Music
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Best bets: Marching band spectacular a 'Blast!'Oct 12, 2011 6:00 am - Breakout band The Tony Award-winning marching band stage spectacular "Blast!" returns to the area with, you guessed it, plenty of fanfare on Saturday at the Paramount T...
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Taylor Swift named Woman of the YearOct 11, 2011 11:00 am - NEW YORK — It’s another honor for Taylor Swift. The country music superstar has been crowned “Woman of the Year” by Billboard magazine. The 21-year-old multiplatinum sin...
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Elgin piano teacher expands businessOct 11, 2011 12:00 am - Virginia Smith said she starting playing piano as soon as she could crawl up onto the piano bench. That was more than 35 years ago. For the last 17 years or so, she has...
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New EGHS ensemble does gospel, world musicOct 11, 2011 12:00 am - Elk Grove High School’s choral department has inaugurated a new ensemble this year called, “The Grenadier Voices.” According to choral director Sarah Catt, “The Grenadi...
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Hank Williams writes new song about 'Fox,' ESPNOct 10, 2011 8:30 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Hank Williams Jr. is about to have his say. Williams' has cut a new song “I'll Keep My ...,” calling out “Fox & Friends” and ESPN after an interview l...
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Bands shine for Knight of ChampionsOct 10, 2011 12:00 am - All the musicianship and pageantry that goes into competitive marching bands took the field on Saturday during Prospect High School's annual Knight of Champions. Two doz...
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No list of who got free tickets at state fairOct 10, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Hundreds of people received free tickets to see the top musical acts who performed at the Illinois State Fair this year, but the agencies that gave away th...
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Ex-Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh dies in ChicagoOct 09, 2011 12:00 am - Former Weezer bass player Mikey Welsh, who also found success in his second career as an artist, died in a Chicago hotel room, police said Sunday. Chicago police spokesw...
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Paul McCartney gets married in LondonOct 09, 2011 12:00 am - LONDON — A hint of autumnal Beatlemania was in the air Sunday as Paul McCartney, for the second time in his improbable life, climbed the steps of venerable Old Marylebon...
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Signs Paul McCartney wedding may be nearOct 08, 2011 11:00 pm - LONDON — A tent is being set up and party decorations are being delivered to Paul McCartney's house amid speculation that the former Beatle will marry fiancee Nancy Shev...