Music
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Who'd you expect? Keith Richards?May 04, 2008 11:00 pm - MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- Rolling Stones keyboardist Chuck Leavell entertained Central Michigan University graduates and joked about rock musicians during an appearance a...
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Fest ends with Gershwin workMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra's annual spring "American Icon" festival, part of its multi-year "In Search of Our American Voice" artistic initiative, concludes this weeke...
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Defenders of the FaithMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Just weeks before Chicago Powerfest 2008, its organizers are still banging their heads against the details. Lake Zurich's Rob Such, bassist of Twelfth Gate, and Prospect...
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Rogé finds his language with French composersMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Most youngsters consider practicing the piano a chore. French pianist Pascal Rogé saw it as a reward. His mother, and first piano teacher, took to locking the door of t...
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The accidental tourMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Collaborations and side projects are nothing new for Chicago's The Lawrence Arms, whose nine-year history includes singer Brenden Kelly's side trio The Falcon and partne...
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Reports: Mariah Carey marries actor Nick Cannon
May 01, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Nick Cannon is cast as Mariah Carey's lover in her new video -- but has the superstar diva given the young actor a considerably bigger role in real life? Acc...
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Album review: Testament's "The Formation of Damnation"May 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Bay Area thrashers Testament spent the '90s in the underground, culminating in 1999's hidden classic "The Gathering." Its all-star lineup was almost inconsequential next...
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Bach takes center stage for festMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Richard Webster, music director of the Bach Week Festival for more than three decades, is taking this year's festival back to its roots: all Bach, all the time. Starting...
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Review: Dianne Reeves' 'When You Know'
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Guitarist Loueke's path takes him from Africa to jazz star