Music
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Review: Bon Jovi can still bring the hits in 4th decade
Nov 03, 2016 7:00 am - Bon Jovi, "This House Is Not for Sale" (Island Records) This ain't your mama's Bon Jovi. The most famous head of hair in rock 'n' roll is short and gray these days, and ...
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Garth Brooks wins top award, Beyonce performs at CMA Awards
Nov 03, 2016 7:00 am - Garth Brooks, who lost entertainer of the year at last year's Country Music Association Awards when he returned to music after a 13-year break, won the top prize at the ...
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Review: Nouvelle Vague's new album mixes covers, originals
Nov 03, 2016 7:00 am - Nouvelle Vague, "I Could Be Happy" (Kwaidan Records) Nouvelle Vague's "I Could Be Happy" adds the novelty of self-written tunes to the band's usual relaxed covers from s...
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Mariah Carey to perform at 'VH1 Divas Holiday' concert
Nov 03, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Mariah Carey is getting into full diva mode for the holidays: She's the first act announced for next month's "VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night" concert ...
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Review: STRFKR's relaxed flow fits 4th album's dance grooves
Nov 03, 2016 7:00 am - STRFKR, "Being No One, Going Nowhere" (Polyvinyl/ADA) Frontman Josh Hodges takes command on STRFKR's 4th album, shaping the dance grooves into a relaxed, joyous flow. Wr...
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Twisted Sister behind him, Dee Snider has a creative surge
Nov 03, 2016 7:00 am - Dee Snider, "We Are the Ones" (Red River/Twisted Sister Records) With Twisted Sister in his rearview mirror after 40 years of glam metal mayhem, vocalist Dee Snider has ...
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'Gimme Danger': Iggy Pop and the Stooges, playing it straightNov 03, 2016 6:00 am - Fans of Jim Jarmusch and Iggy Pop might think that "Gimme Danger," Jarmusch's documentary about Pop's band the Stooges, will be a coolly ironic, formally daring homage t...
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Mundelein High jazz group to performNov 03, 2016 1:00 am - Mundelein High School's Jazz Ensemble will join 17 professional musicians in the Jazz Consortium Big Band, Sunday, Nov. 13, at Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St., Palatine...
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Buffalo Grove show choir to hold fundraiser SaturdayNov 03, 2016 1:00 am - Buffalo Grove High School's Expressions Show Choir, under the direction of Debora Utley, will present its "Cabaret Night" at 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5. The Expressions, a...
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Winners of the 2016 CMA Awards
Nov 02, 2016 7:00 am - Partial list of winners of Wednesday's Country Music Association Awards: Female Vocalist - Carrie Underwood Vocal Group of the Year - Little Big Town Vocal Duo - Brother...