Music
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Weekend picks: Jim Breuer brings stand-up to SchaumburgAug 12, 2014 12:00 pm - Baked Breuer: Comedian Jim Breuer (“Saturday Night Live,” “Half Baked”) returns to town to perform standup comedy this weekend at the Improv Comedy Showcase, 5 Woodf...
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A forlorn Sinead O'Connor on 'I'm Not Bossy'Aug 12, 2014 6:00 am - Sinead O'Connor, “I'm Not Bossy, I'm the Boss” (Nettwerk) After a rough few years for Sinead O'Connor, as she dealt with a 16-day marriage and canceled a tour due t...
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Son of Fela Kuti talks of father's legacy ahead of doc screeningAug 12, 2014 5:45 am - NEW YORK — Femi Kuti is, like his father, a recording artist and an activist. Now he's a storyteller as well, advising Academy Award-winning director Alex Gibney on the ...
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Lake Forest Civic Orchestra announces four guest conductorsAug 11, 2014 11:00 pm - The Lake Forest Civic Orchestra has announced the selection of four guest conductors for the upcoming 2014-15 season. Each guest conductor will lead the orchestra in on...
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Broken ribs force Kings of Leon to cancel showsAug 11, 2014 11:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Kings of Leon will be off the road for two weeks while drummer Nathan Followill recovers from broken ribs, a statement from the band says. But Ahm...
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Grateful Dead founder cancels tour dates, including Ravinia stopAug 11, 2014 1:01 am - Grateful Dead founder Bob Weir is canceling all of the tour dates he had planned through January, including an Aug. 31 concert at Ravinia Festival in Highland Park with ...
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Hoffman Estates' Germanfest, 5K is Sept. 12-13Aug 11, 2014 1:01 am - The village of Hoffman Estates hosts its annual Platzkonzert Germanfest on Saturday, Sept. 13, an open air celebration with authentic German food, beer, entertainment an...
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Is 'Fancy' the song of summer? Here are some less-obvious alternativesAug 11, 2014 1:00 am - These days there are two types of people in the world: Those who accept the conventional wisdom that Iggy Azalea's breakout hit “Fancy” is the Song Of The Summer, and th...
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South Elgin Riverfest Express switches it upAug 10, 2014 11:00 pm - Visitors returning to the annual South Elgin Riverfest Express may be a little turned around this year. In previous years, the stage for live entertainment has been near...
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'All About That Bass' gives singer a breakthroughAug 10, 2014 5:00 am - NEW YORK - Not everyone was initially "All About That Bass." Meghan Trainor, the 20-year-old who is having a pop culture moment with the song about body acceptance, said...