Music
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Music events: 45 years of The MonkeesJun 20, 2011 11:00 pm - Rapid-fire rapper Twista, the Chicago rapper known for the blistering speed of his raps, will put on a show of beats and rhymes in the suburbs this weekend. Twista ...
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Harper to host dinner, jazzJun 20, 2011 1:00 am - Erin Blanchette, a 2011 graduate of Fremd High School, Palatine, will be featured as a guest jazz vocalist at the Harper College annual summertime dinner and concert Jun...
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Mt. Prospect salutes old-time radioJun 20, 2011 12:00 am - The Mount Prospect Community Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 20, in a tribute to old-time radio called “Those Were the Days.” The free show will be held at ...
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Legendary rocker Bob Dylan plays Tel AvivJun 19, 2011 11:00 pm - TEL AVIV, Israel — Legendary rocker Bob Dylan has played a much-awaited concert in Tel Aviv, reprising his famous hits but disappointing thousands of fans by not address...
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Chicago to rename street after singer Sam CookeJun 17, 2011 11:00 pm - The city of Chicago plans to honor soul singer Sam Cooke with his own street. City officials will rename a section of 36th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue "Sam Cooke Wa...
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Young's new live album a 'Treasure'Jun 17, 2011 12:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Neil Young entered the mid-'80s under fire from his record label for making music it said it couldn't sell and under attack from the IRS for having “t...
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Palatine HS choir cruises to major winJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - The Palatine High School choir won the 2010-2011 Cruise Festival Overall Grand Championship Award for Concert Choir Class AAA by Music Festivals, the national sponsor of...
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Schaumburg considers money for MoneyJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - Schaumburg officials Monday will consider a contract for musician Eddie Money to perform at this year’s Septemberfest. The annual Labor Day weekend festival will run fro...
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Garth Brooks among 2011 Songwriters Hall inducteesJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — The Songwriters Hall of Fame has honored the likes of Garth Brooks, Leon Russell and Allen Toussaint at its annual gala in New York City. Amid the famous fac...
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Music: Robert Cray plays the blues at MetropolisJun 16, 2011 11:00 pm - Blues guitar great If you're not able to see blues guitar master Robert Cray on Friday night at Aurora's Blues on the Fox festival, don't fret. Cray will perform th...