Music
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Naperville Municipal Band includes Halloween in genre-spanning concertOct 18, 2012 7:48 am - You won’t hear werewolf howls or chain saws. (Phew!) Still, Naperville Municipal Band Director Ron Keller promises this year’s fall concert has a Halloween flavor. The ...
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All aboard Jason Aldean's 'Night Train'Oct 18, 2012 6:00 am - Jason Aldean, “Night Train” (Broken Bow) Jason Aldean blends hard-rock sonics with country music themes better than any of his contemporaries, as he proves once aga...
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Johnson honors past and present on albumOct 18, 2012 6:00 am - Jamey Johnson, “Living For A Song: A Tribute To Hank Cochran” (Mercury) Jamey Johnson set out to honor one of the most successful songwriters in country music history wi...
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Heather Headley loses thrill on 4th albumOct 18, 2012 6:00 am - Heather Headley, “Only One in the World” (in:ciite Media) Heather Headley, who is gearing up to star in “The Bodyguard: A New Musical” in London next month, has one...
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Weak effort from Phish’s Trey AnastasioOct 18, 2012 6:00 am - Trey Anastasio, “Traveler” (ATO Records) Phish frontman Trey Anastasio mixes the old and new with a couple of covers, strings, horns, synthesizers — and even a theremin...
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Hooky melodies, tricky rhythms pepper Pinback’s newestOct 18, 2012 6:00 am - Pinback, “Information Retrieved” (Temporary Residence Ltd.) More than half a century after the birth of the rock band, guitarists remain limited to six strings and a doz...
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Yo-Yo Ma to continue work at Chicago SymphonyOct 17, 2012 5:58 pm - Famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma will continue his role as a creative consultant with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra through June 2015, the orchestra announced Wednesday. Ma was ...
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Prettyman spins gold from heartacheOct 17, 2012 3:00 pm - Tristan Prettyman, “Cedar + Gold” (EMI/Capitol) It’s not unusual for an artist to find inspiration in heartache. Some of the greatest songs are written from pain. What T...
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Illinois Brass Band to perform at Cutting Hall Nov. 4Oct 17, 2012 2:33 pm - Join The Illinois Brass Band 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, at Cutting Hall, 150 E. Wood St., Palatine, for an evening of music from the movies. Relive great movie moments wh...
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Martha Wainwright is emotional, top-notchOct 17, 2012 11:00 am - Martha Wainwright, "Come Home to Mama" (Cooperative Music) 2012 is the year of the Wainwrights. Rufus Wainwright gave us a smooth, poppy record with the Mark Ronson-pr...