Music
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Chicago Symphony considering DuPage forest preserve sitesFeb 05, 2014 8:00 am - The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is searching for a permanent outdoor venue in DuPage County where it can perform summer concerts. Encouraged by the success of its perfor...
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Pussy Riot members blast winter games in U.S. press conferenceFeb 04, 2014 7:25 pm - NEW YORK — Americans who will be at the Winter Olympics should look beyond the facilities created for the games and take a hard look at the host country itself, two memb...
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Peppers mimed Super Bowl songFeb 04, 2014 7:15 pm - The Red Hot Chili Peppers decided long ago they were never going to mime a live performance. The band made an exception for the NFL, it turns out. The group’s bassist, F...
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Olivia Newton-John to begin Vegas show at FlamingoFeb 04, 2014 8:06 am - LAS VEGAS — “Grease” star Olivia Newton-John is headed to Las Vegas. The 65-year-old singer and actress announced a headlining residency Tuesday. She will perform 45 sho...
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Wayne Marshall's 'Tru Colors' deliversFeb 04, 2014 4:45 am - Wayne Marshall, “Tru Colors” (Ghetto Youths International) Some 10 years after the release of “Marshall Law,” Jamaican reggae artist Wayne Marshall has released “T...
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Music notes: American English fetes 50 years of BeatlesFeb 04, 2014 4:45 am - Beatles forever Not that anyone has ever needed an excuse to hype the Beatles, but this month marks the 50th anniversary of the band's famous appearance on “The Ed ...
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Best bets: Chicago Auto Show rolls into McCormick PlaceFeb 04, 2014 4:30 am - Top pick Sleek and shiny North America's largest auto show is the Chicago Auto Show, which returns for its 106th edition this year starting this weekend at McC...
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MHS preview concertFeb 03, 2014 2:04 pm - The Mundelein High School Show Choirs, SoundFX, Lights and Sound, will perform their competition shows backed up by the Noise Band at a special preview concert Thursday,...
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Muti to lead Chicago Symphony through 2020Feb 03, 2014 1:26 pm - CHICAGO — Maestro Riccardo Muti has extended his contract with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra through 2020. Muti has been the symphony’s music director since 2010. On Mo...
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Cyrus wants voice, not twerking, to be spotlightedFeb 03, 2014 10:55 am - BURBANK, Calif. — Miley Cyrus wants you to concentrate on her voice — not her twerking — when she launches her tour next month. “Ren and Stimpy” creator John Kricfalusi...