Music
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Best bets: Snow + talent = amazing sculpturesJan 23, 2012 10:00 pm - Snow business Once a major attraction at Randhurst Mall in Mount Prospect, the giant snow sculptures by international competitors now emerge this weekend as part of...
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Rise Against's punk rock passion originated in suburbsJan 23, 2012 10:00 pm - In the early 1990s, Joe Principe could usually be found at McGregor's in Elmhurst or at Metro in Chicago, seeing punk rock bands like Bad Brains, Bad Religion, Green Day...
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Rap still a loser a GrammysJan 23, 2012 6:45 am - NEW YORK — Since its beginnings in the 1970s, rap music has transformed from an underground, street-based sound to a definitive part of pop culture, transcending race an...
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American Grands to feature nearly 500 pianistsJan 20, 2012 11:00 pm - See 500 piano players in one day at American Grands
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Blues singer Etta James dead at 73Jan 20, 2012 9:30 am - LOS ANGELES - Etta James' performance of the enduring classic "At Last" was the embodiment of refined soul: Angelic-sounding strings hearkened the arrival of her passion...
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Rihanna, Coldplay to team up at GrammysJan 19, 2012 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Rihanna and Coldplay sing together on the group's latest album, and they'll do so again at next month's Grammy Awards. Rihanna, who is nominated for four Gram...
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New Bruce Springsteen album out March 6Jan 19, 2012 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Bruce Springsteen’s new album, “Wrecking Ball,” will be out March 6, and he’s just released a new single, “We Take Care of Our Own.” Although the song is musi...
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Norah Jones-led Little Willies returnsJan 19, 2012 5:00 am - The Little Willies, “For The Good Times” (Milking Bull/EMI) Norah Jones has never hid her affection for country music. Her Grammy-winning 2002 debut album “Come Awa...
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LL Cool J to host GrammysJan 18, 2012 8:00 am - NEW YORK — After seven years with a no-host format, the Grammys will have an emcee — LL Cool J The Grammy-winning rapper and actor says the Sunday, Feb. 12, broadcast i...
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Lyric Opera sets new seasonJan 18, 2012 5:00 am - Opera fans have plenty to look forward to in the Lyric Opera of Chicago's recently announced 58th season for 2012-13. Russian superstar soprano Anna Netrebko is set to ...