Music
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Revenge of the rock reunion tour
May 20, 2008 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Your favorite '90s band broke up? Fear not, they'll be back. Seventies and '80s bands, too. And if not this year, maybe next. This summer's concert calend...
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Boy band creator sentenced to 25 years in prison
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3 Doors Down energetic, somewhat cliche on CD
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Scarlett Johansson should keep her day job
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Muti deal shows it's never wise to settleMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - If there is a lesson to be learned from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's just-completed music director search, it's to never settle for less than the best. That's how th...
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Want to write a song?May 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Long before OK Go became synonymous with treadmills, public radio's Ira Glass described the Chicago-native quartet as a "brainy" group who manages to find creative ways ...
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CD review: Death Cab For Cutie, "Narrow Stairs"
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CD review: Toy Gun Cowboy, "Big Blue"May 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Toy Gun Cowboy, "Big Blue" (Gutter Groovy Records), 2 1/2 stars Toy Gun Cowboy, aka Matthew Erikson, has been busy making a name for himself with a pair of acclaime...
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Flowers for Dorian on the riseMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - For proof that independent bands can crack mainstream barriers sans record labels, look no further than Lake Zurich, home of power-pop up-and-comers Flowers for Dorian. ...
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Matthew Santos: Mainstream indie?May 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Matthew Santos is a struggling, up-and-coming, 25-year-old indie-folk artist. He also happens to be on tour with Lupe Fiasco. If you've heard Chicago-based Fiasco's skyr...