Music
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The suburbs figured prominently into 2011's entertainmentDec 23, 2011 5:00 am - 2011 was the year the suburbs had starring roles in a couple of scary movies, an actress from Plainfield gave a shout out to her hometown while accepting her Emmy and a ...
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Steve Jobs to receive GrammyDec 22, 2011 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is receiving a posthumous Grammy for his technological innovations in the arts. Jobs is among a dozen people, music groups or c...
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Willie Nile's 'Innocent Ones' strikes a chordDec 22, 2011 12:15 pm - NEW YORK - He's a cheerfully noniconic rocker, with old-school cool oozing from every pore. Over three decades of musical exploits, Willie Nile has earned a global cult...
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Music notes: Robbie Fulks 'Raps-Up 2011' at Fitzgerald'sDec 21, 2011 5:00 am - Wrapping it up Suburban resident and alt-country hero Robbie Fulks will perform his annual year-end show next week at Fitzgerald's. “Robbie Fulks Raps-Up 2011” will...
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Common regains soulful nature on new albumDec 19, 2011 10:00 pm - Common, "The Dreamer, The Believer" (Warner Bros.) Even though Common is one of hip-hop's premier lyricists, the socially conscious rapper fell short with his 2008 "tec...
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Collaboration key at VH1 Divas eventDec 19, 2011 10:30 am - NEW YORK — VH1 may have honored singing divas at its annual VH1 Divas special, which airs at 8 p.m. Monday on VH1, but the night was all about collaboration. 50 Cent was...
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Metropolis show choir wins grantDec 18, 2011 11:00 pm - The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights has received a grant from Chicago Sun-Times’ Sun Shine Project in support of its new Limelight Singers show ch...
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Otherworldly sound makes Florence and her band uniqueDec 18, 2011 10:00 pm - Florence + The Machine are more like FLORENCE + the machine: There's no question who dominates. Florence Welch was first signed as a solo artist, and the CD booklet fo...
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'Wayman Tisdale Story' offers inspirationDec 16, 2011 5:00 am - “The Wayman Tisdale Story” (Rendezvous Music/Mack Avenue) “The Wayman Tisdale Story” is the larger-than-life tale of a three-time college All-American, Olympic gold...
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Streamwood choir performs SaturdayDec 15, 2011 11:00 pm - Streamwood Community Choir is performing at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at Victory Centre of Bartlett, 1101 W. Bartlett Road. The choir performs holiday songs of the seaso...