Music
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Jurors say alleged victim's indentity was critical issue in Kelly case
Jun 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Jurors in the R. Kelly child pornograhy trial say they remained sharply divided just hours before they voted to acquit the R&B star today. Five jurors spoke to reporters...
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Experimental trio Gold tries 'playfully aggressive' soundJun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - It's fair to say that guitarist Michael McSherry is a social artist, the kind of visual thinker who truly discovered the euphorically communal effects of playing music a...
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CSO still centerpiece in Ravinia scheduleJun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - The Ravinia Festival is ready for a classic summer. Programming underway this month in the intimate Martin Theatre includes such early-season gems as the Juilliard Strin...
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Filter comes clean about new albumJun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Filter frontman Richard Patrick isn't angry at the world, per se. At the Bush administration? Yes. About war? Definitely. About the devastation that politics and war rav...
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Ramsey Lewis highlights Jazz in JuneJun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Ravinia's annual jazz offerings, a vital part of the festival for decades, will continue a recent trend of scheduling flexibility, with jazz events spread throughout the...
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Glamorama tickets on saleJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - MC Hammer and Cyndi Lauper will headline this year's Macy's Glamorama, the annual bash that focuses on fashion and fundraising. It will be held Aug. 22 at the Chicago Th...
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N.E.R.D. offer another tantalizing freak-out
Jun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Writing and producing hits for artists such as Jay-Z, Britney Spears and Usher, it might seem difficult to save enough strong ideas for own project. But that's exactly w...
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Solomon Burke CD lacks fire
Jun 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Veteran soul shouter Solomon Burke slips from his safety zone on his new album, "Like a Fire." After three retro-styled albums in six years that showed off his one-of-a-...
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Adele's '19' a solid, bluesy album
Jun 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Of the second wave of British female soul singers to hit American airwaves (Estelle, Leona Lewis, Duffy), Adele is perhaps the purest torch singer. The bulk of the songs...
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Bo Diddley gets a rocking sendoff
Jun 08, 2008 11:00 pm - GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Bo Diddley's funeral rocked and rolled Saturday with as much energy as his music. For four hours, friends and relatives sang, danced and celebrated ...