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The Peoria Civic Center continues to work on upgrades and renovations throughout the venue, a little more than a year since the city approved a $20 million funding plan for capital improvements.
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The late Peoria musician's third memorial will be erected at the nature preserve, with hopes that it'll be completed by the end of July.
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The soundtrack to the next video game you play may be handcrafted by a Bradley University student. That’s thanks to the new degree program, music for video games, the university will launch this fall.
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WCBU asked student producer Samantha Hill to make a Highway 309 playlist of her own — featuring songs inspired by and coming out of the civil rights movement.
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Songs by Khruangbin and Leon Bridges, Lo Moon, Manny Fresh, and Hurray For The Riff Raff were among the most played on Highway 309 in 2022.
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The downtown entertainment hub opened November with a record-setting weekend headlined by country star Keith Urban and comedian Bill Burr that attracted more than 22,000 guests.
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Peoria singer-songwriter Jared Grabb found his way through the pandemic shut-down by writing and recording songs for the just released 10-song album "Domain."
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Peoria’s emerging 3-piece queer girl group Emily the Band lays out their angst on the just released hooky pop-gem “The Heartbreak Album.”
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While Peoria has a lively arts and music scene, actually locating the live music in the area was a struggle for one Peorian, so she decided to do something about it.
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Peoria DIY music venue Mt. Moon celebrated its first year of operation on Sept. 3 with a daylong concert featuring several artists. The event was also a fundraiser for Jolt Harm Reduction Center.
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Jazz musician and Peoria native John Covelli talks about his inspirations behind the album "Live at the Last Hotel," from his group, the Hard Bop Messengers. Covelli and the Messengers are going to perform "Live at the Last Hotel" in its entirety at the Central Illinois Jazz Society in Peoria on August 21st, 2022.
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The founder of the Peoria Music Community Women’s Cooperative Facebook page says the dearth of women musicians in Peoria was one motivation for her to start the page - which has expanded to in-person meetings.