Music
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Robinson, Gordy, Wonder pay tribute to Teena MarieJan 09, 2011 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Queen Latifah, Shanice Wilson and Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr. are among the luminaries who honored singer Teena Marie at...
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James McMurtry's gritty songs pack a punchJan 09, 2011 10:00 pm - Making it in the music business often requires one big break, and singer-songwriter James McMurtry got one of the biggest. It was the late 1980s. Heartland rocker John M...
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Conductors, orchestras made beautiful music in 2010Jan 06, 2011 10:00 pm - The classical recording industry is still very much alive despite its ever-shrinking presence in brick-and-mortar stores. Today, the place to shop is online, including s...
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Suburban 'Elvises' plan 76th birthday bashJan 06, 2011 10:00 pm - Even if it's a cold and gray Chicago mornin', suburban Elvis Presley fans plan to celebrate what would have been his 76th birthday on Saturday. Parties, tributes and eve...
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Gorillaz's 'Fall' makes for simple funJan 06, 2011 10:00 pm - Gorillaz, “The Fall” (EMI Records) Just because the Gorillaz recorded their latest album with the help of the iPad doesn't mean you can. You ask why? It's because frontm...
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'Country Strong' soundtrack is traditional countryJan 06, 2011 10:00 pm - Various Artists, “Country Strong: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” (RCA Nashville) As often happens with Hollywood films, the soundtrack to “Country Strong,” starring...
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Concerts: See Weezer, Reely Dan this weekJan 05, 2011 10:00 pm - • Elgin Symphony Orchestra with cellist Alisa Weilerstein, Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court, Schaumburg: Classical. 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7. Fo...
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Eminem's 'Recovery' is 2010's best-selling albumJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Eminem has fully recovered: His latest CD is 2010's best-selling album. "Recovery" moved 3.4 million units since its June release, according to Nielsen SoundS...
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ESO concert includes less familiar piecesJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - According to Robert Hanson, conductor and music director of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, most genres have a top 100 or so, songs that have become so universal that even...
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Music 3: Dash to Dot Dot DotJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Pop from the suburbs Dot Dot Dot, a dance-rock band from the Northwest suburbs, has tasted success on its own terms — releasing music and touring the country withou...