Music
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Shiny Toy Guns' 'III' is impeccableOct 27, 2012 6:00 am - Shiny Toy Guns, “III” (Five Seven Music) From its opening track, the runaway love jam “Somewhere to Hide,” to its closing number, the piano tune “Take Me Back to Wh...
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Pianist Eric Himy to perform SundayOct 26, 2012 3:41 pm - The Northwest Suburban Community Concert Association and District 214 Community Education will present classical pianist Eric Himy at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28 at the Fores...
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Clark’s derivative on full-length debutOct 26, 2012 2:00 pm - Gary Clark Jr., “Blak and Blu” (Warner Bros.) The much-anticipated first full-length album from guitar wiz Gary Clark Jr. opens with ... a horn fanfare. That takes brass...
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Orchestra begins season with Maine West concertOct 26, 2012 11:15 am - The award-winning Northwest Symphony Orchestra will present the first concert in its 61st season at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, in the Theatre for the Performing Arts at ...
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Melissa Etheridge takes a look back in 12th albumOct 26, 2012 6:17 am - At 51, Melissa Etheridge isn’t coasting on her accomplishments. Take her guitar work. The Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, whose 12th studio album has just been r...
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Swedish House Mafia’s CD is big, but flatOct 26, 2012 6:00 am - Swedish House Mafia, “Until Now” (Astralwerks/Virgin) Swedish House Mafia, a trio of electronic DJs and producers, have ruled mega-concert dance floors for a few years n...
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'Red' hot Taylor Swift riding high with new album, CMA nodsOct 26, 2012 6:00 am - If it's not officially the Season of Swift, it certainly is close. With her fourth album, "Red," just out - and including "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," the ...
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Diana Krall escapes her music comfort zoneOct 26, 2012 5:22 am - NEW YORK — Diana Krall says she felt reinvigorated making her new CD “Glad Rag Doll,” which gave her a chance to escape the comfort zone of Great American Songbook stand...
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Streisand's voice proves ageless and evergreenOct 26, 2012 1:30 am - Barbra Streisand needs no extraneous effects — no outrageous visuals, no elaborate staging, no gyrating dancers. And no pyrotechnics, save for her still-lush vocals tha...
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Aldean heads American Country Awards lineupOct 25, 2012 8:10 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jason Aldean leads the list of top country music stars set to perform on the American Country Awards. Country’s leading man of the moment will be join...