Music
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Streisand’s yields on perfectionism with new albumOct 14, 2012 8:11 am - NEW YORK — Back in the day, if Barbra Streisand made one vocal error or found one problem while recording a song, she’d toss the whole thing. “If I didn’t like that one ...
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Beach Boys’ Wilson: Band dustup ‘bummed me out’Oct 13, 2012 8:12 am - LOS ANGELES — Brian Wilson says he felt blindsided by a news release from his Beach Boys band mate Mike Love that ended the good vibrations on the band’s 50th anniversar...
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Jimmy Page says ‘no’ to Led Zeppelin reunionOct 13, 2012 6:12 am - NEW YORK — Led Zeppelin will not be reuniting anytime soon. That message came through loud and clear this week with sarcasm, stoic silence and even the occasional barb a...
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Searchin' out Chicago's hidden country musicOct 13, 2012 6:00 am - Open the scruffy front door of a drab-looking corner tavern in Chicago on Friday evenings and suddenly you're in Texas, greeted by the rowdy twang of a genuine honky ton...
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Moving Picture: Vinyl rules at Barrington record shopOct 12, 2012 10:00 am - Record stores have long since gone the way of the head shop, lost somewhere in the 1960s and '70s. One exception is Rainbow Records in Barrington, a little slice of thos...
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DuPage Symphony’s season draws inspiration from literatureOct 12, 2012 8:12 am - The DuPage Symphony Orchestra doesn’t typically have a recommended reading list. This year is a bit different, with a five-concert subscription series focusing on litera...
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Zedd aces his freshman album testOct 12, 2012 6:00 am - Zedd, “Clarity” (Interscope) German electro-house producer Zedd is out with his debut album, “Clarity,” a solid full-length starter that showcases his knack for honing d...
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No more sad songs for Vivian GreenOct 12, 2012 6:00 am - Vivian Green, “The Green Room” (eOne) Longtime fans of singer-songwriter Vivian Green won’t be disappointed with her new album, “The Green Room,” as she returns with a m...
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The Wallflowers make it up as they go on new albumOct 11, 2012 6:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As producers are known to do, Jay Joyce called Jakob Dylan to discuss plans before they were scheduled to start recording The Wallflowers' first album...
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Music notes: Dance to Dot Dot Dot at Durty Nellie'sOct 11, 2012 6:00 am - Suburban party rock Dot Dot Dot, an energetic pop band based in the Northwest suburbs, will perform this weekend for hometown fans. The band performs a mix of origi...