Mark Guarino
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'Blood music'Feb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - As the most metal of metalheads will tell you, headbanging is just as effective when the volume is dialed down to a whisper. No one knows that lesson more than Dax Riggs...
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Estranged rockers might reuniteFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Massive paydays and a bit of late-career relevancy are responsible for the great wave of rock band revivals these past few years. The trend has turned sworn enemies into...
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Classics shine at 50th Grammy AwardsFeb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - The show opened with Frank Sinatra, dancers performed a Beatles tribute and Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, Ringo Starr and Little Richard all had their moment. The 1980s ...
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Chicago gets big wins at GrammysFeb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - It may not have the same impact on his presidential bid than the three primary states he won this weekend, but Barack Obama now can say he is a two-time Grammy winner, h...
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Local artists bid for GrammysFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - They may not all appear on Sunday's telecast, but Chicago-area musicians will be well represented at the 50th Grammy Awards this year. In every genre imaginable, local r...
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Grammys turn 50Feb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Part popularity contest, part marketing juggernaut, part tabloid event, the Grammy Award telecast is another one of those annual pop culture events that works on many di...
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Cat Power transforms coversFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - When a live performance turns into a psychological meltdown, it's newsworthy. But for Chan Marshall -- known in indie rock circles as Cat Power -- it's part of the packa...
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Pearl Jam headlining BonnarooFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Pearl Jam will headline the seventh installment of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, June 12 to 15 in Manchester, Tenn., it was announced Tuesday. Tickets for the fo...
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Matchbox Twenty finds renewalJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - In a way, the dilemma confronting Matchbox Twenty could be lifted from the encyclopedia of rock band cliches: Band enjoys a succession of hit songs, band takes a break t...
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Tombstone bluesJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - When Chicago musician and guitar instructor Arlo Leach journeyed to Memphis on a cemetery hunt favoring seminal blues musician long past, he found himself stumped when t...