Music
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Former Michelle Obama chief to head Grammys inclusion group
Mar 06, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The former chief of staff for former First Lady Michelle Obama will head The Recording Academy's new task force focused on inclusion and diversity. The a...
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Music Review: Judas Priest goes ballistic on 'Firepower'
Mar 06, 2018 6:00 am - Judas Priest, "Firepower" (Epic Records) If you think these heavy metal dinosaurs have had it, you've got another thing coming. "Firepower," the fast-paced title track f...
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Music Review: David Byrne's 'American Utopia' seeks answers
Mar 06, 2018 6:00 am - David Byrne, "American Utopia" (Todomundo/Nonesuch) David Byrne has been asking questions and looking for answers since the first Talking Heads album over 40 years ago, ...
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Latin hitmaker Residente to receive BMI Champion Award
Mar 06, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Grammy-winning Latin rapper Residente will receive the BMI Champion Award at the BMI Latin Awards this month. The performing rights organization says in ...
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Review: Jimi Hendrix studio archives plucked for new album
Mar 06, 2018 6:00 am - Jimi Hendrix, "Both Sides of the Sky" (Experience Hendrix/Sony Legacy) Elvis has left the building but Jimi is still busy in the studio. Or so it would seem from the sta...
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Fox Valley Orchestra to explore 'Landscape of Visions' March 11Mar 05, 2018 10:00 pm - On Sunday, March 11, the Fox Valley Orchestra will present "Landscape of Visions," led by principal guest conductor Stephen Squires, at 3 p.m. at Aurora University's Cri...
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'Rhythm of the Dance' comes to Batavia March 9Mar 05, 2018 10:00 pm - "Rhythm of the Dance" will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 9, at the Batavia Fine Arts Centre, 1201 W. Main St. Doors open at 7 p.m. This two-hour dance and music ext...
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MCC to host woodwinds concert March 11Mar 05, 2018 10:00 pm - McHenry County College will feature the woodwind quintet Winds Off the Lake during the popular Second Sunday Concert on March 11, in the Luecht Conference Center, 8900 R...
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NIU Steelband to perform March 23 at Norris Cultural Arts CenterMar 05, 2018 10:00 pm - The internationally acclaimed Northern Illinois University Steelband returns to the Norris Cultural Arts Center theater at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 23, for a rousing even...
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Sunday picks: 'Animaniacs' concert features voice actor Rob PaulsenMar 04, 2018 6:00 am - Zany to the max Fans of the animated series “Animaniacs” won't want to miss seeing voice actors Rob Paulsen and songwriter Randy Rogel in the tour of “Animaniacs in Conc...