Music
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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...
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Batavia's Riverwalk comes alive for Windmill City FestivalJul 11, 2013 9:00 am - Roger Breisch remembers how his daughter Kathryn would spend the entire afternoon at the carnival when she would celebrate her birthday at the Windmill City Festival. “T...
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Grammy-winning drummer returns for encore at Jazz in Glen EllynJul 11, 2013 9:00 am - Seven-time Grammy-winning jazz drummer Paul Wertico had so much fun headlining last year’s Jazz in Glen Ellyn that he simply had to come back. “He has such a great foll...
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Songs from a scene: The evolution of LBCJul 11, 2013 6:00 am - Anyone who has spent any amount of time with me in the last 15 years knows I have a special place in my heart for Lucky Boys Confusion. I graduated from college and sta...
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Randy Travis recovering from brain surgeryJul 10, 2013 9:40 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country music stars and fans joined together to urge prayers for Randy Travis overnight as he recovered from brain surgery following a stroke at a Tex...