Music
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Gillian Welch, Civil Wars capture Americana AwardsSep 13, 2012 6:38 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Gillian Welch and her partner Dave Rawlings, The Civil Wars and Alabama Shakes took home trophies, but Music City was the big winner at Wednesday nigh...
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Little Big Town turns it up on 'Tornado'Sep 13, 2012 6:00 am - Little Big Town, “Tornado” (Capitol Nashville) By the first chorus of opening song “Pavement Ends,” Little Big Town makes it obvious they are taking a more modern, ...
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Knopfler creates subtly beautiful tunesSep 13, 2012 6:00 am - Mark Knopfler, Privateering (Mercury/Universal) Mark Knopfler, the British guitarist best known as the frontman to Dire Straits, returns with his seventh solo reco...
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Alkaline Trio 'psyched' to rock Riot FestSep 13, 2012 6:00 am - Matt Skiba, founding member of Alkaline Trio, says he wakes up and falls sleep each day thinking about playing Riot Fest Sunday in the slot between two of his idols - Ig...
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‘Jekyll & Hyde,’ ‘Anything Goes’ set for springSep 12, 2012 11:19 am - Two high-profile revivals have been added to Broadway in Chicago’s finalized 2013 spring season. “American Idol” contestant Constantine Maroulis (“Rock of Ages”) a...
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ZZ Top gets back to basics on ‘La Futura’Sep 12, 2012 11:00 am - ZZ Top, “La Futura” (Universal Republic) With its distortion-heavy slabs of gritty blues-rock and title en espanol, ZZ Top’s first full-length album in nearly a decade c...
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The xx whispers on new album 'Coexist'Sep 12, 2012 6:00 am - The xx, “Coexist” (Young Turks) It's been three years since The xx's last album. The wait was worth it. “Coexist” is note perfect. The South London trio has moved a...
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Dave Matthews heads 'Away From the World'Sep 12, 2012 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Dave Matthews needed a break. His famously hardworking band took last year off and Matthews says he's planning to scale back future summer tours to spend ...
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Best bets: Goodenow Grove reopens for fall festSep 11, 2012 6:00 am - Grove reopening After more than a year's closure for site improvements, The Forest Preserve District of Will County's Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve opens again on ...
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Music notes: Naked Raygun play Riot Fest after-partySep 11, 2012 6:00 am - Local punk legends The band Naked Raygun, which has roots in the suburbs, was one of the fixtures of the early punk scene in Chicago. Raygun's melodic brand of punk...