Music
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R.E.M. in fine form on 'Collapse into Now'Mar 22, 2011 11:00 pm - R.E.M., “Collapse Into Now” (Warner Bros.) The fifteenth studio album from R.E.M. finds the band at turns combative and mellow. The opening song, “Discoverer,” cou...
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New Duran Duran revisits early soundMar 22, 2011 11:00 pm - Duran Duran, “All You Need Is Now” (S-Curve Records) When producer Mark Ronson began working with Duran Duran on “All You Need Is Now,” he reportedly challenged the...
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Spears sizzles on 'Femme Fatale'Mar 22, 2011 11:00 pm - Britney Spears, “Femme Fatale” (Jive) Even when Britney Spears was in the midst of her Charlie Sheen-esque breakdown, she was putting out grooves to wear out the d...
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'F.A.M.E.' a mixed effort from Chris BrownMar 22, 2011 11:00 pm - Chris Brown, “F.A.M.E. (Forgiving All My Enemies)” (Jive Label Group) Chris Brown's “Graffitti,” which arrived on the music scene 10 months after his attack on Riha...
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Blues piano player Pinetop Perkins diesMar 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Muddy Waters was looking for a new piano player when chain-smoking journeyman Pinetop Perkins showed off his aggressive keyboarding during a jam session. "He liked what ...
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Escovedo's latest takes close look at mystery of loveMar 21, 2011 11:00 pm - With each record that Alejandro Escovedo puts out, fans of the Texas-based singer-songwriter marvel at the fact that he doesn't have a bigger audience. Escovedo doesn't ...
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Music events: Marshall Tucker Band plays LincolnshireMar 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Celebrating 40 years The Marshall Tucker Band emerged from South Carolina in the early 1970s and won acclaim for its unique blend of rock, country, blues and jazz. ...
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Choral Society to perform in Mt. Prospect on March 26Mar 21, 2011 12:00 am - The Northwest Choral Society, under the direction of conductor Alan Wellman, will present its spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 26, at Community Presbyterian C...
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Cameos by Billy Gibbons, Erykah Badu liven SXSWMar 19, 2011 11:00 pm - AUSTIN, Texas — Nobody seemed to notice at first when legendary blues guitarist Billy Gibbons, front man for ZZ Top, jumped up on the stage Saturday at Stubbs BBQ for a ...
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At the clubs: March 18-25Mar 17, 2011 11:00 pm - America's Historic Roundhouse, 205 N. Broadway Ave., Aurora: 28 Days, 10 p.m. Saturday, March 19; Rock Chicago — all ages live music, 7 p.m. Sunday, March 20, ($8). ...