Music
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Charlatans drummer Jon Brookes dies at 44Aug 13, 2013 7:29 am - LONDON — Jon Brookes, drummer with British indie rock band The Charlatans, has died. He was 44 and had been treated for brain cancer. The band said on its website that B...
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Luke Bryan plays it safe on 'Crash My Party'Aug 13, 2013 6:00 am - Luke Bryan, “Crash My Party” (Capitol Nashville) Within the first minute of “That's My Kind of Night,” the opening track on Luke Bryan's new album “Crash My Party,...
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Best bets: Running of Arlington Million returns SaturdayAug 13, 2013 6:00 am - Top Pick By a nose? The Arlington Million was the world's first million-dollar horse race, and the tradition continues Saturday at Arlington International Rac...
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Donny and Marie bring Christmas tour to RosemontAug 13, 2013 6:00 am - Donny and Marie Osmond are bringing Christmas cheer to the area once again, but this time in a bigger venue. “The Donny & Marie Christmas Tour 2013” has announced a Ros...
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Libertyville artist, rapper becomes voice of 'nerdcore'Aug 13, 2013 5:30 am - He didn't think of himself as a nerd when he was a student at Libertyville High School, but “nerdcore” music is what made Chris Ward famous. Nerdcore is an adult-oriente...
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Why the Elgin Symphony Orchestra is atypical in the suburbsAug 12, 2013 5:15 am - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra is unusual among its suburban counterparts because it received direct funding from the city of Elgin — an average of $125,000 yearly from th...
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Popular singer Eydie Gorme dies at 84Aug 10, 2013 9:54 pm - LOS ANGELES — Eydie Gorme, a popular nightclub and television singer as a solo act and as a team with her husband, Steve Lawrence, has died. She was 84. Gorme, who also ...
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Palatine vocalist wins Suburban Chicago's Got Talent contestAug 10, 2013 2:45 pm - Vocalist Gabriela Francesca of Palatine was named the winner of the 2013 edition of Suburban Chicago's Got Talent, while vocalist Andrew Johnston of Bourbonnais was vote...
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Concert series the best in the ‘burbsAug 09, 2013 6:00 pm - I would like to thank Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig B. Johnson, the Elk Grove Village trustees and the Elk Grove Village Park District for once again giving us, their re...
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Perfect conditons lead to big turnout at Mane EventAug 09, 2013 5:00 pm - There was no rain at Friday night's Mane Event in Arlington Heights, but it turned out to be the perfect storm. The combination of a cool summer evening, with blocked of...