Music
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Holding Mercury's slick, safe 'Empire' strikes outNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Holding Mercury, "Downfall of an Empire" (Bad Nero) With the intent of merging '80s pop with contemporary rock, local rockers Holding Mercury came up with something some...
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Portugal, Earl Greyhound to play House CafeNov 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Founded in Wasilla, Alaska, indie/prog favorites Portugal. The Man may yet reclaim the city's dignity. With album number three, the colorful and passionate "Censored Col...
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ESO connects with rousing all-Russian programOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - This weekend's second Classic Series concert of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra's 2008-09 season has been chosen with his usual care by music director Robert Hanson. It's a...
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Mindy McCready released from jail
Oct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - FRANKLIN, Tennessee _ Country singer Mindy McCready has been released from jail after serving about 30 days for violating probation on a 2004 drug charge. The Williamso...
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AC/DC drives 'Rock N' Roll Train' into RosemontOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Despite its volume, AC/DC's sold-out concert at Rosemont's Allstate Arena on Thursday, Oct. 30, was a soothing spectacle. The Australian hard rock quintet's first area s...
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Neil Young cancels concert in LAOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES _ Neil Young decided he wouldn't be "Rockin' in the Free World" at The Forum in Los Angeles on Thursday night. He canceled his concert rather than cross a p...
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Digging into madness with The GravetonesOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Ever since Screamin' Jay Hawkins burst out of his coffin to howl "I Put a Spell on You," horror and rock have gone hand-in-claw. At the very dawn of rock 'n' roll - of y...
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ACM names Strait artist of the decade
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Chicago-based Rabid Rabbit finds balance between art, mayhemOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Rabid Rabbit, "Rabid Rabbit" (Interloper), By a strange set of circumstances, the spacy, heavy strains of experimental doom have edged their way into tastemakers' i...
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Led Zeppelin may tour without Plant