Music
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Best bets: Idina Menzel graces RiverEdge ParkJul 16, 2013 5:45 am - Top Pick She's ‘Wicked' Die-hard musical theater fans won't want to miss Idina Menzel (“Wicked,” “Glee”) performing in concert with a 55-piece orchestra at Riv...
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Wonder, Kings, Keys, Mayer headline Global FestJul 15, 2013 2:47 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Stevie Wonder, Kings of Leon, Alicia Keys and John Mayer have volunteered their time to attend the second Global Citizen Festival in New York’s Centra...
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Could rap lyrics modify because of stars’ mishaps?Jul 15, 2013 6:12 am - NEW YORK — Since it began, rap has found ways to offend. Whether for political content, sexual imagery, misogyny, violence or coarse humor, rappers have found themselves...
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Tigers, bull riding and pig races? Must be the Kane County FairJul 15, 2013 6:00 am - When Larry Breon was growing up, he went to the Kane County Fair to show off his family’s cattle as part of the 4-H exhibition. “It was something you looked forward to a...
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Zooey Deschanel switches from acting to singingJul 14, 2013 5:00 am - During a summer tour with her musical duo She & Him, Zooey Deschanel has performed songs about tortured love and broken hearts. Since she wrote the songs with her partne...
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Sunday picks: Ravinia hosts Willie & FamilyJul 13, 2013 11:00 pm - Country camaraderie Country fans won't want to miss Willie Nelson & Family with special guest Lukas Nelson & P.O.T.R., performing Sunday at Ravinia Festival, 418 S...
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Elgin-based Love Shots gels creatively on second albumJul 13, 2013 11:00 pm - Critics of The Love Shots' first album have described the band's sound as "1950s doo-wop meets punk rock." Lead singer Daniel Craig (no relation to the actor who curre...
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An injured Mariah Carey performs at MLB-Sandy showJul 13, 2013 10:41 pm - NEW YORK — Mariah Carey has a new accessory: the stylish sling supporting her injured shoulder. The pop diva performed in a fashionable sling that matched her shimmerin...
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Weekend picks: Trace Adkins and Co. play RiverEdgeJul 13, 2013 6:00 am - Country cavalcade Fans of country music won't want to miss Trace Adkins' “Country Lineup” featuring Drake White, Blackberry Smoke and Aaron Lewis at RiverEdge Park...
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Anita Baker's Ravinia show canceledJul 11, 2013 4:00 pm - R&B star Anita Baker's Ravinia Festival concert Saturday, July 13, has been canceled. No reason was given. Ticketholders for Baker's Highland Park concert should have r...