Music
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Ralph Covert show to air on WTTWMay 16, 2013 12:00 pm - "Ralph's World: Time Machine Guitar," the new children's TV show starring musician Ralph Covert, a Glen Ellyn resident, will debut its pilot episode this weekend on WTTW...
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Trace Adkins looks for spark on new albumMay 16, 2013 6:00 am - Trace Adkins, “Love Will...” (Show Dog/Universal) Trace Adkins works with five different producers on his 11th album, suggesting the country music veteran and reali...
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Schaumburg High choirs perform May 23 to benefit food pantryMay 15, 2013 3:53 pm - These musicians will sing for food. The Schaumburg High School Music Department presents the Senior Choral Recognition Concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 23 in the Weimer A...
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Vampire Weekend turns down tempo on 3rd CDMay 15, 2013 3:00 pm - Vampire Weekend, “Modern Vampires of the City” (XL Recordings) After releasing two bouncy albums of reggae-flavored pop laced with African rhythms, Vampire Weekend ...
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Talib Kweli delivers on 5th solo albumMay 15, 2013 2:00 pm - Talib Kweli, “Prisoner of Conscious” (Javotti Media/Caroline Distribution) Throughout his career, whether in his early collaborative work with fellow Brooklynite Mo...
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Stewart rediscovers songwriting after 20-year breakMay 15, 2013 6:00 am - Rod Stewart has never shied from the spotlight, but on this day, the famously cheeky rocker wants a softer glow. He's waiting to be interviewed on camera about his first...
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Music notes: Hear blues master Montoya at Montrose RoomMay 15, 2013 6:00 am - Blues master Coco Montoya brings his virtuoso blues-guitar playing to the suburbs this weekend. A former member of the John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers band, Monto...
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Pistol Annies believe it's time to 'Annie Up'May 15, 2013 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When the women in Pistol Annies get together, song ideas just fall out. They spent two days together recently to do promotional work for their new alb...
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She & Him win again with ‘Volume 3’May 14, 2013 3:48 pm - She & Him, “Volume 3” (Merge Records) Is there any limit to Zooey Deschanel’s creativity? With her comical hit show, “New Girl,” it’s hard to work out when she would hav...
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George Strait still cruisin' in the studioMay 14, 2013 3:00 pm - George Strait, “Love Is Everything” (MCA Nashville) George Strait is amid a two-year tour before retiring from the road, but new album “Love Is Everything” proves h...