Music
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Priscilla Ahn's debut underwhelms
Jun 08, 2008 11:00 pm - The debut release from singer-songwriter Priscilla Ahn is sweet -- so sweet it will leave your teeth aching. Musically, "A Good Day" is interesting. Ahn has the voice of...
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My Morning Jacket does the genre hop
Jun 08, 2008 11:00 pm - What is it about success that causes a rock 'n' roll act to wander? With "Evil Urges," My Morning Jacket is the latest band or artist to veer off a course toward apparen...
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St. Charles Singers wind down seasonJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Barely back to earth after last week's highly anticipated release of its recording with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra of its first commercial CD, the St. Charles Singers ...
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Majors Junction twangy but not countryJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - It all started in the middle of nowhere. Three buddies - including Mike Mulcahy, a budding writer and lyricist from St. Charles - found themselves on a months-long, cros...
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Bluegrass, on the prowl Chicago group takes rootsy sound on the roadJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Ben Wright wasn't exactly a stranger to the art of banjos when he spotted the $200 five-string beauty that eventually "took hold" of him and never let go, altering his c...
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Gavin Rossdale's 'Wanderlust' hit-or-miss
Jun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Gavin Rossdale made a pretty big splash with his music before becoming the envy of men everywhere with his marriage to ultimate rock girl Gwen Stefani. The former frontm...
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Rock pioneer Bo Diddley dies at 79
Jun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock 'n' roll whose distinctive "shave and a haircut, two bits" rhythm and innovative guitar effects inspired legi...
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CSO's new music director meets with press, musicians
Jun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Riccardo Muti, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's new music director, jokes that because he's a musician -- not a politician -- he doesn't want to make too many promises. ...
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Ashanti's 'Declaration' sounds empty
Jun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - At first glance, Ashanti seems to have the ingredients needed to be a legitimate, top-tier R&B diva -- the designer-clad look, a platinum-selling pedigree and a resonant...
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Jewel goes country
Jun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - "Perfectly Clear," singer-songwriter Jewel Kilcher's move into country music won't seem as surprising as that of, say, Bon Jovi. After all, she grew up in rural Alaska, ...