Music
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Juanes at Latin Grammys: Sweep, top honors, recordNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - HOUSTON _ On a night when the theme of change and cultural fusion echoed in lyrics, performances and acceptance speeches, a Colombian rocker who's become a voice for so...
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String quartet coming to WayneNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Northern Illinois University's Avalon String Quartet is scheduled to perform Sunday, Nov. 16, in the village of Wayne to raise money for local historic preservation effo...
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Mitch Mitchell, drummer for Hendrix, found dead
Nov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - PORTLAND, Ore. _ Mitch Mitchell, drummer for the legendary Jimi Hendrix Experience of the 1960s and the group's last surviving member, was found dead in his hotel room e...
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Kenny Chesney wins CMA's Entertainer of the Year
Nov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. _ Kenny Chesney won his fourth entertainer of the year award -- tying Garth Brooks for the most wins in the category -- at Wednesday's CMA awards, a cer...
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Light Pollution spreads ornate folk rockNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - When a band's name is Light Pollution, you might expect a group of anarchist punks railing about the blight of urban sprawl. Yet, even though the DeKalb-based band Light...
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Gershwin masterpiece belatedly comes to LyricNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Is it the "great American opera?" Beginning Tuesday, Lyric Opera of Chicago will finally state its case for George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess," with 13 performances thro...
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Michael Jackson gives Neverland to corporation
Nov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES _ Michael Jackson has given up title to his Neverland ranch, transferring the deed to a company he partly controls. The singer filed a grant deed on the ranc...
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Three6 Mafia leads Hip-Hop InvasionNov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Jordan "Juicy J" Houston, one half of rap-duo Three6 Mafia, sits in a Memphis, Tenn., recording studio. Juicy J is in his hometown, hanging out at his home-away-from-hom...
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Swift, Williams big winners at BMI awards
Nov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. _ Taylor Swift's "Teardrops On My Guitar" won country song of the year, and Hank Williams Jr. was honored as a music icon during the 56th Annual BMI Co...
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Verona Red unveils dynamic, dramatic 'Effects'Nov 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Verona Red, "Side Effects" (self-released) Many bands cultivate strong local followings simply because they're nice people who play inoffensive music. Not that they're ...