Music
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Car Seat Headrest juggling criticism, praise as young band
Jun 19, 2017 7:00 am - MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) - While rappers and pop stars feud with each other in the form of diss tracks, some indie rockers take to their Tumblr or Medium sites to rip into...
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Sam Hunt making his own rules on rise to country stardomJun 19, 2017 6:00 am - For the first time, Sam Hunt — country music's biggest pop crossover hope since Taylor Swift — finally got a chance to talk. Not in the form of a media interview to plug...
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Donnie Wahlberg hosts benefit concert in St. CharlesJun 19, 2017 1:00 am - When it comes to raising money and awareness for autism treatment, Jenny McCarthy says nothing compares to the support she and Donnie Wahlberg have received from St. Cha...
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Jay Z's new album '4:44' to drop June 30 on TidalJun 18, 2017 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Jay Z's new album will be released June 30 and will be available only to users of the music streaming service Tidal, which the rapper co-owns. Tidal announced...
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Sunday picks: See Lego creations at Brickworld in SchaumburgJun 18, 2017 7:00 am - Let's go Lego See elaborate sculptures made from Lego and Duplo blocks with the return of Brickworld this weekend at the Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center, 1551 N....
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From bleeps of 'Pong' and 'Mario,' game music comes of age
Jun 18, 2017 7:00 am - PARIS - The electronic bleeps and squawks of “Tetris,” “Donkey Kong” and other generation-shaping games that you may never have thought of as musical are increasingly li...
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Arbortheater concert seriesJun 18, 2017 1:00 am - The Arbortheater summer concert series in Vernon Hills kicks off at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 22, with music from Generation, playing favorites spanning various eras. Concer...
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Des Plaines mulls spending millions on downtown theaterJun 17, 2017 8:00 pm - Restoring the shuttered Des Plaines Theatre, a project that could cost taxpayers millions, might be the key to starting a string of suburban theaters showing live perfor...
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Weekend picks: Ko-Thi explores African dance at RaviniaJun 17, 2017 7:00 am - African dance Kids can learn about traditional African music and dances when Milwaukee's Ko-Thi Dance Company and its junior troupe, Ton Ko-Thi, perform the family-frien...
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Harper jazz concert kicks off college's 50th anniversaryJun 17, 2017 1:00 am - Harper College will hold its popular "Jazz Under the Stars" concert Wednesday, June 21, at the college's Outdoor Pavilion. The free event, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., features ...