Music
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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...
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Downers Grove songwriter nominated for two Grammy AwardsFeb 05, 2013 4:30 am - More than 25,000 people have sent emails and letters to Matthew West, sharing their life stories with him. The singer/songwriter from Downers Grove has sifted through n...
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Eels cheer up on 'Wonderful, Glorious'Feb 04, 2013 10:00 pm - Eels, “Wonderful, Glorious” (Vagrant Records) Fans of the Eels will be surprised to know that the band's frontman, Mark “E” Everett, seems to have been lifted from ...
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Following Super Bowl, Beyonce announces world tourFeb 04, 2013 9:08 am - NEW YORK — Beyoncé was just warming up at the Super Bowl: The singer has announced a world tour. “The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour” will kick off April 15 in Belgrade, Se...
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Sting, Rihanna, Mars, Clarkson to sing at GrammysFeb 04, 2013 7:35 am - NEW YORK — Sting, Rihanna and Bruno Mars will hit the stage for a special performance at next week’s Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy announced Monday that they will...
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Images: Super Bowl entertainmentFeb 03, 2013 9:37 pm - ...
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Beyonce electrifies at Super Bowl halftime showFeb 03, 2013 7:17 pm - If naysayers still doubted Beyonce’s singing talents — even after her national anthem performance this week at a news conference — the singer proved she is an exceptiona...
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Concert at Byron Colby Barn:Feb 03, 2013 4:00 pm - Dutch soprano Josefien Stoppelenburg and lutenist Joel Spears perform “Early Music” composed by some of the greatest songwriters in the English language at 4 p.m. Sunday...
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FullScore Chamber Orchestra to perform its ‘Winter Classics’Feb 02, 2013 1:48 pm - FullScore Chamber Orchestra presents its next concert, “Winter Classics,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, at St. Paul the Apostle Church, 6401 Gages Lake Road in Gurnee. “W...
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Bartlett Idol registration now openFeb 01, 2013 5:56 pm - Registration for the Bartlett Park District’s Bartlett Idol is now open. The all-ages singing competition will take place on Saturday, March 16. There is a new “group” d...