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Hot tickets: ‘Rigoletto,’ ‘The Beast of SBDance,’ ‘Find and Sign,’ much more Published Jan 18, 2012 08:38PM MDT On sale now: Augustana • In The Venue, 219 S. 600 West, Salt Lake City; Jan. 24, 7 p.m.; $15.50-$18.50; smithstix.com. Brad Paisley • with The Band Perry and Scotty McCreery; Maverik Center, West Valley City; Jan. 27, 7:30 p.m.; $35.75-$71.40; www.ticketmaster.com. Lady Antebellum ...

Saturday, February 4 8pm 9:30 Club Washington, D.C. Augustana's music is the heartland equivalent of Coldplay and Keane, with a touch of mid-'90s adult alternative throwback (think Counting Crows or the Wallflowers) also peppering the band's rootsy, piano-based rock.

Hot tickets: Brad Paisley, Lady Antebellum will rock your country world Published Jan 12, 2012 03:01PM MDT On sale now: Augustana • In The Venue, 219 S. 600 West, Salt Lake City; Jan. 24, 7 p.m.; $15.50-$18.50; smithstix.com. Brad Paisley • with The Band Perry and Scotty McCreery; Maverik Center, West Valley City; Jan. 27, 7:30 p.m.; $35.75-$71.40; www.ticketmaster.com. Lady Antebellum ...

Augustana CollegeMusic programs: The College presented its annual Christmas at the Augustana holiday concert recently and the following students from Lake County participated in the college’s choirs, brass ensemble and orchestra: Deerfield: Caitlin Gmitro; Gurnee: Pascale Look, Gabrielle Potter, Sam Stewart; Highland Park: Samantha Haake; Libertyville: Alyssa Dahlke, Rachel Hastings, Anna Groebe ...

In an effort to help those in need this holiday season, Augustana's Christmas Giving Program is hoping to collect 1,000 gifts for area children, families and individuals.

Songs composed by the rock band Kansas have complex sections that the Augustana Orchestra has been practicing for the past month. Three times a week, the orchestra studied and rehearsed 13 of the band's best-known songs. Kansas rolls into town Friday for a quick afternoon practice, then performs the evening concert with the orchestra at the Washington Pavilion. Fans will hear hits including ...

Producer Andrew Dixon, most commonly known for producing artists like Colbie Caillat and Augustana, brings...

Augustanna College , Rock IslandRelief Concert: More than six months have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake, and the people of Japan are still trying to rebuild their lives. To reverently remember and show sympathy for the Japanese people, the following members of the Augustana College Symphonic Band from Lake County performed a disaster relief concert recently: Alyssa Dahlke and ...

Brad Heegel went to school at Augustana College and never really left. He was a theater major who graduated in 1976, and started working for the college in 1977. He recently was named coordinator for arts marketing and development. Question: You've managed and led a number of national and international choir and band tours since 1994. What's been the most memorable trip? Tell me a little about ...

The music of NeedToBreathe is hard to classify. Its rollicking rock akin to Bruce Springsteen. It's a soaring sound-alike for Kings of Leon. And it's the alternative adult contemporary of Augustana.

The Rev. Norman Kraabel Estrem, age 91, died Friday, July 29, 2011, at Augustana Care Center in Minneapolis.