Music
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Wilson returns to defiant sound on new CDMar 29, 2010 11:00 pm - The title of Gretchen Wilson's new album, "I Got Your Country Right Here," issues both an angry, defiant taunt and a personal manifesto. Facing a turning point in her ca...
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REO Speedwagon postpones Waukegan, Joliet showsMar 25, 2010 11:00 pm - REO Speedwagon has postponed its performance tonight at the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan, and its Saturday, March 27, show at the Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet because ...
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Local auditionsMar 25, 2010 11:00 pm - • The Village of Streamwood Community Relations invites local artists to participate in its "Art Appreciation Around the World" to be held on Saturday, May 1 at Poplar C...
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Gloria Estefan leads march for Cuban dissidentsMar 25, 2010 11:00 pm - MIAMI -- A teary but smiling Gloria Estefan mounted the stage at the end of a march she spearheaded that drew tens of thousands of demonstrators in Miami's Little Havan...
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Singer Johnny Maestro dies in Fla. at 70Mar 24, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Singer Johnny Maestro of the rock-and-roll and doo-wop band The Brooklyn Bridge has died. Original band member Les Cauchi says Maestro died late Wednesday in...
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Monica's latest disappointsMar 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Monica, "Still Standing" (J records) There are a few good songs on Monica's fifth studio album, "Still Standing." Unfortunately, none of them are as good as the C...
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Deschanel fails to deliver on CDMar 23, 2010 11:00 pm - She & Him, "Volume Two" (Merge) Zooey Deschanel, Hollywood's comely queen of deadpan delivery, continues her music journey as one half of She Him with the duo's ...
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At 82, Mose Allison never betterMar 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Mose Allison, "The Way Of The World" (Anti-) At age 82, Mose Allison is not about to change. He's still an unclassifiable classicist who would find a single music...
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REO Speedwagon coming to WaukgeanMar 23, 2010 11:00 pm - 1980s pop doesn't get much cheesier or catchier than REO Speedwagon. The band hit it big with a string of heartfelt power ballads like "Keep on Loving You," but it's the...
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Local tribute bands say they take music, audience seriouslyMar 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Karaoke is more than a cheesy bar activity. It's also a vehicle for realizing your dreams. Especially if those dreams involve playing in a tribute band. Take 38-year-old...