Music
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Jarreau cancels Genesee Theatre concertFeb 08, 2017 12:00 am - Grammy Award-winning singer Al Jarreau has canceled his Friday, Feb. 24, concert at Waukegan's Genesee Theatre due to exhaustion. Jarreau's medical team has advised the ...
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BJ Thomas, tribute artists on tap at Arcada TheatreFeb 08, 2017 12:00 am - Three Elvis Presley tribute artists, five-time Grammy Award-winning singer BJ Thomas and legendary crooner Neil Sedaka are some of the performers in nine newly announced...
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Delores & the Pickin'-Fretter return to the Elgin Coffeehouse Feb. 18Feb 07, 2017 10:00 pm - The lively sounds and close harmonies of the Kansas duo calling themselves Delores & the Pickin'-Fretter will return to Elgin's Highland Avenue Coffeehouse on Saturday, ...
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Review: Elbow loses a member and become more accessible
Feb 07, 2017 6:00 am - Elbow, "Little Fictions" (Concord Records) Less, it turns out, is more for the British band Elbow. On their seventh studio album, the art-rockers have lost a founding me...
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Sting, Wayne Shorter win 2017 Polar Music Prize
Feb 07, 2017 6:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - British musician and singer-songwriter Sting and American jazz saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter have won the 2017 Polar Music Prizes. St...
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Music Review: Chuck Prophet at his best on 'Bobby Fuller'
Feb 07, 2017 6:00 am - Chuck Prophet, "Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins" (Yep Roc) The song titles suggest this is an album worth hearing. They're Prophetic. Along with the title cut, there's "...
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KatyCats rejoice! Katy Perry returns to Grammys
Feb 07, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Katy Perry is returning to the Grammy Awards to the delight of fans who have been waiting to hear new music from the pop singer whose last album, "Pri...
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Review: 'Fifty Shades Darker' misfires with bland soundtrack
Feb 07, 2017 6:00 am - Various Artists, "Fifty Shades Darker - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" (Republic Records) If "more" is the name of the game for new film "Fifty Shad...
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Country's Kelsea Ballerini, Maren Morris will face off at GrammysFeb 07, 2017 5:00 am - Female artists may often be overlooked on country radio, but the one place where they feel the love is at the Grammy Awards. This year, two newcomers, Kelsea Ballerini a...
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Music notes: Micky Dolenz takes the spotlight at ArcadaFeb 07, 2017 5:00 am - Still a believer The Monkees, the TV-created rock sensation from the '60s, isn't around anymore. But Micky Dolenz, viewed by many as the distinctive voice behind th...