Music
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Santa Claus is comin' ... to Long GroveDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Cheap events? Contact Laura Stewart at lstewart@dailyherald.com Free Mr. Claus goes to Long Grove Santa Claus will leave the elves in charge of his workshop as ...
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Great albums of 2008Dec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Financial trouble hit record companies before it hit many other industries. However, thanks to avenues like satellite radio, peer networking sites, hipster TV commercial...
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Akon admits throwing fan off stage
Dec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - FISHKILL, New York --Hip-hop star Akon pleaded guilty Wednesday to harassment for tossing a fan off stage at an upstate New York concert last year. He will serve no jail...
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Lil Wayne accused of copyright infringement
Dec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW ORLEANS -- Lawyers for rapper Lil Wayne are seeking more time to turn over documents in response to a lawsuit that accuses the award-winning recording artist of c...
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Mannish Boys lead nominees for blues awards
Dec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The group Mannish Boys leads all nominees for the upcoming Blues Music Awards in Memphis with six nominations, including album and band of the year. ...
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Powerful cast drives Lyric's latest version of 'Madama Butterfly'Dec 13, 2008 10:00 pm - It's always welcome to see an old friend again, in this case Lyric Opera of Chicago's Harold Prince/Clarke Dunham production of Giacomo Puccini's "Madama Butterfly." Thi...
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Chris Brown named artist of the year by Billboard
Dec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The accolades keep coming for Chris Brown -- this time, he's been named Billboard's top artist of 2008. "It's bigger than what I can ever imagine. It's unexp...
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Broadway stars to launch Ravinia's 2009 seasonDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Nearly every arts administrator brings something special to his job, and for Welz Kauffman, president and CEO of the Ravinia Festival, it has been the festival's focus o...
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Berkner blasts back with new CD, Rosemont showDec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - When she started working as a preschool music teacher, Laurie Berkner would come home and cry. She just couldn't figure out how to speak the kids' language or how to co...
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The Tossers celebrate roots, resilience on latest CDDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Depending on whom you ask, the definition of the slang term "tosser" varies. It might be what the Irish called an English coin after winning independence from Great Brit...