Music
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My Morning Jacket does the genre hop
Jun 08, 2008 11:00 pm - What is it about success that causes a rock 'n' roll act to wander? With "Evil Urges," My Morning Jacket is the latest band or artist to veer off a course toward apparen...
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St. Charles Singers wind down seasonJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Barely back to earth after last week's highly anticipated release of its recording with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra of its first commercial CD, the St. Charles Singers ...
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Majors Junction twangy but not countryJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - It all started in the middle of nowhere. Three buddies - including Mike Mulcahy, a budding writer and lyricist from St. Charles - found themselves on a months-long, cros...
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Bluegrass, on the prowl Chicago group takes rootsy sound on the roadJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Ben Wright wasn't exactly a stranger to the art of banjos when he spotted the $200 five-string beauty that eventually "took hold" of him and never let go, altering his c...
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Gavin Rossdale's 'Wanderlust' hit-or-miss
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Rock pioneer Bo Diddley dies at 79
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CSO's new music director meets with press, musicians
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Ashanti's 'Declaration' sounds empty
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Jewel goes country
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Summer music festivals, fairs and concertsMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Warm weather notwithstanding, the summer music season has arrived, with oodles of top-notch indie, country and throwback-rock acts tagging along for the ride. Aside fro...