Music
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Michelle Williams settles into 'Fela' roleFeb 13, 2013 11:30 am - Singer Michelle Williams had to repeatedly deny media rumors that the hit R&B trio Destiny's Child was reuniting for a special Super Bowl performance. But there was a gl...
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Foals shine with 'Holy Fire'Feb 13, 2013 11:00 am - Foals, “Holy Fire” (Warner Bros. Records) One thing you can say about the Foals is that they always mix it up. Their first album, “Antidotes,” was loaded with heavy...
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Veronica Falls' 2nd album worth 'Waiting For'Feb 13, 2013 11:00 am - Veronica Falls, “Waiting for Something to Happen” (Slumberland) The second full-length album from indie pop's Veronica Falls is a tasteful guitar pop set, brighter ...
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Kaufmann expands Wagner repFeb 13, 2013 11:00 am - Jonas Kaufmann, “Wagner” (Decca) Just about anything the German tenor Jonas Kaufmann does these days is special, and he sounds in particularly fresh voice as he ven...
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Gergiev conducts all-star 'Walkuere'Feb 13, 2013 11:00 am - Various Artists, “Wagner: Die Walkuere” (Mariinsky) There's no shortage of classic recordings of the second and most popular opera in Wagner's four-part “Ring” cycl...
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Eric Church leads ACM Awards with 7 nomsFeb 13, 2013 8:27 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — They don’t call him Chief for nothing: Eric Church is the top nominee at this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards. The rising country music star ha...
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Night life events: Let the headbanging outFeb 13, 2013 5:00 am - Metal Night at Penny Road Bang your head at Penny Road Pub at Metal Night Friday, Feb. 15. Drink specials include $3 well drinks, $3 Pabst Blue Ribbon cans, $3 shot...
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Lady Gaga postpones two Chicago showsFeb 12, 2013 3:00 pm - Lady Gaga announced her two concerts scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday at the United Center have been postponed. Live Nation Global Touring says Gaga is suffering fro...
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Suburban girls compete in American Idol's Hollywood roundFeb 12, 2013 1:00 pm - Historically, suburban singers have done well on "American Idol." So perhaps Alex Oechsel, of Naperville, and Ashika Sachdev, of South Barrington, will carry on that tra...
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Innovative jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd dies at 80Feb 12, 2013 6:45 am - DOVER, Del. — Jazz musician Donald Byrd, a leading hard-bop trumpeter of the 1950s who collaborated on dozens of albums with top artists of his time and later enjoyed co...