Music
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Palatine Street Fest starts FridayAug 20, 2012 4:55 pm - Palatine Street Fest 2012, a free festival in downtown Palatine, begins at 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24, and runs through 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26. Here’s a look at some of the ...
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Organizers: Willie Nelson cancels Colorado eventAug 20, 2012 10:11 am - DENVER — Organizers of a Colorado fundraiser say country music legend Willie Nelson canceled a weekend appearance. The 79-year-old Nelson was scheduled to perform Saturd...
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Singer Scott McKenzie diesAug 20, 2012 7:20 am - LOS ANGELES — Singer Scott McKenzie, who performed “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)” — which became a hit in 1967 during the city’s “Summer of Love”...
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Wynonna Judd’s husband hurt in crashAug 19, 2012 6:03 pm - HILL CITY, S.D. — Country singer Wynonna Judd announced Sunday that she is postponing concerts scheduled in Canada next week after her husband was hurt in a motorcycle a...
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Madonna sued in Russia for supporting gaysAug 19, 2012 8:37 am - MOSCOW — Some Russian activists have sued Madonna for millions of dollars, claiming they were offended by her support for gay rights during a recent concert in St. Peter...
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U.S. Air Force band plays free Hoffman Estates concertAug 18, 2012 10:56 am - The U.S. Air Force Shades of Blue jazz ensemble will perform a free outdoor concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24, at the Virginia Mary Hayter Village Green, 5510 Prairie St...
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Day as a Knight gets young kids excited about music, bandAug 18, 2012 10:54 am - They came in all sizes — aspiring young musicians, dancers or families who just wanted to enjoy an afternoon “playing” with the award-winning Prospect Marching Knights, ...
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Spotify, Pandora spur U.S. digital music sales past CD purchasesAug 18, 2012 7:29 am - The CD’s reign as the music industry’s biggest U.S. revenue source will end this year, eclipsed by downloads and newer streaming services such as Spotify Ltd. and Pandor...
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Silversun Pickups object to Romney’s use of songAug 18, 2012 5:36 am - The Silversun Pickups want Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign to immediately stop the use of the rock group’s song “Panic Switch.” And the Romney campaign has no proble...
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SCGT winners get thumbs up from BrandmeierAug 17, 2012 4:44 pm - Basking in the spotlight of winning the Suburban Chicago’s Got Talent competition, vocal beat-boxing duo Sanu John and Shawn Kurian were featured on WGN’s the Jonathon B...