Music
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Schaumburg announces Septemberfest music actsJun 20, 2013 2:27 pm - Schaumburg has announced several of the main stage musical acts for this year’s 43rd annual Septemberfest over Labor Day weekend. Lee Rocker of The Stray Cats will perfo...
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Free concerts at Independence Grove run through Aug. 6Jun 19, 2013 3:56 pm - The Lake County Forest Preserve District will host free outdoor concerts this summer at the Independence Grove preserve near Libertyville. Performances will begin at 7:3...
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Lightfoot draws on long career for current tourJun 19, 2013 11:00 am - Gordon Lightfoot seems to like to keep people guessing, including himself. "I don't like getting locked into the same show every night," he said. So the Canadian folk ...
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Country singer Slim Whitman dies at age 90Jun 19, 2013 10:55 am - MIAMI — Country singer Slim Whitman, the high-pitched yodeler who sold millions of records through ever-present TV ads in the 1980s and 1990s and whose song saved the wo...
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Music notes: '90s tribute bands hit Durty Nellie'sJun 19, 2013 6:00 am - Memory lane Remember the '90s? Three bands will pay tribute to key acts of the Clinton era at Durty Nellie's this weekend. The bands on the bill are St. Jimmy (payi...
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Naper Nights concerts salute 'History of Rock'Jun 19, 2013 4:30 am - Naper Settlement is turning back time with its second annual Naper Nights Community Concert Series, launching this weekend to take listeners through the “History of Rock...
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Lonely Island whack it out of the parkJun 18, 2013 1:00 pm - The Lonely Island, “The Wack Album” (Republic Records) The Lonely Island pull another magic trick out of the fun box — and it's their third studio record, “The Wack...
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A new generation of directors leads CTE in ‘iSing’Jun 18, 2013 11:18 am - When Allison Cherry stepped onto the Children’s Theatre of Elgin stage in 1992 as a second grader, she never dreamed that she would one day end up running the show. But...
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J. Cole is superb on sophomore albumJun 18, 2013 11:00 am - J. Cole, “Born Sinner” (Roc Nation/Columbia) J. Cole continues to live up to the hype he initially got from rap great Jay-Z, delivering an assortment of quality son...
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With Samsung, Jay-Z’s business continues to boomJun 18, 2013 8:53 am - NEW YORK — He really is more than a businessman. Jay-Z’s partnership with Samsung for his new album, “Magna Carta Holy Grail,” is another sign of how musicians are findi...