Music
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Sign language interpreter’s moves a hit in concertDec 07, 2013 5:00 am - PORTLAND, Maine — Holly Maniatty creates music — for the deaf. Teaming American Sign Language with dance moves and body language, she brings musical performances alive f...
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Weekend picks: Puppeteer Blair Thomas tells storiesDec 07, 2013 5:00 am - 'Hard Headed Heart' See puppeteer Blair Thomas perform with hand puppets, rod marionettes and shadow puppetry in the “Hard Headed Heart” puppetry show at Oakton Com...
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Jay Z tops Grammy nominations with 9Dec 06, 2013 8:04 pm - Jay Z easily led Grammy Award nominations announced Friday with nine, but left-of-center rappers Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Kendrick Lamar were among a group of new sta...
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Saxophonist Paliga bring his jazz from classroom to stageDec 06, 2013 5:06 pm - Saxophonist Mitch Paliga, a member of North Central College’s acclaimed jazz faculty, performs next month at the college. The performance begins at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3...
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Illinois Brass Band to play classics Sunday in Round Lake BeachDec 06, 2013 12:15 pm - The Illinois Brass Band will play holiday classics at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Round Lake Beach Cultural and Civic Center, off Hook Drive west of Route 83. The prog...
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Will newcomers dominate Grammys this year?Dec 06, 2013 11:00 am - Not a lot of fans knew who Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Lorde were when last we gathered a year ago to celebrate music with the Grammy Award nominations. Yet thanks to a ...
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Phil Collins says he is writing songs againDec 06, 2013 5:00 am - MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Phil Collins, the former Genesis drummer whose earnest ballads made him a star in the 1980s, is penning songs again. Although he dreads the idea of e...
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Holiday concerts in the suburbs dish up a big dose of ChristmasDec 06, 2013 5:00 am - Holiday shows in the suburbs this season are as plentiful as colorful ornaments dangling from a Christmas tree. Local audiences can celebrate with everyone from country...
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Hampshire teen gives new life to old musicDec 05, 2013 11:48 am - Ragtime music might conjure black-and-white images of a bygone era, but to 13-year-old Daniel Souvigny of Hampshire there’s nothing better in the world. Playing rag...
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Techny Christmas concert a holiday traditionDec 05, 2013 10:50 am - For decades, Chicago Master Singers’ Christmas concerts have been a holiday tradition. This year, the 130-voice chorus under the direction of Alan Heatherington will be ...