Music
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Darius Rucker rides 'Wagon Wheel' to top of the chartsJun 14, 2013 6:00 am - Darius Rucker is a fan of Old Crow Medicine Show, but says he didn't really get what was so infectious about the string band's signature hit "Wagon Wheel" at first. ...
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Eliane Elias offers inspired tribute to Chet BakerJun 14, 2013 6:00 am - Eliane Elias, “I Thought About You (A Tribute to Chet Baker)” (Concord Jazz) Brazilian pianist-singer Eliane Elias offers an inspired tribute to cool jazz legend Ch...
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Mumford & Sons cancels Bonnaroo performanceJun 13, 2013 8:00 pm - MANCHESTER, Tenn. — Mumford & Sons has canceled its headlining performance at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Tennessee. The decision comes after bassist Ted Dwane rec...
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Calisch Award winner has long artistic resumeJun 13, 2013 12:04 pm - A glossy, black grand piano takes up half of the small front room in Chelsie Coren’s Wheeling home. It’s not there for decoration. Chelsie’s parents bought it eight year...
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Quadron's debut is groovy and sensualJun 13, 2013 6:00 am - Quadron, “Avalanche” (Epic Records/Vested in Culture) Coco O.'s soft and dreamy tone over the R&B-flavored beat on “Sea Salt” is enough to make you melt (summer hea...
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Free summer concerts starting in Des PlainesJun 12, 2013 3:04 pm - The Des Plaines Park District’s 2013 Live at the Lake Summer Entertainment Series returns to Lake Park this year, with a five-week lineup of free Thursday evening outdoo...
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Demi Lovato's latest aims for love on the Top 40Jun 12, 2013 6:00 am - Before achieving back-to-back radio hits with “Give Your Heart a Break” and “Heart Attack,” Demi Lovato wondered why she had yet to find her breakthrough on the radio. S...
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Music notes: Marion Meadows infuses Montrose Room with smooth jazzJun 12, 2013 6:00 am - Smooth jazz Marion Meadows, a saxophonist who brings elements of funk and a strong sense of melody to his smooth-jazz arrangements, will make a stop this weekend in...
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Hunter Hayes to play Rosemont TheatreJun 11, 2013 12:35 pm - Tickets for country singer and musician Hunter Hayes’ Friday, Oct. 25, “Let’s Be Crazy Tour” concert at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont, go on sale to...
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Free lawn seats available for Menzel’s Aurora showJun 11, 2013 12:12 pm - Broadway star Idina Menzel will perform next month at Aurora’s new RiverEdge Park, and a number of free lawn tickets will be available starting at noon on Friday. Menzel...