Music
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Robin Thicke delivers with 'Blurred Lines'Jul 29, 2013 1:30 pm - Robin Thicke, “Blurred Lines” (Interscope) Robin Thicke is having quite a moment. After spending most of his decadelong recording career as one of R&B's journeymen ...
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Summer concert finale in Round Lake BeachJul 29, 2013 7:04 am - Diamana Diya African Hand Drum Group will be the final performer in the Summer Series of Family Entertainment at 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, at the Cultural & Civic Center of...
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Roger Wright: BBC’s man behind the Proms festivalJul 29, 2013 5:39 am - LONDON — Some people go to the seashore during the summer. Some go to the countryside. Roger Wright goes to Royal Albert Hall. As the BBC’s man in charge of the Proms, w...
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JJ Cale dies; wrote Clapton, Skynyrd hitsJul 27, 2013 11:49 am - Associated Press LA JOLLA, Calif. — Influential musician JJ Cale, whose best-known songs became hits for Eric Clapton with “After Midnight” and Lynyrd Skynyrd with “Call...
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Barrington-area agency needs help helping othersJul 27, 2013 8:00 am - Every so often, a helper needs help. For 47 years, Family Service of the Barrington Area has provided a comprehensive range of counseling and referral services for peopl...
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Country act sells out Sears Centre, breaks recordJul 26, 2013 6:09 pm - Tickets to see one of the biggest acts in country music at the Sears Centre Arena this fall sold out Friday in less than five minutes — the 7-year-old stadium’s fastest ...
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Top 10 named for Suburban Chicago’s Got TalentJul 26, 2013 5:54 pm - It’s down to the Top 10 in Suburban Chicago’s Got Talent. Finalists were announced Friday in the summer-long competition, which is presented by the Daily Herald, produce...
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Ocean cancels Australian shows due to vocal tearJul 26, 2013 2:50 pm - NEW YORK — Frank Ocean is canceling the rest of his Australian live shows because of a tear on his vocal cords. Live Nation posted on its Facebook page early Friday that...
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Fred Armisen to direct Kings of Leon live streamJul 26, 2013 7:38 am - NEW YORK — Fred Armisen will direct a live stream of an upcoming Kings of Leon concert for the digital series “American Express Unstaged.” The Nashville, Tenn., band’s ...
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Ned Van Go is roadhouse-ready on CDJul 26, 2013 6:00 am - Ned Van Go, "Lost in the Trouble" (DSF) As their song titles suggest, Kentucky-based Ned Van Go play roadhouse rock like a band that loves the sound of broken glass...