Music
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Heading to Lollapalooza? Here are a few tipsAug 06, 2010 11:00 pm - For suburbanites mulling a trip downtown to see Lollapalooza, with the weather extra inviting this year, here are a few tips - some obvious, some unique to Chicago's top...
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Lollapalooza of a day for an outdoor rock festAug 06, 2010 11:00 pm - In the midst of a summer that has swung wildly between torrential rains and tropical heat, the opening day of the Lollapalooza outdoor rock festival in Chicago's Grant P...
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Chicago Sinfonietta unveils new music directorAug 05, 2010 11:00 pm - In 1987, Paul Freeman founded the Chicago Sinfonietta with a goal that has since become the orchestra's stated mission: "Musical Excellence through Diversity." That phra...
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Dance crews lock in a livelihood through hip-hopAug 05, 2010 11:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- Matt Nguyen's career options once amounted to hair cutting or maybe military service. But the 21-year-old dancer nicknamed "Dumbo" now makes $4,000 a month ...
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Local tryoutsAug 04, 2010 11:00 pm - • The New Classic Singers has auditions by appointment only for its 36-member ensemble in August. Call (630) 942-2552 or e-mail lrk@newclassicsingers.org. • ArtReach Edu...
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Film shows Springsteen recording 'Darkness' albumAug 04, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- An Emmy Award-winning filmmaker has collaborated with Bruce Springsteen on a new documentary that chronicles the recording of the Boss' 1978 album. The film,...
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Lovett, Womack coming to Lisle's Morton ArboretumAug 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Music lovers will have much to choose from this weekend at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle with performances by artists ranging from Lyle Lovett and his Large Band to Lee ...
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'Smile': Lily Allen announces she is pregnant
Aug 04, 2010 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Lily Allen has a new reason to smile: She is expecting a baby. In a statement, the singer and boyfriend Sam Cooper say they are "very happy to confirm that Lil...
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Universal and Reliance unveil mobile music dealAug 03, 2010 11:00 pm - MUMBAI, India -- Universal Music Group and India's Reliance Communications announced a mobile phone music distribution deal Wednesday, part of Universal's drive to ramp ...
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Los Lobos at their best on latestAug 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Los Lobos, "Tin Can Trust" (Shout! Factory) Los Lobos' rootsy sound always explores rich terrain, and that's the case on "Tin Can Trust," the group's first collec...