Music
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Wynonna Judd reinvents herself with new release
Feb 16, 2016 6:00 am - Wynonna & the Big Noise (Curb) Wynonna Judd has repeatedly reinvented herself since rising to country music stardom in her teens. Despite a career of high-water marks — ...
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Review: Joey + Rory 'Hymns' speaks to power of music
Feb 16, 2016 6:00 am - Joey + Rory, "Hymns That Are Important To Us" (Farm House/Spring House) Joey Martin, of the wife-and-husband duo Joey + Rory, opens the couple's gospel album with an a c...
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Mavis Staples takes a joyful turn on 'Livin' On A High Note'
Feb 16, 2016 6:00 am - Mavis Staples, "Livin' On A High Note" (Anti-) Mavis Staples takes a joyful turn on "Livin' On A High Note," covering a dozen songs mostly from musicians decades her ju...
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Music notes: Give in to the VillainsFeb 16, 2016 5:15 am - Villainous engagement Even villains like to rock. For almost five years, V Is For Villains has been showing the nation its version of what "world domination" would sound...
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America, the Grass Roots to play Waukegan's Genesee TheatreFeb 16, 2016 12:00 am - The band America with guests The Grass Roots are coming to the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan for a concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 16. Tickets are $39 to $85 and go on ...
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Mundelein High show choir wins top prizeFeb 16, 2016 12:00 am - Mundelein High School's all-male show choir, SoundFX, took first place last weekend at the Fort Atkinson Showcase in Wisconsin, officials announced. It was SoundFX's thi...
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Select winners at the 2016 Grammy AwardsFeb 16, 2016 12:00 am - Album of the year: "1989," Taylor Swift Record of the year: "Uptown Funk," Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars Best new artist: Meghan Trainor Song of the year (songwriter'...
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ESO's Gregory Flint to lead public Masterclass SaturdayFeb 15, 2016 10:00 pm - Gregory Flint, principal horn of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, will present a masterclass from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 20. The event, sponsored by the ESO, the E...
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Vanity, Prince protege turned evangelist, dead at 57
Feb 15, 2016 10:00 pm - Like Prince's best songs, “Nasty Girl” - “Don't you wanna come with me/Do you think I'm a nasty girl?” and “If you ain't scared, take it out” and “I need seven inches or...
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Lady Gaga on Bowie tribute: Most difficult thing I've done
Feb 15, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Lady Gaga says paying tribute to the late David Bowie at the Grammys is probably the most challenging thing she's done in career because the icon influence...