Music
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Music notes: Classic America rocks the ArcadaNov 13, 2013 5:00 am - Seeing America America, the classic pop-rock band behind such hits as “Horse With No Name” and “Sister Golden Hair,” formed in the early 1970s in London, England. (...
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Acoustic Truth landed video deal at L.A. airportNov 12, 2013 10:00 pm - A double flight delay turned out to be a good thing for Sarah Lendy and Ryan Knott. The country-pop duo Acoustic Truth had a chance meeting in the Los Angeles airport w...
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Newer, budding music acts sell out top venuesNov 12, 2013 5:00 am - NEW YORK — In just two years, English singer Ed Sheeran has gone from the small stage to the big league. The 22-year-old earned a gold album with his 2011 debut, “+,” an...
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Lady Gaga's 'Artpop' suffers as art and popNov 12, 2013 5:00 am - Lady Gaga, “ArtPop” (Interscope) The mission of some art, particularly the modern kind, is to provoke — to present outlandish concepts, explore untraditional ideas,...
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Kellie Pickler continues evolution on latest LPNov 11, 2013 3:05 pm - Kellie Pickler, “The Woman I Am” (Black River Entertainment) Kellie Pickler, on her new album “The Woman I Am,” merges the tradition-minded sound of her previous album w...
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Christian pop music star TobyMac talks early inspirations, rising profileNov 11, 2013 5:00 am - Where does the career of a Christian pop star begin? Toby McKeehan — the Virginia native who sings, raps and changes lives as TobyMac — mulls it over as he noshes on a b...
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Former NBC news chief now a Yes manNov 11, 2013 5:00 am - NEW YORK — For eight years as NBC News president, Steve Capus worried about Brian Williams, the “Today” show and rapid changes in the news industry. Now he’s taking time...
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Sunday picks: Chazz Palminteri brings 'Bronx' to the ArcadaNov 10, 2013 5:00 am - Weekend swing Grab a dance partner to jive and jitterbug at Let's Dance “November Splendor” featuring John Smith and Shananigans Big Band on Saturday and the Johnni...
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Million Dollar Quartet plays in LombardNov 09, 2013 2:10 pm - Elaine Berquist of Lombard saw Elvis Presley in concert in Maryland sometime in the 1960s. The Elvis she saw on Saturday at Yorktown Center in Lombard wasn’t the same, o...
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Weekend picks: Carl Sandburg, 'Nutcracker'Nov 09, 2013 5:00 am - SATURDAY Celebrating Greek culture Dig in to a variety of Greek fare while you browse for holiday crafts at the Greek Food Fest and Holiday Craft Bazaar at St....