Music
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Remember when? Nostalgia bands coming to local stagesJul 05, 2013 6:00 am - My girlfriend and I were excited to see the Queensryche billboard along Route 12 advertising Fiesta Days in McHenry — her because she used to be a huge fan, and me becau...
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Second group of Suburban Chicago's Got Talent finalists prepare to performJul 05, 2013 6:00 am - Fifteen acts have already performed and 15 more are ready to go in Suburban Chicago's Got Talent, a summer-long competition presented by the Daily Herald, produced by th...
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Barry Manilow: Songs of love and love of countryJul 04, 2013 6:51 am - Having reached 50 singles on the adult contemporary chart, Barry Manilow is still performing before large audiences. He returns to Washington to play “A Capitol Fourth” ...
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Music notes: Holiday heralds a weekend of rockJul 04, 2013 6:00 am - Festival rock Many suburbs are holding their summer festivals through the weekend, and live music is a big part of them. Among the bigger shows coming up are former Guns...
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Pretty Lights gets deep on all-original new albumJul 04, 2013 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Derek Vincent Smith, the internationally renowned DJ who performs under the name Pretty Lights, has a simple request: Don’t call what he does electron...
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Natalie Cole releases her first Spanish albumJul 04, 2013 6:00 am - SANTA MONICA, Calif. — It's been four years since Natalie Cole received a kidney from a Salvadorian donor, and the singer says it not only connected her to Hispanic cult...
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Judge rejects Shakira ex’s plea to access accountJul 03, 2013 8:50 pm - NEW YORK — A judge in Geneva has rejected an application from Shakira’s ex-boyfriend seeking rights to one of her bank accounts. Antonio de La Rua claims he should have ...
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Top rock acts a big part of July Fourth festivals in suburbsJul 03, 2013 12:14 pm - The Fourth of July holiday is starting to feel a bit like Christmas to suburban music fans. Live music has become a key component of local summer festivals, many of whic...
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’Hardly Workin”: new album out by ex-Groupon CEOJul 03, 2013 6:55 am - NEW YORK — Groupon’s quirky former CEO, Andrew Mason, has been working hard on a new album, “Hardly Workin’,” since he was ousted from the online deals company in Februa...
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Weekend picks: Thompson Square set for Northwest Fourth-FestJul 03, 2013 6:00 am - Big Fourth fun fest The Village of Hoffman Estates, the City of Elgin, the Village of Hanover Park and Hanover Township team up again for the massive Northwest Four...