Music
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Only two songs will compete for OscarJan 25, 2012 7:00 am - NEW YORK — The race for the best original song Oscar is a slim one with two songs up for the honor, a first for the Academy Awards. Sergio Mendes’ “Real In Rio” from the...
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Spend a lazy afternoon with Jessie BaylinJan 25, 2012 5:00 am - Jessie Baylin, “Little Spark” (Thirty Tigers) Lana Del Rey has sucked the air out the pop chanteuse genre this month, but we'd like to point out Jessie Baylin for y...
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Music notes: Rise Against rocks UIC PavilionJan 24, 2012 10:00 pm - Local punk band Rise Against, a punk band with roots in the Northwest suburbs, will make a stop in the city this weekend. The band is touring behind its 2011 releas...
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The Suburbs This Weekend: Disney on Ice, "Grease" travel show and grand pianosJan 24, 2012 10:00 pm - By Richard Battin and Sean Stangland From Disney characters on ice to movie stars in grease; from traveling to Elgin to see and hear several hundred pianists, to traveli...
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Ex-Beatle longs for Liverpool on new albumJan 24, 2012 10:00 pm - "Ringo 2012," Ringo Starr (Hip-O/Ume) One look in the mirror was all it took for ex-Beatle Ringo Starr to find the best producer for his 17th solo record, "Ringo 2012,"...
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Tim McGraw sounds fresh on new albumJan 24, 2012 1:00 pm - Tim McGraw, “Emotional Traffic” (Curb) Tim McGraw never has lacked ambition, as illustrated by the country star's film acting and self-named cologne. That ambition...
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James funeral planned; Al Sharpton to eulogizeJan 23, 2012 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — A public viewing will be held Friday for singer Etta James, and the Rev. Al Sharpton will eulogize the late legend at a private funeral Saturday. A statement...
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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...