Music
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Grave marker project helps bury the bluesJan 01, 2014 4:45 am - ST. LOUIS — Blues guitarist Tommy Bankhead rubbed shoulders with some of the genre’s royalty, from Howlin’ Wolf and Elmore James to Albert King and Sonny Boy Williamson....
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Music notes: Jay-Z returns to the UCJan 01, 2014 4:45 am - Back in town Rapper, producer and business mogul Jay-Z returns to Chicago next week as part of the Magna Carter Tour. Now that Jay-Z lives a one-percenter life with...
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NASA responds to Beyonce’s Challenger audio sample useDec 31, 2013 5:08 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — NASA officials say the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster “should never be trivialized” in response to a new song from Beyonce that features an audio s...
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Barrington High marching band takes to London streetsDec 31, 2013 3:00 pm - Rain pelted the Barrington High School Bronco Marching Band during its performance in London's New Year's Day Parade, but no one was complaining. “It's not a sunny, warm...
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Mentally ill and their backers fill Vt. orchestraDec 31, 2013 4:45 am - SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — Ronald Braunstein’s career as a musical conductor got off to a brilliant start. He attended The Juilliard School, performed as a guest with top o...
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Bon Jovi has year’s top-grossing global tourDec 30, 2013 4:41 pm - NEW YORK — Bon Jovi not only has the year’s top tour, but the rock band has achieved a career high. The New Jersey-based act’s worldwide tour grossed $259.5 million this...
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Band to perform in Wauconda:Dec 30, 2013 4:19 pm - The Chicago Brass Band will perform Jan. 16 at Wauconda High School. The show will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 each. For an additional $10, you can buy dinner before...
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Britney Spears begins long-term Las Vegas gigDec 30, 2013 5:00 am - Britney Spears has begun her early retirement in Las Vegas with a show that looks strikingly like the eye-popping Cirque du Soleil productions found elsewhere on the Str...
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Best bets: Cheerleaders bring it on at Winter MeltdownDec 30, 2013 4:30 am - Top pick Rah! Rah! Rah! See which of 75 Illinois cheering and dance squads come out on top at the Winter Meltdown IHSA Cheerleading & Dance Competition Saturda...
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Singing in the cold: Bruno preps for Super BowlDec 30, 2013 4:30 am - NEW YORK — Everyone is in Bruno Mars' ear about one thing when it comes to performing the Super Bowl halftime show: How will you deal with the freezing cold? “Everyone's...