Music
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Tina Turner coming to Allstate, UCSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Soul royalty comes to town for three shows spanning Turner's entire career. She's supporting the new "Tina! Her Greatest Hits," another one of those compilations featuri...
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Muti says he's no dictator
Sep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - GENEVA -- At La Scala, he rankled musicians and clashed with management, personifying at least to some the stereotype of the megalomaniac maestro. Soon off to Chicago an...
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Ani DiFranco relaxes on new album
Sep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - For a woman on a mission with the reputation for angry, Ani DiFranco has finally sat herself down and taken a deep breath. On her first album in two years, DiFranco refl...
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Dessay, Kaufmann bring 'Manon' to life at Lyric Opera'Sep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Lyric Opera of Chicago picked the ideal vehicle to open its 2008-09 season Saturday night: Jules Massenet's "Manon," a showpiece for great singing, acting, dancing and s...
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Jennifer Hudson's CD is impressive
Sep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - With her Oscar-winning performance in "Dreamgirls" and roles in movies like "Sex and the City" and the upcoming "The Secret Life of Bees," Jennifer Hudson's singing care...
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MySpace songs launch irks independent music group
Sep 26, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK _ MySpace's new music service managed to bring major record labels together, but a group that licenses song rights for thousands of independent labels feels le...
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Kanye West won't face felony charge in scuffle
Sep 26, 2008 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES _ Los Angeles County prosecutors say they have decided not to file felony charges against rapper Kanye West and his manager over an incident in which a papar...
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VH1 crowns 'Fight the Power' as best hip-hop song
Sep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Let the debates begin: VH1 has compiled its list of the 100 greatest hip-hop songs, and Public Enemy's black power anthem "Fight the Power" tops the list. Th...
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German metal veterans Helloween place positive betsSep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Heavy metal is typically considered dark music for alienated kids. Michael Weikath, the 46-year-old guitarist for the German metal group Helloween, flies in the face of ...
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KatJonBand's ragged sound belies months of effortSep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - KatJonBand, "KatJonBand" (Carrot Top) Chicagoan Jon Langford of English institution The Mekons and Kat Ex of Dutch veterans The Ex have hung in similar circles for deca...