Music
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Review: Spoon's 'Hot Thoughts' is raw, sinewy, danceable
Mar 14, 2017 7:00 am - Spoon, "Hot Thoughts" (Matador Records) Spoon's "Hot Thoughts" is raw, sinewy and often danceable, the band charging into its ninth album with a cruder and more experime...
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Rocker Gregg Allman cancels all tour dates for the year
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Music notes: Spend St. Pat's Day with Blake Shelton at Rosemont's AllstateMar 14, 2017 6:00 am - Blake 'Round Here Oklahoma-born superstar Blake Shelton is known as much for his down-home TV persona on the “The Voice” as he is for his party-country rock. Spend your ...
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Lucky Boys Confusion mines personal, professional hardship on comeback recordMar 14, 2017 6:00 am - Not that long ago, it seemed unlikely that suburban band Lucky Boys Confusion would ever make another record. The group, which emerged from high-school rock scenes in Do...
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It's 1-2-3 for Heartland Voices' 10th galaMar 13, 2017 11:00 pm - Band and chorus leaders often have started out a song by counting out "a 1 and a 2 and a 3." But surprisingly often, numbers also appear in the lyrics of a song. Some of...
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Review: Laura Marling takes a giant step on 'Semper Femina'
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Singers bring a wee bit of Ireland to Vernon Area LibraryMar 13, 2017 1:00 am - The audience clapped and sang along as the Banna Irish Duo performed Irish songs during the "Senior Series: Favorite Irish Tunes" program Monday at the Vernon Area Publi...
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Olivia Newton-John to perform at Genesee Theatre in WaukeganMar 13, 2017 1:00 am - Australian singer and actress Olivia Newton-John ("Grease," "Xanadu") will bring hits such as "Physical," "Magic" and more to the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan at 7:30 p.m...
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Sunday picks: Get your jig on with We Banjo 3, Dervish at Old Town SchoolMar 12, 2017 7:15 am - Antiques galore Fifty-five dealers from 14 states will showcase a variety of items at the 60th Spring Fox Valley Antique Show and Sale at the Kane County Fairgrounds, 52...
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Brett Young on track for country music stardomMar 12, 2017 7:00 am - Brett Young can't make it through the hotel without someone asking for a picture or stopping to say hello, although he'll be the first to tell you that this is a biased ...