Music
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Inmates, orchestra members perform behind barsApr 15, 2013 7:39 am - Strains of classical music echoed on Sunday — not inside an august concert hall — but in a bleak Chicago jail where the mostly teenage boys await trial on charges rangin...
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Aurora's RiverEdge lineup includes Frampton, Travis, moreApr 15, 2013 5:00 am - RiverEdge Park in Aurora is about to launch its first season as the Chicago area's newest outdoor music venue, bringing blues, country and rock artists to grace the stag...
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Keith Richards joins Clapton at Crossroads FestivalApr 14, 2013 9:00 am - NEW YORK — Eric Clapton's Crossroads festival has become the mecca for riff worshippers, so it was appropriate that guitar deity Keith Richards made a surprise appearanc...
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Rebel Wilson prepares to open MTV Awards with a soloApr 14, 2013 9:00 am - CULVER CITY, Calif. — Rebel Wilson sings, dances and summons laughs — and that's just in the opening moments of this weekend's MTV Movie Awards. The Australian actress i...
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Joan Baez returns to past in VietnamApr 14, 2013 6:17 am - HANOI, Vietnam — At 72, Joan Baez is not short of events to anticipate: She has her mother’s 100th birthday party, a tour of Australia and a new passion — painting — to ...
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PSY says he hopes N. Koreans enjoy his new singleApr 13, 2013 6:27 pm - SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean rapper PSY says he hopes North Koreans enjoy his new single even as tensions remain high on the Korean Peninsula. The single, “Gentlema...
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Pandora co-founder takes on music industry elitesApr 13, 2013 7:31 am - MIAMI — The fast-talker in the plaid shirt flashes with inspiration. “I know what mood I’m in. So, so, you could have a color dial! So, you have red, blue. So, I’m in an...
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Music festivals thriving as 2013 season startsApr 13, 2013 6:50 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Coachella and Lollapalooza are sold out. Bonnaroo’s nearly there, too. But eager fans need only be patient: Wait a few years and chances are you’ll ha...
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BBC faces dilemma as anti-Thatcher song tops chartApr 12, 2013 9:42 am - LONDON — The BBC is in a bind after opponents of Margaret Thatcher pushed the song “Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead” to the top of the British charts in a posthumous protes...
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PSY’s new single steals attention away from N. KoreaApr 12, 2013 8:43 am - SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean pop star PSY’s first new single since his viral hit “Gangnam Style” is stealing attention from inter-Korean tensions. YG Entertainment,...