Matt Arado
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New music fest in Union ParkSep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - New music fest Labor Day weekend generally signals the unofficial end of summer, and what better way to say goodbye than to enjoy three days of eclectic live musi...
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The Detroit Cobras put new shine on music gems from the pastAug 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Mary Ramirez grew up an Army kid, so she was always on the move. But there was one constant in her life: her mother's music. Ramirez says her mother devoured R&B and sou...
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Loved ones salute fallen Wheaton soldierAug 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Stephen Oratowski said his son Kevin went by many nicknames during his life, including a few that "I probably shouldn't repeat inside church." From now on, though, Orat...
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Eclectic Poi Dog Pondering to play at RaviniaAug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Few groups can draw from as eclectic an array of influences and still make cohesive, coherent pop music like Chicago-based Poi Dog Pondering can. Since the late 1980s, t...
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Blagojevich, on media blitz, reaches out to local super fansAug 21, 2010 11:00 pm - The Chicago Comic Com had all the pop-culture heroes in attendance on Saturday: Batman and Robin, Capt. Kirk, Rod Blagojevich. Rod Blagojevich? Yes, the former governor ...
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Military museum celebrates 50 years with unveiling of 'Huey'Aug 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Westmont resident and Vietnam War veteran David Serikaku said that when he returned home from the war, someone in a business suit spat at him in the airport. "That was m...
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Genre stars from then and now meet in Rosemont for Chicago Comic ConAug 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Geek culture crosses generations. Want proof? Take a look at the Chicago Comic Con. The annual pop-culture convention has assembled more than four decades worth of fanbo...
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Edgy alt-country at Schuba'sAug 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Edgy alt-country Canadian rockers the Sadies bring their distinctive mix of alt-country and hard-edge psychedelic rock to Chicago this weekend. This band offers l...
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Ska legends come to ChicagoAug 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Ska legends As one of the most irresistible bands of the 1980s, the English Beat combined ska, punk, reggae and pop into a sound you couldn't help but move to. Th...
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Vampires continue to show life, even as parodies roll outAug 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Look around: Vampires are everywhere. On television. On movie screens. In bookstores. Frankly, you can barely turn around these days without seeing some person - usually...