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Wednesday, October 29, 2014
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Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra performs festive songs at Halloween Concert
Suresh Vakati | Northern Star
Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra members dress in costumes at the annual Halloween Concert Tuesday in the Music Building’s Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. The orchestra performed songs from “Frozen,” “Pirates of the Caribbean” and “Star Wars: Phantom Menace” and Halloween-themed music.
Suresh Vakati | Northern Star
A Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra member dresses as a viking at the group’s Halloween Concert Tuesday in the Music Building’s Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. The concert was preceded by a free trick-or-treat event for attendees.
Former football player shows sensitive side in debut album Usher and Kenny Chesney. As on his first hit, “Leave The Night On,” Hunt often sings as if whispering in a lover’s ear. That works most effectively on pulsing, soft-spoken ballads like “Take Your Time” and “Make You Miss Me.” The album also includes his compelling take on “Cop Car,” a hit for country singer Keith Urban that Hunt co-wrote. Hunt occasionally presents a lyrical idea he should have left behind: “Ex To See” is a corny play on words about a woman using the singer to make an old boyfriend jealous. Similarly, “Single For The
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A former college football quarterback, Sam Hunt, might be expected to huddle up with all the macho, in-your-face male country singers filling the radio airwaves. But, the Georgia native takes a more relaxed, romantic stance on “Montevallo,” his R&B-influenced country music debut which was released Monday. While most contemporary country stars lean on hyper hip-hop beats and fast-moving raps to accent their dirt-road sound, Hunt turns to R&B romanticism, with the singer coming off as a blend of
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To buy Sam Hunt’s album, “Montevallo,” go to Samhunt.bigcartel.com. Summer” obnoxiously embraces short-lived summer romances, citing small-town runaways and rich debutantes with debit cards as favorite targets. For the most part, though, “Montevallo” establishes Hunt as a more sensitive and distinctive newcomer than most of his brocountry peers.
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