Music
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Sunday picks: Snakes on a plain at Chicagoland RepticonJun 30, 2013 6:00 am - Leapin' lizards! See a variety of reptiles, amphibians and other exotic animals and purchase merchandise at Chicagoland Repticon in the Prairie Events Center at the...
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Carla Bruni, back in jeans and in pop-star modeJun 30, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Gone are the prim (but stylish) Dior suits and sheath dresses worn by the first lady of France. Carla Bruni is back in pop-star mode, in a uniform of skinny j...
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Goo Goo Dolls join Matchbox Twenty at Ravinia for three showsJun 30, 2013 6:00 am - Originally dismissed as a copy of The Replacements, the Goo Goo Dolls have come a long way since their start in 1985. Among the band's accomplishments: The megahit "Iri...
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Weekend picks: Carey rocks at St. Charles' ZaniesJun 29, 2013 6:00 am - Proud of Cleveland Cleveland native and famed TV comic Drew Carey (“The Drew Carey Show,” “The Price is Right”) returns to the Chicago area for a special standup e...
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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...