Music
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Magic, Common team up for at-risk kidsSep 18, 2013 4:30 pm - Earvin “Magic” Johnson is getting a little help from Chicago rapper Common for his newest off-court endeavor. The former NBA star launched his “Friends of Magic” initiat...
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Costello, Roots a winning collaborationSep 18, 2013 12:02 pm - Elvis Costello and the Roots, “Wise Up Ghost” (Blue Note) Enough with Velvet Elvis. This year’s model of Elvis Costello features a collaboration with the Roots that insp...
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Madonna’s Hamptons horse farm road under scrutinySep 18, 2013 11:48 am - BRIDGEHAMPTON, N.Y. — A minor tempest over an access road built on Madonna’s Hamptons horse farm appears to have been settled. Newsday reports that Suffolk County of...
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Chris Young takes next step with ‘A.M.’Sep 18, 2013 11:29 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Chris Young was nervous about his new single “Aw Naw.” The 28-year-old Tennessee native releases his new album “A.M.” this week after a string of No. ...
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Janelle Monae on new album, Prince, therapySep 18, 2013 11:27 am - NEW YORK — Janelle Monae finally gave birth this week. No, it wasn’t a little baby, but a bundle of music that she says was just as labor-intensive. “I just feel like th...
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Music notes: Genesis songs revistedSep 18, 2013 6:00 am - Looking back Steve Hackett, the original guitarist in the British art-pop group Genesis, will perform in the suburbs at two shows this weekend. Hackett is touring b...
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Wheeling hosts Chicagoland Marching Band Festival on SaturdaySep 17, 2013 1:54 pm - Wheeling High School’s 46th annual Chicagoland Marching Band Festival on Saturday, Sept. 21, will showcase 23 Midwest high school bands and the University of Illinois Ma...
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Downtown's debut a hit in Lake ZurichSep 17, 2013 12:00 pm - Rock the Block exceeds attendance expectations
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Britney Spears announces Las Vegas residencySep 17, 2013 9:07 am - NEW YORK — Britney Spears is heading to Las Vegas. The pop star announced a 16-date residency at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Tues...
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Best bets: Get funky with Grand Funk RailroadSep 17, 2013 6:00 am - Top pick American band Relive the big hit songs from the late 1960s and 1970s of the rock band Grand Funk Railroad (“We're an American Band,” “The Loco-Motion...