jan. 21
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April Verch doesn’t just perform music, she exudes it! The internationally renowned Canadian fiddler, singer, songwriter and stepdancer
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Mike Mangione & The Union at DeKalb’s House Café Jan. 22
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Mike Mangione & The Union will perform with Gina Venier and Dave Tamkin at the House Café, 263 E.
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Jon Drake & The Shakes in DeKalb, Woodstock Jan. 26, 27
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Jon Drake & The Shakes will perform with special guests Chaperone and Dave Green beginning at 8 p.m., Thursday,
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Beloit Janesville Symphony Orchestra French Horn Quartet performs Jan. 21
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BELOIT, Wis. — The Beloit Janesville Symphony Orchestra continues its “Season of Fire and Elegance” with the debut performance
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Corky Siegel at Rockford’s Music Academy Jan. 14
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Noted blues artist Corky Siegel will offer musical and creative guidance to students at The Music Academy (TMA)
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‘Let Freedom Ring!’ King Day celebration Jan. 16 at Mendelssohn
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Sounds Of Good News (SOGN) Productions invites all to attend their Sixth Annual “Let Freedom Ring” concert, a musical
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Accordionist Mike Alongi featured at Jan. 13 SoundBites
• Lunchtime discussion with Alongi complements Jan. 14 ‘Tales from the Mideast’ performance by Rockford Symphony Orchestra
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Avalon String Quartet Concert — Program 3 Jan. 27
Concert is third in a series of six profiling Beethoven’s string quartets
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Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center will present the Avalon
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Help local band AudioDrive win $20,000 contest
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Roscoe, Ill.-based rock band AudioDrive has been selected in the FDIC National Band Competition.
The FDIC is considered “The World’s
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Bryan Bowers returns to Charlotte’s Web Jan. 7
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Saturday, Jan. 7 brings a new year and a familiar voice: Bryan Bowers, known throughout the world as
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Jan. 30 deadline to enter 2012 RAMI Youth Charity Jam
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Rockford Area Music Industry (RAMI) is searching for teen-aged bands to audition Saturday, Feb. 25, for the 2012 RAMI
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JustGoods hosts Andrew and Casey Calhoun with Victor Sanders Jan. 6
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JustGoods Listening Room will host Chicago-area favorites Andrew and Casey Calhoun, with Victor Sanders at 7 p.m., Friday, Jan.
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A New Year’s ‘Evolution’ for Women in 2012
• Event will be Jan. 7 at St. Paul Lutheran Church Northwest Site
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Wisdom And You (WAY) Enterprises invites all
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Local finalist in ‘Song of the Year Contest’
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WGE Records of Rockford received acknowledgment Dec. 11 from 2011 Song of the Year Contest, Los Angeles, that the
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Jim Brickman brings holiday show to Coronado Dec. 31
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Jim Brickman’s A New Year’s Celebration (www.JimBrickman.com) hits the road for the holiday season with an evening of
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Metal rockers Bobaflex at Rockford’s Bar 3 Dec. 29
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Metal rock band Bobaflex will perform at Rockford’s Bar 3 at 8 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 29.
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Rock Valley Children’s Choir accepting registrations for spring 2012 semester
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Registration is now open for the Rock Valley Children’s Choir’s spring 2012 semester.
The Rock Valley Children’s Choir, directed by
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Deadline Jan. 6 for Concerto Competition
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Jan. 6 is the deadline for young musicians to enter the 2012 Concerto Competition presented by the Rockford Symphony
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Chandler Starr Miller deadline extended to Jan. 6
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Registration deadline for the Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center’s 2012 Chandler Starr Miller Scholarship Competition has been extended to Friday,
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Robin & Linda Williams and Their Fine Group perform Dec. 17
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Charlotte’s Web for the Performing Arts will present Robin & Linda Williams and Their Fine Group in concert
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Metal rocker Willie Basse brings food drive tour to Janesville’s The Back Bar Dec. 15
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JANESVILLE, Wis. — Metal rocker Willie Basse will bring his “Feed America — Now, Concerts to End Hunger” tour
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‘Holidays and Holy Days’ Concert Dec. 16
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The Rock Valley Children’s Choir is pleased to present their 10th Annual “Holidays and Holy Days” Concert performance “‘Twas
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Holland Zander, John Bishoff at JustGoods Dec. 16
• Vocalist, guitarist join forces as Fear & Desire for free show
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Holland Zander and John Bishoff will perform as
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Joe Jencks performs in Concert Conversations Dec. 13
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You are invited to another session of the Concert Conversations series “Recorded Live for Broadcast” featuring Joe Jencks
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Rockford Symphony Youth Orchestra’s Fall Concert Dec. 10
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Rockford Symphony Youth Orchestra (RSYO) will present its Fall Concert at 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 10, in the newly-renovated
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Local musicians to raise funds for charity at Dec. 11 Christmas concert
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Jim Waddell and members of local Christian rock band Epiphany will come together Sunday, Dec. 11, for their 16th
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Mendelssohn Club’s scholarship and awards deadlines approaching
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The registration deadline for the Chandler Starr Miller Scholarship Competition, Monday, Dec. 12, is coming up fast!
The Scholarship Competition
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RAMI Musicians Organization Christmas Party Dec. 1
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The Rockford Area Music Industry (RAMI) Musicians Organization will hold its Second Annual Christmas Party starting at 6 p.m.,
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‘Christmas with Kantorei’ set for Dec. 4, 20
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Kantorei, The Singing Boys of Rockford, will present two performances of “Christmas with Kantorei” this season. The matinee
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Rockford Bands Together Dec. 3
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Rockford Bands Together — featuring the Rockford Wind Ensemble, the Salvation Army Rockford Temple Band and the debut performance
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Avalon String Quartet returns to Mendelssohn Dec. 2
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The Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center will present the Avalon String Quartet in concert at 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 2,
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Muriel Anderson, Tierra Negra perform Nov. 25
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Charlotte’s Web for the Performing Arts will host two talented artistic acts at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 25,
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Paul Thorn performs at Sullivan Center Nov. 17
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Southern raconteur Paul Thorn will perform at Sullivan Center, 118 N. Main St., at 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 17.
Fresh
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Singing Stylists-Holiday Blowout set for Nov. 17
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An inventive hair stylist and her crew are using their many talents to support the Rockford Art Museum (RAM)
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Channel 229 Club party Nov. 25 at The Office
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Welcome back to the 1980’s New Wave music scene, brought to you for one night each year at The
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Local band Trip Effect preps for release of EP ‘Second Life’
• Band plays Shooter’s North Nov. 19, ‘pre-release’ show set for Dec. 3 at Rocky’s
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Rockford band Trip Effect is
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Clark Colborn releases new album
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Again, the soon-to-be released CD from progressive rock guitarist Clark Colborn, of Loves Park, is now available for pre-order.
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Unity the Band kicks off Fiji Fan Tour Nov. 11 at Kryptonite
• Reggae, funk, blues and rock band offers fans an opportunity to travel with them to Fiji in March 2012
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Claudia Schmidt at Emerson House Nov. 11
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Charlotte’s Web for the Performing Arts presents Claudia Schmidt in concert at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 11, at Emerson
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Legendary Rock Interviews: Q & A with Rick Nielsen’s daughter, Scarlett Nielsen
Editor’s note: The following originally appeared on the Legendary Rock Interviews website at http://www.legendaryrockinterviews.com/. The interview was conducted by
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Red Molly lights up the stage for Charlotte’s Web Nov. 4
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“Make room, Roches and Wailin’ Jennys, Red Molly has earned a place among the elite female trios.” —
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Dec. 31 deadline for RAMI nominations
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The Rockford Area Music Industry (RAMI) is accepting nominations for musicians/groups, technicians, recordings, Lifetime Achievement and Community Service awards.
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Composition festival set for Nov. 4-5 at Mendelssohn
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Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center will host Greater Rockford Music Teachers Association’s (GRMTA) composition festival Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4-5.
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Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra’s ‘Mozart Meets Ravel’ set for Oct. 28
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Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center will present the Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra, directed by Stephen Squires, in concert with violin virtuoso
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Avalon String Quartet performs Beethoven at Mendelssohn Oct. 21
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Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center will present the Avalon String Quartet in concert at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 21, in
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