Music
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Vernon Hills singer preps for next round of “The Voice”Mar 09, 2012 7:04 pm - Since Vernon Hills singer Jamie Lono first appeared on NBC’s “The Voice” last month he’s gained thousands of new followers online, been discovered by the national press ...
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Prosecutor: Many threats before Hudson killingsMar 09, 2012 5:32 pm - A prosecutor says the man accused of killing Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew had threatened to kill members of the family at least t...
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Cary native returns home with 'Riverdance'Mar 09, 2012 4:00 pm - Cary native Rose Duffy jokes that her dad, Michael J. Duffy, was even more excited than she was when she joined the national tour of "Riverdance" as a fiddle player this...
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Men at Work frontman now successful troubadourMar 09, 2012 5:00 am - In the old days, they would have called Colin Hay a troubadour. And he would have traveled from town to town on a steed, guitar strapped to his chest, regaling those he...
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Upcoming concert season looks especially promisingMar 09, 2012 5:00 am - While we've been lucky in terms of winter, it's still hard not to yearn for spring and summer right now, especially because so much great live music is performed in the ...
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Ravinia announces its 2012 scheduleMar 08, 2012 10:30 am - Esperanza Spalding, Gavin DeGraw with Colbie Caillat, Santana, Al Green, Sarah McLachlan, Glen Campbell and "Glee"/"Wicked" star Idina Menzel are among dozens of popular...
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'Wigglers welcomed' at Naperville concert for kids with autismMar 08, 2012 10:00 am - Scott McMarrow goes to church only every other Sunday. It isn't a lack of commitment to God that keeps him home. It's his unwavering devotion to a little girl named Tama...
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'Black Radio' issues musical challengeMar 08, 2012 5:00 am - Robert Glasper Experiment, “Black Radio” (Blue Note) In between the grooves on “Black Radio,” the new album from the Robert Glasper Experiment, the band allows time...
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Bette Midler to be honored by Songwriters HallMar 07, 2012 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Bette Midler's voice has helped make songs like “Wind Beneath My Wings” classics, and now she'll be honored for that gift. Midler is set to receive the Sammy ...
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'Devine' singing with Elgin Children's ChorusMar 07, 2012 11:00 am - Michael Devine may not qualify as an “American Idol” with his choral singing, but he's an idol nonetheless in the eyes of Elgin Children's Chorus members. Even more so n...