Music
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Gospel family group comes to GeneseeNov 23, 2010 10:00 pm - Tickets go on sale Friday for The Hoppers, a gospel family group coming to Waukegan's Genesee Theatre April 16. Tickets for the 7 p.m. concert are $19 and $29 and are av...
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Bluesman Albert "Little Smokey" Smothers diesNov 22, 2010 10:00 pm - Veteran Chicago blues guitarist and vocalist Albert "Little Smokey" Smothers has died, his record producer said Tuesday. He was 71. The versatile sideman and influentia...
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Kanye's great 'Fantasy' only lacks funNov 22, 2010 10:00 pm - Kanye West, “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” (Roc-A-Fella Records) We knew well before “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” that Kanye West is a tortured genius. ...
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Nicki Minaj's 'Pink Friday' unbalancedNov 22, 2010 10:00 pm - Nicki Minaj, “Pink Friday” (Cash Money Records) There is a lot of anticipation surrounding the release of Nicki Minaj's debut CD “Pink Friday.” And there should be....
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Susan Boyle's newest a disappointing 'Gift'Nov 22, 2010 10:00 pm - Susan Boyle, “The Gift” (Columbia) Like a lot of holiday presents, Susan Boyle's “The Gift” doesn't live up to expectations. On the second album from the “Britain's...
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T.I. says drug problem started with prescriptionsNov 21, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- T.I. says his drug problem started when he received prescriptions for Oxycontin and hydrocodone after a series of dental surgeries this year. "After the pain...
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Folksier Mellencamp comes to townNov 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Folksier Mellencamp John Mellencamp is now in his fourth decade of performing, and the last few years have seen him stripping down his traditional Midwestern rock s...
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Nicki Minaj's 'Pink Friday' is unevenNov 21, 2010 10:00 pm - There is a lot of anticipation surrounding the release of Nicki Minaj's debut CD "Pink Friday." And there should be. This year, Minaj's had 15 songs appear on the Billbo...
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Acclaimed Chicago group the 1900s keeps new songs tightNov 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Local band the 1900s went through some changes between the group's debut full-length record and the follow-up, which came out earlier this month. A couple of founding me...
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Kanye's great 'Fantasy' only lacks funNov 21, 2010 10:00 pm - We knew well before "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" that Kanye West is a tortured genius. He had made enough headlines and leaked enough music to make that clear. Th...