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      <url>http://anddave.home.mindspring.com/</url>
      <title>andDave</title>
      <desc>Acoustic guitarist and musical variety act.</desc>
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      <url>http://www.athenastrings.com/</url>
      <title>Athena Strings</title>
      <desc>Live music is a way to add class and flair to your special event or wedding.  A Chicago string quartet for wedding ceremonies and receptions.</desc>
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      <url>http://www.geocities.com/atof2000</url>
      <title>A Twist on Friday</title>
      <desc>Group originating from Loyola Academy offers soulful tunes.</desc>
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   <item id="231146-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.thebadboyz.com</url>
      <title>Bad Boyz</title>
      <desc>Web site for popular WGCI 107.5FM radio show.</desc>
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   <item id="231232-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.djberniehoward.com</url>
      <title>Bernie Howard Entertainment</title>
      <desc>Northbrook based mobile DJ service.</desc>
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   <item id="231140-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.oneway.com/bigwow</url>
      <title>Big Wow</title>
      <desc>Chicago based band's unconventional site.</desc>
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   <item id="231210-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.bluechicago.com</url>
      <title>Blue Chicago</title>
      <desc>Blues nightclub paying homage to female blues singers with a strong lineup of women vocalists.</desc>
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   <item id="231212-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.buddyguys.com</url>
      <title>Buddy Guy's Legends</title>
      <desc>One of America's premier blues clubs, owned by Chicago electric blues guitarist Buddy Guy, features club information, interviews with blues artists, CD reviews and Buddy's up-to-date tour schedule.</desc>
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   <item id="231156-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://chicagonorth.about.com/local/midwestus/chicagonorth/msubmenu-bands.htm</url>
      <title>Chicago Bands</title>
      <desc>About.com listings of Chicago and area bands.</desc>
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      <url>http://www.chicagogigs.com</url>
      <title>ChicagoGigs.com</title>
      <desc>Comprehensive show listings, links to local artists' sites, and reviews.</desc>
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   <item id="231172-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://metromix.com/top/1,1419,M-Metromix-Music-od!Front,00.html</url>
      <title>Chicago Metromix  Music Channel</title>
      <desc>Information about Chicago music, bands, and concerts.</desc>
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      <url>http://chicagomusicfamily.com</url>
      <title>Chicago Music Family</title>
      <desc>Site promotes talented local minority artists in all music genres including Hip Hop, Jazz, Funk, R&amp;amp;B, Poetry and Blues.</desc>
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   <item id="231166-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.chicagosymphony.org</url>
      <title>Chicago Symphony Orchestra</title>
      <desc>Daniel Barenboim directs Chicago's world famous orchestra at Symphony Center. Site includes concert schedule and ticket information.</desc>
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   <item id="231244-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.chrisgreenejazz.com</url>
      <title>Chris Greene Jazz</title>
      <desc>Versatile saxophone player's site offers bio, discography, gig updates and link to buy his CD.</desc>
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   <item id="231238-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://officialcuttofit.homestead.com/cuttofit.html</url>
      <title>Cut To Fit</title>
      <desc>Suburban pop-punk band.</desc>
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   <item id="231230-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://denniskeithband.com</url>
      <title>Dennis Keith Band</title>
      <desc>Versatile dance band performs from a 1200 song repetoire  for corporate and social events.</desc>
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   <item id="231186-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.d-jam.com</url>
      <title>D-Jam.com</title>
      <desc>Chicago DJ offers mixes in Real Audio for your audio pleasure.</desc>
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   <item id="231170-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.easin-e.com/</url>
      <title>Easin-E</title>
      <desc>Garage and underground house music mixes for sale.</desc>
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   <item id="231158-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.jumpstars.com</url>
      <title>Eddie Harrison Jump Stars</title>
      <desc>Oak Park based band plays jump/blues and swing.</desc>
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   <item id="231236-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.emilieautumn.com/</url>
      <title>Emilie Autumn</title>
      <desc>Official website of singer Emilie Autumn offers exclusive photos, songs, videos, merchandise, up-to-the-minute news, and tour information.</desc>
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   <item id="231148-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://hometown.aol.com/ehochberg/EHMUSIC.HTML</url>
      <title>Eric Hochberg Music</title>
      <desc>Bandleader provides music for weddings, corporate events and parties.</desc>
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   <item id="231196-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://members.aol.com/EugeneKwok</url>
      <title>Eugene Kwok</title>
      <desc>Pianist performs at private and corporate functions.</desc>
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   <item id="231144-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.gregthompsonmusic.com</url>
      <title>Greg Thompson Music</title>
      <desc>Provides violins, dance orchestras, jazz and blues for all events.</desc>
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   <item id="231176-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://members.tripod.com/~chicagohip/index.html</url>
      <title>HipChicago.com</title>
      <desc>John Hipolito offers a comprehensive listing of live music showtimes and accepts gig submissions.</desc>
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   <item id="231222-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.hothouse.net</url>
      <title>Hot House</title>
      <desc>Seeks to expose audiences to a wide range of cultural expression, to encourage respect of our cultural diversity, and to promote greater understanding of differing artistic traditions and perspectives including Jazz, Blues, and World Music.</desc>
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   <item id="231138-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.angelfire.com/ab/Indie/index.html</url>
      <title>Independent Music Chicago</title>
      <desc>Reviews and interviews with local bands.</desc>
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   <item id="231220-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.jepiano.com</url>
      <title>Jason E. Peterson</title>
      <desc>Professional pianist performs classical works as well as    showtunes, rags, and standards.</desc>
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   <item id="231192-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://blackrider.com/swingmasters</url>
      <title>Julie Ponce'</title>
      <desc>Bassist and vocalist offers classic big band standards, contemporary and ethnic dance music.</desc>
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   <item id="231228-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.chicagofun.com/kathienicoletpiano/index.html</url>
      <title>Kathie Nicolet - Pianist</title>
      <desc>Classical and contemporary pianist performs for corporate events and weddings in the Chicago area.</desc>
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   <item id="231214-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.kingston-mines.com</url>
      <title>Kingston Mines</title>
      <desc>Northside blues club has served up blues music since 1968.</desc>
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   <item id="231136-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.libertycityband.com</url>
      <title>Liberty City Band - Chicago Blues</title>
      <desc>Two Chicago blues brothers and friends perform music in the tradition of Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny Winter, Muddy Waters and Buddy Guy. Streaming MP3 files of their latest CD.</desc>
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   <item id="231174-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.livemusicchicago.com</url>
      <title>Live Music Chicago</title>
      <desc>Directory of listings from local Chicago bands and musical ensembles.</desc>
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   <item id="231154-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.locallivechicago.com</url>
      <title>Local Live Chicago!</title>
      <desc>Chicago and Northern Indiana music news, reviews band listings and features.</desc>
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   <item id="231194-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.loungeax.com</url>
      <title>Lounge Ax</title>
      <desc>Continuing online presence of popular rock music club which closed in January of 2000.</desc>
   </item>
   <item id="231206-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.lyricopera.org</url>
      <title>Lyric Opera of Chicago</title>
      <desc>Major American opera company respected worldwide for its demanding performances and devoted subscriber base.</desc>
   </item>
   <item id="231224-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.metrochicago.com</url>
      <title>Metro</title>
      <desc>Northside concert hall features live alternative/rock acts on the verge of breaking into the big time.</desc>
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   <item id="231242-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://northshoreband.org</url>
      <title>Northshore Concert Band</title>
      <desc>Since 1956 this noted community band has performed hundreds of concerts for audiences throughout Europe, Canada, and the United States.</desc>
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   <item id="231204-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.oldtownschool.org</url>
      <title>Old Town School of Folk Music</title>
      <desc>Not-for-profit organization serves as a local and national resource for teaching, performing and celebrating folk music, art and culture from all countries. Information about upcoming classes, concerts, recordings, and songbooks.</desc>
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   <item id="231168-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.osmag.com</url>
      <title>OS Magazine</title>
      <desc>Online magazine highlights music club culture in Chicago.</desc>
   </item>
   <item id="231160-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.pachicago.org</url>
      <title>Performing Arts Chicago</title>
      <desc>Since 1949, the city's leading presenter of contemporary music, theater, and dance.</desc>
   </item>
   <item id="231202-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.radionova.tv</url>
      <title>Radio NOVA Chicago</title>
      <desc>Offers streaming Romanian and Euro music.</desc>
   </item>
   <item id="231216-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.rosaslounge.com</url>
      <title>Rosa's Lounge</title>
      <desc>Family owned and operated Blues club on the Near Northwest Side.</desc>
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   <item id="231178-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.shimmerlove.com/</url>
      <title>Shimmer</title>
      <desc>Rock band offers gig dates, pictures, and sound files.</desc>
   </item>
   <item id="231180-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://stringsound.com/</url>
      <title>Stringsound Ensembles</title>
      <desc>Classic musicians offer a string quartet, string trio, and a string duo for weddings and special events.</desc>
   </item>
   <item id="231234-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.stuhirshorchestra.com</url>
      <title>Stu Hirsh Orchestra</title>
      <desc>Dance orchestra provides music for weddings, charity galas, corporate events and private parties.</desc>
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   <item id="231152-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.suedemusic.com</url>
      <title>Suedemusic.com</title>
      <desc>The official site of the turnstyles, Suede &amp;amp; BlueRoy, Derrick Stout Quintet and Derrick Stout Solo Piano, featuring rock, acoustic pop, jazz and new age styles with materials for booking and schedule information.</desc>
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   <item id="231200-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.susansalidor.com/</url>
      <title>Susan Salidor</title>
      <desc>Pre-school music teacher and songwriter offers entertaining site for kids and their parents.</desc>
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   <item id="231218-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.emptybottle.com/</url>
      <title>The Empty Bottle</title>
      <desc>Alternative rock club in the Ukrainian Village neighborhood.</desc>
   </item>
   <item id="231162-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.irvingparkfinearts.com</url>
      <title>The Irving Park Fine Arts Committee</title>
      <desc>Provides community with musical and theatrical events.</desc>
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   <item id="231142-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.lakeshoremusicstudio.com/</url>
      <title>The Lake Shore Music Studio</title>
      <desc>Lincoln Park area studio provides piano lessons featuring the Robert Pace method.</desc>
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   <item id="231182-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://3beansalad.com/</url>
      <title>Three Bean Salad</title>
      <desc>Band plays both cover and original alternative rock and party music.</desc>
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   <item id="231188-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.trunkstock.com/</url>
      <title>Trunkstock Music Group, The</title>
      <desc>Features homepages, MP3s, and online ordering for Chicago's independent musicians.</desc>
   </item>
   <item id="231190-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://www.punkmusic.com/unitedfront/ppf.html</url>
      <title>United Front WebZine</title>
      <desc>Weekly webzine covers rock, punk, hardcore, ska, emo and indie bands.</desc>
   </item>
   <item id="231164-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://members.aol.com/waveestate/wavehome.htm</url>
      <title>Wave Estate</title>
      <desc>Northwest suburban rock group with new CD performs original and classic material.</desc>
   </item>
   <item id="231208-1008161813" type="url">
      <url>http://members.tripod.com/WiredRemorse/songs.html</url>
      <title>Wired Remorse</title>
      <desc>Combines the influence of old school goth like Siouxsie, Joy Division and Bauhaus with newer acts like Faith and the Muse and Switchblade Symphony.</desc>
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