Music
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Chicago-area acts Blood People, Beach Bunny ready to take the Riot Fest stageSep 12, 2018 12:00 pm - “We want to melt as much face as we can in the amount of time that we get!” With that, Aly Jados, lead singer of hard rock band Blood People, pretty much summed up the s...
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A confident Elton John kicks off farewell tour with flair
Sep 12, 2018 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - After 90 minutes of nonstop singing and piano playing - which had the audience on their feet and desperately waiting for more - Elton John returned t...
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Drake, Cardi B lead American Music Awards with 8 nods each
Sep 12, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Rap has easily dominated the pop charts and on streaming services in the last few years, and that's reflected at the 2018 American Music Awards. Drake an...
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Drake, Cardi B lead American Music Awards with 8 nods each
Sep 12, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK - Rap has easily dominated the pop charts and on streaming services in the last few years, and that's reflected at the 2018 American Music Awards. Drake and Car...
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Isbell wins 3 Americana Awards; Prine is artist of the year
Sep 12, 2018 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Folk singer-songwriter John Prine won artist of the year for the second time in a row at the Americana Music Honors and Awards on Wednesday, whil...
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The Latest: Prine wins artist of the year Americana award
Sep 12, 2018 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Latest on Americana Music Association's Honors and Awards, which is being presented at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium (all times local): 9:50 p...
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Concerts: Sleep On It, State Champs play Riot Fest aftershowSep 12, 2018 6:00 am - • For the Fallen Dreams, Obey The Brave, I Am, Of Virtue: 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, at Wire, 6815 W. Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. $15. (708) 669-9473 or wireismusic.com. • ...
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5 things to do for $5 (or less) this week in the suburbsSep 12, 2018 6:00 am - Concert by Copeland Shemekia Copeland performs her blues and Americana album "America's Child" as part of Oaktoberfest, a weekend celebration in downtown Oak Park at the...
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Sound check: Jason Isbell brings country to Chicago's Auditorium TheatreSep 11, 2018 10:00 am - Jason Isbell Country/Americana star Jason Isbell took two Grammy Awards this year - Best Americana Album for "The Nashville Sound" and Best American Roots Song for "If W...
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Review: Willie Nelson swings, croons Sinatra set on 'My Way'
Sep 11, 2018 7:00 am - Willie Nelson is country music personified, but he's no red-headed stranger to the Great American Songbook, either. On "My Way," the prolific Texan swings and croons thr...