Music
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Connie Smith's return a reason to celebrateAug 31, 2011 11:00 pm - Connie Smith, “Long Line of Heartaches” (Sugar Hill) Of all the great country music queens to rise in the 1960s, Connie Smith may have the lowest public profile. Pa...
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Three Dog Night to rock Lincolnshire's Viper AlleyAug 30, 2011 5:45 am - Answering critics' claims that Three Dog Night, the pop supergroup from the late 1960s and '70s, is a "nostalgia band," co-founder and co-frontman Danny Hutton said, "We...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers are all grown upAug 30, 2011 3:00 am - Red Hot Chili Peppers, “I'm With You” (Warner Bros.) The Red Hot Chili Peppers have remained musically relevant for almost three decades by tweaking their formula (...
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Barrington Lyric hosts annual gala benefitAug 30, 2011 1:00 am - The Barrington Chapter Lyric Opera of Chicago is hosting its annual event to support Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Educational Outreach Initiatives at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18...
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Folk Fest fun for everyone returns to Fox ValleyAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - Considering a staycation for Labor Day weekend? Then check out the 35th annual Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday and Monday,...
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Charity softball game kicks off Buffalo Grove DaysAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - Sept. 1-5 at Lake-Cook Road and Raupp Boulevard. No parking on-site, but shuttle service from: Willow Stream Park; Buffalo Grove Golf Center; Buffalo Grove Fitness Cente...
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Kids’ activities at the folk festivalAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - Don’t even think about leaving the kids home during the Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival. In addition to being able to run around or lie down and enjoy a...
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Bluesman David 'Honey Boy' Edwards dead at 96Aug 30, 2011 12:00 am - Grammy-winning Blues musician David “Honey Boy” Edwards, believed to be the oldest surviving Delta bluesman and whose roots stretched back to blues legend Robert Johnson...
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Music notes: Poi Dog plays Naperville's Last FlingAug 29, 2011 11:00 pm - Final summer jam Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer, as well as the outdoor concert season, but it's all going out with a bang for suburbanites. T...
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Lil Wayne's 'Carter IV' doesn't show growthAug 29, 2011 11:00 pm - Lil Wayne, “Tha Carter IV” (Cash Money/Universal Records) Since “Tha Carter III” made him a legitimate pop star, Lil Wayne spent eight months in jail and released t...