Music
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Bennett, Gaga have special chemistry on new CDSep 23, 2014 5:45 am - Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga, "Cheek to Cheek" (Interscope/Columbia) Tony Bennett has never forgotten the boost he got when Frank Sinatra declared him "the best singer in th...
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Nick Carter, Jordan Knight to play two HOB shows this weekendSep 23, 2014 5:45 am - NEW YORK - Jordan Knight says being in a duo with fellow boy band veteran Nick Carter is less stressful than being part of New Kids on the Block. "When you're in a reall...
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Kenny Chesney shows the way on new albumSep 22, 2014 11:00 pm - Kenny Chesney, "The Big Revival" (Blue Chair/Columbia) Kenny Chesney took a year off before recording his new album, "The Big Revival," and it shows. Cohesive in sc...
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Wealth of riches fuels rock band New PornographersSep 22, 2014 5:45 am - NEW YORK - Soft-spoken A.C. Newman doesn't seem like a braggart. Yet he feels so strongly that his rock band, the New Pornographers, has just made its best work that a s...
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra might build summer home in NapervilleSep 22, 2014 1:00 am - The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is considering a privately owned site in Naperville as a location for a permanent outdoor concert venue. But DuPage County Board Chairman ...
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Jennifer Hudson lacks personal style on 3rd albumSep 21, 2014 11:00 pm - Jennifer Hudson, "JHUD" (RCA) Jennifer Hudson's new album, "JHUD," would fly off the shelves if every copy included a tiny stage, complete with miniature Jennifer Hudson...
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Sugar Grove teen's advocacy gives her directionSep 21, 2014 7:30 am - In 2013, Sarah Feltes was like a lot of teenage girls: She LOVED the band One Direction. Besides listening to the music, watching videos and trying to get her mother to ...
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Robert Plant sets aside rambling ways on new LPSep 21, 2014 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Robert Plant has been a lifelong rambler with almost no interest in returning home to Great Britain. These days, though, he's as snug as a hobbit in h...
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Sunday picks: Soprano Karen Slack takes on 'Tosca'Sep 20, 2014 6:00 am - Diva in distress Soprano Karen Slack, soon to star in the Lyric Opera of Chicago's upcoming production of “Porgy and Bess,” takes on the title role of Puccini's mel...
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Weekend picks: Prepare to swoon as Marc Anthony croonsSep 20, 2014 6:00 am - Salsa time Grammy Award-winning singer and actor Marc Anthony brings his “Cambio de Piel” tour Saturday to the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. $59-...