Music
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Lambert, McGraw lead ACM nominations with 7 eachJan 29, 2014 9:55 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Miranda Lambert and Tim McGraw are the top nominees for this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards. Lambert and McGraw are up for seven awards apiece...
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Music notes: Cheap Trick rocks the ArcadaJan 29, 2014 5:00 am - ‘Local' show Indie-rock band Local Natives will perform this weekend at Wheaton College. The Los Angeles-based band plays a sophisticated brand of pop — a mix of gu...
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Stradivarius violin stolen in MilwaukeeJan 28, 2014 5:39 pm - MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee police say they are investigating the theft of an “exceptionally valuable” Stradivarius violin. The rare violin was on loan to Milwaukee Symphony O...
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Children of Uganda’s Tour of Light comes to PalatineJan 28, 2014 2:11 pm - The Palatine Children’s Chorus will welcome Children of Uganda and their Tour of Light music and dance troupe for a local performance on Tuesday, Feb. 4. COU’s Tour of L...
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Folk singer, activist Pete Seeger dies in N.Y.Jan 28, 2014 5:37 am - ALBANY, N.Y. — Unable to carry his beloved banjo, Pete Seeger used a different but equally formidable instrument, his mere presence, to instruct yet another generation o...
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Wilco bandmates produce tight popJan 28, 2014 4:45 am - The Autumn Defense, “Fifth” (Yep Roc Records) When not rocking out with Wilco, multi-instrumentalists John Stirratt and Patrick Sansone dish out smooth ’70s-sounding po...
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Best bets: Bullriders test their mettle at Sears CentreJan 28, 2014 4:30 am - Top pick Bucking trend See daring men and women brave bucking bulls, participate in barrel racing and more at the Professional Championship Bullriders World To...
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Daft Punk: Who knew they were French?Jan 27, 2014 5:48 am - PARIS — They’re helmeted, mute and mysterious, and they’re suddenly the pride of France. Duo Daft Punk is doing something no other French music group has ever done: Brin...
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Brilliant, baffling moments at the GrammysJan 27, 2014 5:00 am - A teenager from New Zealand and two French “robots” shall lead them. What makes music special is its seeming randomness, of magic moments coming from where you'd least e...
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Grammys good to Daft Punk, Macklemore, LordeJan 26, 2014 5:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Daft Punk's electronic-funk grooves have won big at the Grammys. The French electronic duo's “Random Access Memories” won album of the year and their infec...