Music
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Romeros kick off Elgin Symphony's 60th anniversary seasonOct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - The Romeros, a world-renowned guitar quartet, will take center stage at Hemmens Theatre this weekend when the Elgin Symphony Orchestra opens its 60th anniversary season....
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Local auditionsOct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - • Volunteers are being sought for the 76th McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade from 6 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Nov. 26, in Chicago. More than 1,300 volunteers are needed to ...
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Good Luck Jane comes home to the suburbs for local debutSep 30, 2009 11:00 pm - The band Good Luck Jane has been performing together for about three months, but the group can trace its origin back to the childhood of one of its members. Drew Slutsk...
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Carey's 'Imperfect Angel' comes pretty close to perfect
Sep 30, 2009 11:00 pm - "I should crack you right in your forehead," Mariah Carey sings on the breakup tune "It's a Wrap." The song, on her latest CD, "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel," finds a h...
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Renowned pianist Rudolf Budginas takes classical music for a spinSep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Rudolf Budginas isn't interested in playing classical music the way it was written. The 40-year-old Lithuanian-born musician is well aware of its reputation for being l...
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Carey finds freedom after abandoning diva-ness
Sep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Lee Daniels had so much faith in Mariah Carey's acting that when the director's first choice to play a dowdy, no-nonsense social worker -- Oscar-winner Helen...
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Bands with suburban roots a big part of annual punk-rock festSep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Ben Weasel, leader of one of the most influential bands to emerge from the Northwest suburbs, probably won't see many of his old teachers in the crowd when he takes the ...
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Music 3: Fat Joe, Corky Siegel and MaxwellSep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Bronx in the 'burbs Fat Joe, a Latino rapper from the South Bronx in New York City, brings his gritty tales of urban street life to Waukegan this weekend. He's touring i...
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Jackson estate sues foundation over name
Sep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Michael Jackson's estate on Tuesday sued a foundation that bears the name of one of his most famous songs, "Heal the World." The federal court lawsuit cla...
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Cheap fun: 'Annie' spoof, music of Mexico, Bonner Farm fairSep 28, 2009 11:00 pm - $10 and under Classical evening The Wheaton College Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Daniel Sommerville, presents an evening of classical and miscellaneous wo...