Music
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Free jazz Thursday in Hoffman EstatesJun 26, 2012 1:34 pm - The Hoffman Estates Arts Commission and the Hoffman Estates Park District welcome the Ken Spurr Jazz Quartet to the Village Green 7 p.m. Thursday, June 28, as part of th...
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R. Kelly continues old-fashioned charmJun 26, 2012 11:00 am - R. Kelly, “Write Me Back” (RCA Records) Dear R. Kelly, You've gone and done it again. I don't know what's going on with two back-to-back, rather wholesome and anac...
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Maroon 5 plays it safe on 'Overexposed'Jun 26, 2012 6:00 am - Maroon 5, “Overexposed” (A&M/Octone Records) The title of Maroon 5's new album, “Overexposed,” pokes fun at the band's ubiquity, which is mainly due to the massive ...
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Chicagoan pays tribute to Beatles in ‘Rain’Jun 25, 2012 12:24 pm - You might say Jimmy Irizarry has been preparing for his role in “Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles” for most of his life. A native of Southwest Chicago, Irizarry first fell...
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Images: Bono’s many brushes with greatnessJun 23, 2012 7:42 am - Chances are if you’re a president, premier or plain ol’ peacemaker with an eye on publicity, you’ve managed to get a bit of Bono in your life. The billionaire U2 rocker-...
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What’s next for online radio?Jun 23, 2012 6:50 am - LOS ANGELES — Songza, a new online radio service, leapfrogged Pandora as the most popular free music app for Apple devices last week. But it immediately faces a struggle...
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Steve Martin teams up with William ShakespeareJun 22, 2012 5:00 pm - NEW YORK — Steve Martin has a new writing partner, a guy even more famous than the comedian, actor, writer and banjo player. Martin has teamed up with no less than Willi...
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Prospect Heights holds shortened summer festival SaturdayJun 22, 2012 1:37 pm - For the last 33 years, the Prospect Heights Summer Block Party has been a three-day-long affair. This year, the festival has been shortened because of economic pressures...
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Tickets on sale for Buffalo Grove musicalJun 21, 2012 2:04 pm - Big Deal Productions, the performing arts division of the Buffalo Grove Park District, will present Annie as its 2012 summer musical in the West Auditorium at Stevenson ...
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Sonny Rollins tops at Jazz AwardsJun 21, 2012 8:03 am - NEW YORK — Tenor sax legend Sonny Rollins was a triple winner Wednesday at the annual Jazz Awards, garnering musician of the year honors for the second straight year. Ro...