Music
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Best bets: Soak up some Blues Brothers at RaviniaJul 03, 2012 6:00 am - Blues brothers Those who don't want pale imitations of iconic fictional Chicagoans Jake and Elwood Blues had better not miss a chance to see original star Dan Aykro...
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Music notes: Wilco, Andrew Bird rock Cougars' ballparkJul 03, 2012 6:00 am - Rocking the vote Acclaimed Chicago-based rock band Wilco will headline a special show in the suburbs this weekend. The band, known for its literate, multitextured c...
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Avon taps Bon Jovi for new Unplugged fragrancesJul 02, 2012 8:15 pm - NEW YORK — Jon Bon Jovi is going Unplugged in a bottle. Avon Products Inc. announced Monday that the 50-year-old rock star is the company’s newest celebrity fragrance pa...
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Free concert planned for Mundelein:Jul 02, 2012 6:57 pm - The band Midnight will perform blues and jazz music Sunday, July 8, as part of Mundelein’s summer concert series. The show is set for 5:30 p.m. at Kracklauer Park, which...
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Beyonce, Kanye, Jay-Z win at BET AwardsJul 01, 2012 10:29 pm - Cissy Houston’s tribute to her late daughter was the emotional highlight of Sunday’s BET Awards, a show that was defined by extended bleeps and the vulgarities that cens...
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Alternative Latin sounds find mainstream success in U.S.Jun 30, 2012 6:29 am - MIAMI — Gaby Moreno steps onto the stage of the dark Miami club, cradling her guitar. Glasses clink. Voices ricochet across the walls. The diminutive singer with a mop o...
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Katy Perry: ‘I still believe in love’ after BrandJun 29, 2012 7:37 pm - LOS ANGELES — Things aren’t all dreamy in Katy Perry’s new 3D concert film. The pop star’s energetic Day-Glo performances and chart success — tying Michael Jackson’s “B...
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Schaumburg’s Summer Breeze Concert Series starts July 7Jun 29, 2012 9:21 am - With summer now in full swing, Schaumburg residents are being invited to take full advantage of the balmy evening temperatures at the upcoming Summer Breeze Concert Seri...
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Flaming Lips breaks 24-hour record for live showsJun 29, 2012 7:48 am - NEW ORLEANS — It’s official: The Flaming Lips are the music world’s road warriors. The psychedelic rockers from Oklahoma set a new Guinness World Record for most live sh...
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Yahoo teams up with Spotify for on-demand musicJun 28, 2012 6:19 pm - LOS ANGELES — Yahoo is ditching its provider of on-demand music, Rhapsody, for a similar service provided by Swedish subscription-music service Spotify. The changes to t...