Music
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Weekend picks: Loni's lovin' the ImprovAug 21, 2013 6:00 am - Laughs with Love If you love comedian Loni Love for her TV appearances on “Chelsea Lately” from her standup special “America's Sister,” then don't miss her live at ...
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'Mortal Instruments' album intoxicatingAug 21, 2013 6:00 am - Various Artists, “The Mortal Instruments Soundtrack” (Republic Records) Successful film soundtracks have to complete a pair of difficult tasks. They must creatively...
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Best bets: Rock out with Joan Jett in ElginAug 20, 2013 6:00 am - Top pick 'I love rock 'n' roll' Feel the beat as the summer comes to a close with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Eric Burdon & the Animals Saturday at Fest...
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Suburban Chicago’s Got Talent winner not just a pretty voiceAug 19, 2013 4:00 pm - Gabriela Francesca won Suburban Chicago’s Got Talent this summer by singing pop and R&B tunes made famous by the likes of Whitney Houston, Bruno Mars and Shirley Bassey....
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Aretha Franklin not attending baseball luncheonAug 19, 2013 2:11 pm - NEW YORK — Aretha Franklin will not be attending a baseball luncheon during which she was to receive a “Beacon” award for embodying the spirit of the civil rights moveme...
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Pretty melodies, not much more from MayerAug 19, 2013 6:00 am - John Mayer, “Paradise Valley” (Columbia Records) Even those of us who have yet to date and break up with John Mayer may find “Paradise Valley” unlikeable. Kids are ...
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Sunday picks: Soarin' at Air & Water ShowAug 18, 2013 6:00 am - Look to the sky! The Aeroshell Aerobatic Team, the Lima Lima Flight Team and Sean D. Tucker & Team Oracle are some of the headliners at the annual Chicago Air and W...
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Luke Bryan releases album amid high expectationsAug 18, 2013 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Luke Bryan has taken an unusual approach to the business side of his career since winning the Academy of Country Music’s entertainer of the year in Ap...
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Singer Fergie officially changes her nameAug 17, 2013 5:11 pm - NEW YORK — She’s the F to the E, R, G, the I, the E. Fergie has officially changed her name: The singer born Stacy Ann Ferguson is now Fergie Duhamel. The Grammy winner’...
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Rock bands' plane makes emergency landing near MolineAug 17, 2013 5:00 pm - MOLINE, Ill. — A private jet carrying rock bands Ratt and Dokken had to make an emergency landing in northwestern Illinois after smoke was detected in the cabin Saturday...