Music
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Music notes: Blues legends Clearwater, Cotton play Viper AlleyApr 25, 2012 6:00 am - Blues in the 'burbs Lincolnshire will be the place to see some classic urban blues when legendary artists James Cotton and Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater take the stag...
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M. Ward partners with new list of players on 'Wasteland Companion'Apr 25, 2012 6:00 am - For much of his career, M. Ward has recorded his solo albums pretty much the same way. So when it came time to make "A Wasteland Companion," his first solo album in thre...
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'Empress of Soul' dismissed from 'Dancing'Apr 25, 2012 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Gladys Knight has been dethroned on "Dancing with the Stars." The Empress of Soul was bounced from the ABC ballroom competition Tuesday after losing a "dan...
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Zac Brown Band's new album 'Uncaged' out July 10Apr 24, 2012 11:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Describing the new Zac Brown Band album is anything but simple. “It's your basic country-Southern rock-bluegrass-reggae-jam record,” Brown joked. “Unc...
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Elgin arts groups to see reduced fundingApr 24, 2012 1:00 pm - Four Elgin arts organizations that received money from the city last year through service agreements are being recommended for grant awards since those contracts were el...
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Ted Nugent Q&A: Controversy, his life, and garage-rockin' in the suburbsApr 24, 2012 5:30 am - Ted Nugent critiqued some U.S. Supreme Court justices for acting like “stoned hippies,” described the Obama administration as “vile, evil and America-hating,” vowed to b...
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Wheeling's Haley Reinhart singing on 'Conan' tonightApr 23, 2012 11:00 pm - Former 'American Idol's' album 'Listen Up!' coming out next month
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Sinead O'Connor cancels tour, says she is 'unwell'Apr 23, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Sinead O'Connor says she is canceling her 2012 tour due to her bipolar disorder. The singer made the announcement Monday in a posting on her website. She wrot...
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Cheap Trick, Train among Illinois State Fair grandstand actsApr 23, 2012 4:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Cheap Trick, Train, Night Ranger and Blue Oyster Cult will headline this year's Illinois State Fair. Fair manager Amy Bliefnick confirmed the grandstand ac...
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Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert lead CMT nominationsApr 23, 2012 1:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — With Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert and Taylor Swift atop the list, look no further than the CMT Music Awards nominations for proof country music's...