Music
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Vienna taking another look at Korngold's forgotten works
Jan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - VIENNA, Austria -- Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart -- Korngold? Countless millions have at least heard of the classical masters associated with Vienna. Not only the titanic tr...
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Rocking new yearDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Want to inaugurate the new year with live music? Here is a brief rundown of the best choices out there. Tributosaurus, 9 p.m. at Martyrs', 3855 N. Lincoln Ave., Chic...
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Leslie Hunt, sultry vocals, returnDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Leslie Hunt sang with Kenny Rogers when she was in fifth grade. True story. She was one of six kids picked to croon during something like five local performances for 5,0...
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AuditionsDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - • The Willingham Project's artistic director Lisa Johnson-Willingham is looking for dancers, singers, poets and musicians for a Black History Month tour to play at schoo...
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Crowded fieldDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Closing out 2007 by surveying the year's best music became a pleasurable chore. Unlike previous years, this one had an abundance of contenders, both newcomers and longti...
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These 10 releases of 2007 offer a measure of distinctionDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - The ongoing changes in the recording industry have really influenced the classical field this year, with organizations and individual musicians marketing performances on...
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Jon Brion steps in and out of the studioDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Jon Brion wears multiple hats -- producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, engineer, film composer -- but the one that connects them all is the most simple: M...
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Daphne Willis looking to stand on its ownDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - It doesn't seem fair to write off Daphne Willis as a female Jack Johnson, even if that's what mainstream-radio comparisons might push us to do. For one, I'm pretty sure ...
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Concert picksDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - R. Kelly, 7:30 p.m. today at the United Center, 1901 W. Madison St., Chicago. $45/$100. (312) 559-1212. On the heels of a Grammy nomination and still -- after five y...
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Auditions, etc.Dec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - • Bollingbrook's Theatre-on-the-Hill holds auditions for "Escanaba in Love," Jeff Daniels' comedy sequel to "Escanaba in da Moonlight" about people living in Michigan's ...