Music
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Engagement, Grammy nods make Kelly Clarkson 'Stronger'Feb 08, 2013 3:00 am - NEW YORK — Kelly Clarkson says she's extremely happy she's nominated for three Grammy Awards, but there's something else the pop singer is more thrilled about: her recen...
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Lyric leans toward tradition in announcing 2013-14 seasonFeb 07, 2013 3:56 pm - The Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced a very traditional eight-opera lineup for the 2013-14 season. It features Verdi’s Shakespearean tragedy “Otello” (eight perform...
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Avant has an R&B goodie with 7th albumFeb 06, 2013 10:00 pm - Avant, “Face the Music” (Mo-B Entertainment) Avant's seventh album arrives just in time for Valentine's Day: It's full of ballads and seductive tracks that highligh...
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Soaring solos from Thompson on 'Electric'Feb 06, 2013 10:00 pm - Richard Thompson, “Electric” (New West Records) On “Electric,” Richard Thompson plugs in and delivers his most generous helping of guitar solos in many years, perha...
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McGraw enters new phase in his musicFeb 06, 2013 5:00 am - Tim McGraw is free. The country star has moved on from a troubling label, quit drinking and grown up a bit, and all that has given McGraw a new energy he says you can he...
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Music notes: Security Project comes to St. CharlesFeb 06, 2013 5:00 am - ‘Security' check The Security Project, a group consisting of former members of Peter Gabriel's band and King Crimson, will stop in the suburbs this weekend. The ban...
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Josh Groban sings about love lost — againFeb 06, 2013 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Josh Groban enjoyed singing sad songs about a breakup on his last album, 2010’s Rick Rubin-produced “Illuminations.” So when the singer started recording his ...
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Schaumburg father, son performing this week on LettermanFeb 05, 2013 12:00 pm - Father and son Dan and Zach Lentino of Schaumburg will appear on “The Late Show with David Letterman” this week backing up different Elvis tribute artists on different n...
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Tim McGraw broadens sound on new albumFeb 05, 2013 11:00 am - Tim McGraw, “Two Lanes Of Freedom” (Big Machine) Veteran country star Tim McGraw resolutely refers to independence and the highway in the title of his new album, “T...
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Troggs singer Reg Presley dies of cancer at 71Feb 05, 2013 10:26 am - LONDON — The structure is simple, the guitar riffs basic, the lyrics at best inane, but the Troggs’ “Wild Thing” remains a garage rock classic more than 45 years after i...