Music
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Earth, Wind and Fire dropping new album Sept. 10Jun 29, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Earth, Wind and Fire initially wanted to release its new album around the 2012 presidential election, but the band realized it wasn’t satisfied with the songs...
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Keillor plans 26-city 'Radio Romance Tour'Jun 28, 2013 4:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — Humorist Garrison Keillor won't be taking a summer vacation. Instead, the creator and host of “A Prairie Home Companion” kicks off a 26-city “Radio Romanc...
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BS&T, Three Dog Night among Elk Grove concert headlinersJun 28, 2013 2:37 pm - The Elk Grove Village Board and Elk Grove Park District announce the third year of the “Unity Within The Community” — a joint partnership for hosting the village’s fifth...
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Mustaine muses over music, Megadeth and the mysteries of the universeJun 28, 2013 2:00 pm - Emblazoned on the cover of the new Megadeth record, "Super Collider," is a brilliantly colored image of a 12,500-ton particle detector that spends its days unraveling th...
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Benson’s vocals stand out on Cole tributeJun 28, 2013 6:00 am - George Benson, “Inspiration: A Tribute To Nat King Cole” (Concord) Just how much Nat King Cole inspired George Benson is evident on the opening track of “Inspiration: A ...
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Hezekiah Walker hits mark with new albumJun 28, 2013 6:00 am - Hezekiah Walker, “Azusa: The Next Generation” (RCA/Verity Records) It seems like a celebration of faithful endurance on Hezekiah Walker’s 14th album, “Azusa: The Next Ge...
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Five for the Fourth: Fireworks with a side of musicJun 28, 2013 6:00 am - John Philip Sousa reigns supreme on the Fourth of July, but marches and Lee Greenwood aren't all you should be hearing Thursday. The suburbs are teeming with musical eve...
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Plain White T's coming to Lisle for festivalJun 27, 2013 11:00 am - The Plain White T's will headline Benedictine University's BenFest 2013 festivities on Aug. 24 at the Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex, officials s...
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Jackson’s teenage son describes upbringing, father’s deathJun 27, 2013 9:07 am - LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson’s oldest son described the frantic efforts to revive his father to a jury, a scene of tears and agony that ended a dozen idyllic years bein...
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Devo drummer Alan Myers dies of brain cancerJun 27, 2013 6:51 am - Alan Myers, the former longtime drummer for the band Devo, best known for “Whip It,” has died after a battle with brain cancer. He was 58. Myers died Monday in Los Angel...