Music
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Weekend picks: Lynn, Travis grace RiverEdge stage SaturdayJun 26, 2013 6:00 am - Pure country See two country greats, Loretta Lynn and Randy Travis, on the same billSaturday at RiverEdge Park, 360 Broadway St., Aurora. $45 general admission; $55...
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Bartlett Arts Festival June 29-30Jun 25, 2013 3:24 pm - The highlight of the 11th Annual Bartlett Arts Fest is a juried art show featuring nearly 50 artists but there also is a wide variety of entertainment and kids activitie...
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Laura Marling's 4th record is mature yet playfulJun 25, 2013 6:00 am - Laura Marling, “Once I Was An Eagle” (Ribbon Records) “I'm the first to admit that I'm still pretty young,” sang Laura Marling on her debut single, “New Romantic,” ...
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Empire of the Sun deliver the goods on 2nd albumJun 25, 2013 6:00 am - Empire of the Sun, “Ice on the Dune” (Astralwerks) Empire of the Sun's new album opens with the instrumental track “Lux,” using drums of epic grandeur to build the ...
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Viking Park Singers offer free concertJun 24, 2013 5:46 pm - Gurnee Park District’s Viking Park Singers host a free concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 30. The “Songs We Love to Sing” will be at Viking Park Dance Hall, 4374 Old Grand A...
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It’s girls’ day out at Pheasant RunJun 24, 2013 2:08 pm - Calling all women! Fox Valley Repertory is extending an invitation to all women of the Fox Valley area to join them as they celebrate girl strength and breast cancer sur...
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Blues singer Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland dies at 83Jun 24, 2013 7:14 am - GRENADA, Miss. — Singer Bobby “Blue” Bland, who blended Southern blues and soul in songs such as “Turn on Your Love Light” and “Further on up the Road,” has died. He was...
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Alison Moyet's 'The Minutes' impressesJun 23, 2013 11:00 pm - Alison Moyet, “The Minutes” (Cooking Vinyl/Metropolis Records) Alison Moyet is not trying to impress you. True to her punk roots, the English artist didn't make “Th...
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Jack White, Kitty, Joe Jonas win at O Music AwardsJun 21, 2013 6:58 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jack White, Kitty and Joe Jonas are among the winners of the O Music Awards. The off-kilter 24-hour awards show hosted by the MTV family of networks w...
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Jay-Z certified as NBA player agentJun 20, 2013 6:17 pm - NEW YORK — Jay-Z is now in the player agent business. The rap mogul has been certified by the NBA players’ association, spokesmen for the union and Roc Nation Sports sai...