Music
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Tyler, the Creator raps boldly on 'Wolf'Apr 12, 2013 6:00 am - Tyler, the Creator, “Wolf” (Odd Future/Sony/RED) Before you listen to Tyler, the Creator's third album, “Wolf,” keep this in mind: The rapper lives to offend. “Wolf...
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Passion, drive, discipline feed Iglesias' recipe for successApr 12, 2013 6:00 am - In Julio Iglesias' recipe for success, talent is only a tiny ingredient. And although the Spanish crooner says singing was not an innate gift for him, he says he's gotte...
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Rilo Kiley's 'RKives' unmoving residueApr 11, 2013 6:00 am - Rilo Kiley, “RKives” (Little Record Company) Rilo Kiley has been pretty well broken up since 2010, and hasn't released a new album since 2007. That trend of them not bei...
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Black Angels bring on modern psychedeliaApr 11, 2013 6:00 am - The Black Angels, “Indigo Meadow” (Blue Horizon Ventures) Imagine tossing bands from the pantheon of American psychedelia like The Electric Prunes, Count Five, 13th Floo...
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Waterboys set Yeats' poetry to musicApr 11, 2013 6:00 am - The Waterboys, “An Appointment With Mr. Yeats” (Proper American) This album sounds much better than the concept. The Waterboys' Mike Scott has written 14 songs using the...
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Riccardo Muti begins 3 weeks with CSOApr 10, 2013 1:49 pm - Famed Italian conductor Riccardo Muti is in Chicago where he’s preparing for three weeks of performances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Muti is music director of t...
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Palatine High School choir performs in HawaiiApr 10, 2013 1:44 pm - Students in Palatine High School’s choir program had a chance to escape chilly Chicago weather during spring break and have the time of their lives performing and explor...
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Country duo Shovels & Rope’s approach is joyfulApr 10, 2013 1:32 pm - NEW YORK — The phrase “O’ Be Joyful” is more than an album title for the country-rock duo Shovels & Rope. It’s a command. It’s hard not to be swept up in the spirit watc...
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Music notes: Boz is backApr 10, 2013 12:52 pm - Soulful pop Boz Scaggs — the singer, songwriter and musician who delivered a number of soulful pop hits in the 1970s — will make a stop in the suburbs this weekend. Scag...
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Kenny Rogers headed to Country Hall of FameApr 10, 2013 11:18 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kenny Rogers, Bobby Bare and Jack Clement are the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame. The trio of trailblazing inductees attended a news...