Music
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Review: A band with a fresh sound emerges from Asheville
Aug 25, 2016 7:00 am - River Whyless, "We All the Light" (Roll Call Records) From Asheville, North Carolina, an eclectic fusion of retirees, back-to-the-land hippies, tourists and natives to t...
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Michael Phelps, Final Five gymnasts to present at MTV VMAs
Aug 25, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Recent Olympic gold medalists Michael Phelps and the Final Five are heading to the MTV Video Music Awards. MTV said Thursday that Phelps, Simone Biles, A...
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Elgin's iFest will have Olympic theme SaturdayAug 25, 2016 6:00 am - This year's iFest in Elgin will have an Olympic theme and - unlike the athletes who vied for gold in Rio this summer - all participating kids will get a medal. The free ...
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Harry Belafonte hoping to lead a change with new festival
Aug 24, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Harry Belafonte feels America has lost its moral compass, and culture can help gain it back. The longtime activist and entertainer is hoping to lead a ch...
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Pandora to release weekly show with Roots drummer Questlove
Aug 24, 2016 7:00 am - OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Roots drummer Questlove is starting a new three-hour weekly show on the streaming music service Pandora that will feature music, interviews and co...
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Weekend picks: John Fogerty rolls into RaviniaAug 24, 2016 6:17 am - A Creedence crooner Former Creedence Clearwater Revival singer and guitarist John Fogerty makes his Ravinia Festival debut Thursday with his "Rollin' on the River" tour....
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Chris Isaak bringing holiday tour to GeneseeAug 24, 2016 1:00 am - Musician Chris Isaak will bring his holiday tour to the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan this fall. The show, at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, will include some of Isaak's biggest ...
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Music notes: Live the 'Glory Days' with Bruce at United CenterAug 23, 2016 10:12 am - Chicago and 'The Boss' Bruce Springsteen, arguably the king of heartland rock, has captured the struggle and spirit of the everyman since taking the stage with his hard-...
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Review: Crystal Castles bring the noise on "Amnesty (I)"
Aug 23, 2016 7:00 am - Crystal Castles, "Amnesty (I)" Electro-punk noisemakers Crystal Castles return with a lineup that's 50 percent new and a sound that's still 100 percent uncompromising. O...
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Probe into Fetty Wap video shoot faults school principal
Aug 23, 2016 7:00 am - PATERSON, N.J. (AP) - An investigation into how rapper Fetty Wap was allowed to record a music video that included drug references and a pole dancer in his old New Jerse...