Music
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Kanye, Jay Z steal the show in SXSW performanceMar 13, 2014 1:01 am - AUSTIN, Texas - Samsung got its money's worth from Jay Z and Kanye West. Two of rap's top stars combined for a powerful, hit-filled two-hour show Wednesday night and Thu...
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Police: Driver kills 2 at South by Southwest festMar 13, 2014 1:01 am - AUSTIN, Texas - A suspected drunken driver fleeing police crashed through barricades at the South By Southwest festival in Austin, slamming into a crowd outside a nightc...
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District 95 students hit high notes at music contestMar 12, 2014 11:00 pm - Lake Zurich Middle School North and Middle School South band, orchestra, and chorus students, along with Isaac Fox and Sarah Adams Elementary orchestra students, attende...
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Hitmaker Pharrell selects his producing favesMar 12, 2014 6:00 am - Who hasn't Pharrell produced for? The hitmaker's Rolodex includes pop heavyweights from Beyoncé to Justin Timberlake, maestros like Hans Zimmer and Heitor Pereira, and w...
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Music notes: Lovato, Lightfoot visit the suburbsMar 12, 2014 5:00 am - Ready to dance? Dance-pop star Demi Lovato will fill the Allstate Arena this weekend with her expressive voice, hits like “Heart Attack” and her take on the song “L...
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Palatine celebrates St. Patrick's Day SaturdayMar 11, 2014 11:00 pm - Palatine will "Paint the Town Green" Saturday, March 15, with the community's fourth annual St. Patrick's Day celebration, which will include a parade, Irish market and ...
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ScHoolboy Q spins dark tale on 'Oxymoron'Mar 11, 2014 2:00 pm - ScHoolboy Q, "Oxymoron" (Top Dawg/Interscope) ScHoolboy Q's major label debut plays out like an unsettling 21st-century film noir. "Oxymoron" is all vice and poor d...
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Don Williams continues solid second actMar 11, 2014 11:30 am - Don Williams, “Reflections” (Sugar Hill) Don Williams is on a roll, once again. After talk of retirement — he even embarked on a farewell tour in 2006 — the Country...
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'Divergent' soundtrack is unevenMar 11, 2014 9:45 am - Various Artists, “Divergent: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack,” (Interscope Records) The latest dystopian young adult big-screen adaptation, “Divergent,” has high...
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Best bets: Sophia and Jake romp at the Rosemont TheatreMar 11, 2014 5:45 am - Top pick Junior stars If your kids love animated cable shows like “Sophia the First” and “Jake and the Neverland Pirates,” then see the characters onstage in “...