Music
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World travels shaped Foster the People's latestMar 28, 2014 5:45 am - Mark Foster's favorite hit songs are the ones written without thought given to eventual chart potential. So when it came time for him to pen the smash follow-up to his b...
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Moving picture: Streamwood teen creates own soundMar 28, 2014 1:00 am - Like any other teenager, Miguel Thompson regularly fights through the stream of students as he dashes from class to class. But at a time when most high school students a...
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Hold Steady's latest packs plenty of punchMar 27, 2014 5:30 am - The Hold Steady, "Teeth Dreams" (Razor & Tie) The Hold Steady is a garage band at heart, but it's a two-car garage in a nice neighborhood, and there might be a Merc...
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Skrillex takes control on first LPMar 27, 2014 5:00 am - Skrillex is taking his inspiration from Kanye West these days. The electronic music DJ and producer spent a little time with West, sharing a plane flight from Los An...
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New Des Plaines community concert band director namedMar 27, 2014 1:01 am - Local music educator William Gilmer has been named the new conductor of the Des Plaines Park District Community Concert Band, officials announced Wednesday. Gilmer retir...
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Teacher plants a seed of music for preschoolers in MundeleinMar 27, 2014 1:01 am - Children's music instructor Susan Nierman helped young children test out a trumpet during her hands-on music program at the Fremont Public Library in Mundelein on Thursd...
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Fleetwood Mac, with both McVies, will play ChicagoMar 26, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - The McVies are going back on the road with Fleetwood Mac. On Thursday, the band announced a 33-city North American tour, which includes a stop Oct. 2 at the U...
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Niemann's 'High Noon' a personal showdownMar 26, 2014 11:30 am - Jerrod Niemann, "High Noon" (Arista Nashville) Jerrod Niemann's one-of-a-kind recordings have been as adventurous as any male country singer to score a hit in the l...
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Lost Cash album shows love for good songsMar 26, 2014 5:45 am - Johnny Cash, "Out Among the Stars" (Columbia Legacy) Thirty years after getting shelved, a nearly forgotten Johnny Cash album is being made public for the first tim...
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Music notes: Ha Ha Tonka gets cozy at RaueMar 26, 2014 5:00 am - Hip-hop pioneers A few heroes from the early days of hip-hop will trade rhymes at a show this weekend in the city. Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick, Big Daddy Kane and Biz...