Music
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Warped, Pitchfork give suburban music fans multiple optionsJul 17, 2013 5:00 am - It's one of those glorious summer weekends when local rock fans have not one, but two major live music events to consider. The annual Vans Warped Tour, a celebration of...
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Court Yard Hounds return with sunny 'Amelita'Jul 16, 2013 2:00 pm - Court Yard Hounds, “Amelita” (Columbia) The Court Yard Hounds open their second album, “Amelita,” with a portrait of a friend who wallows in negativity. But the arr...
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Festival also has games, rides and a paradeJul 16, 2013 12:38 pm - Lake Zurich’s huge annual party returns for its 71st edition Friday. Sponsored by the Lake Zurich Lions Club, which serves the visually impaired and blind, Alpine Fest w...
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Round Lake Beach concertJul 16, 2013 10:50 am - The Illinois Brass Band will perform a free community concert at 7 p.m., Thursday, July 18, at the Cultural & Civic Center of Round Lake Beach. The band is a regular at ...
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Earl Sweatshirt ready to release new albumJul 16, 2013 10:38 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Like pretty much every day for the last year, a fan came up to Earl Sweatshirt late last week at the Walgreens and asked the Los Angeles rapper when h...
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Yorke, Godrich pull Atoms For Peace from SpotifyJul 16, 2013 8:44 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Thom Yorke and Nigel Godrich have started a “small meaningless rebellion” against Spotify, announcing Sunday on Twitter they’re pulling their Atoms Fo...
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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...