Music
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Summer attractions help keep suburban kids from getting antsyMay 24, 2013 6:00 am - The calendar is filling fast, but make sure to save room for a few new family-friendly local attractions this summer. From a splashy new night show at Six Flags Great A...
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French Montana debuts with enjoyable albumMay 24, 2013 6:00 am - French Montana, “Excuse My French” (Bad Boy/Maybach Music/Interscope Records) On his debut album, “Excuse My French,” French Montana lives up to the hype mostly gen...
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Willy Moon impresses with debut albumMay 24, 2013 6:00 am - Willy Moon, “Here's Willy Moon” (Interscope Records) Willy Moon will soon be gyrating his way into your music collection. Fact. His distinct features, tall frame, f...
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Richard Marx cancels Raue showMay 23, 2013 5:10 pm - Citing personal reasons, Richard Marx has canceled his June 29 concert at Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake. Marx was scheduled to headline The Second Annual Nati...
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Singer Laura Mvula enchants on debutMay 22, 2013 11:00 pm - Laura Mvula, “Sing to the Moon” (Columbia Records) Infused with a range of influences, including African folk and modern pop, English-born singer Laura Mvula is dis...
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Blake Shelton putting together Okla. benefit showMay 22, 2013 11:38 am - LOS ANGELES — Blake Shelton and NBC are putting together a benefit for Oklahoma tornado victims. Shelton told reporters about the fundraising effort after Tuesday night’...
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Hart, Bonamassa simmer on 'Seesaw'May 22, 2013 11:00 am - Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa, “Seesaw” (J&R Adventures) Singer Beth Hart and guitarist Joe Bonamassa have a soulful and sultry new album out with “Seesaw.” With her ...
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Grant returns gracefully with new albumMay 22, 2013 6:00 am - Amy Grant, “How Mercy Looks From Here” (Capitol Christian) Few singers probe issues of the spirit and of the heart with the warmth and intimacy of Amy Grant. On “Ho...
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Vampire Weekend shakes things up on latest albumMay 22, 2013 6:00 am - The guys in Vampire Weekend changed how they wrote songs, how they record and what an album of theirs even looks like — the cover for “Modern Vampires of the City” is no...
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Darius Rucker settles in on latest albumMay 21, 2013 3:00 pm - Darius Rucker, “True Believers” (Capitol Nashville) On his two previous Nashville, Tenn.-recorded solo albums, Darius Rucker proved he could gain acceptance from co...