Articles filed under Music
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Folk singer Elaine Romanelli to perform Sunday at Tree of Life UUMar 15, 2017 1:00 am - Singer Elaine Romanelli has been generating a lot of buzz in indie folk music circles. Chicago's WFMT host Rich Warren said she "shines like a supernova … Utterly haunti...
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John Mellencamp, Stevie Nicks, Common coming to Ravinia this summerMar 15, 2017 12:01 am - Stevie Nicks, Common and John Mellencamp are just a few of the 59 artists making their Ravinia Festival debuts this summer. The historic Highland Park venue announced i...
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Brothers Osborne, Maren Morris, Jon Pardi earn ACM AwardsMar 14, 2017 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Brothers Osborne, Maren Morris and Jon Pardi are early winners at this year's Academy of Country Music Awards. The ACMs announced on Tuesday the ...
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Music Review: Plenty of clever twists from Peter MulveyMar 14, 2017 7:00 am - Peter Mulvey, "Are You Listening?" (Righteous Babe Records) Peter Mulvey is fond of alternate guitar tunings, and alternate sequencing. On his 17th and latest album, "Th...
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Review: Spoon's 'Hot Thoughts' is raw, sinewy, danceableMar 14, 2017 7:00 am - Spoon, "Hot Thoughts" (Matador Records) Spoon's "Hot Thoughts" is raw, sinewy and often danceable, the band charging into its ninth album with a cruder and more experime...
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Rocker Gregg Allman cancels all tour dates for the yearMar 14, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Gregg Allman has canceled all of his scheduled tour dates for the year. The 69-year-old rocker posted Monday on his website that "it has been determined ...
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Music notes: Spend St. Pat's Day with Blake Shelton at Rosemont's AllstateMar 14, 2017 6:00 am - Blake 'Round Here Oklahoma-born superstar Blake Shelton is known as much for his down-home TV persona on the “The Voice” as he is for his party-country rock. Spend your ...
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Lucky Boys Confusion mines personal, professional hardship on comeback recordMar 14, 2017 6:00 am - Not that long ago, it seemed unlikely that suburban band Lucky Boys Confusion would ever make another record. The group, which emerged from high-school rock scenes in Do...
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It's 1-2-3 for Heartland Voices' 10th galaMar 13, 2017 11:00 pm - Band and chorus leaders often have started out a song by counting out "a 1 and a 2 and a 3." But surprisingly often, numbers also appear in the lyrics of a song. Some of...
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Review: Laura Marling takes a giant step on 'Semper Femina'Mar 13, 2017 7:00 am - Laura Marling, "Semper Femina" (More Alarming Records) Laura Marling takes a giant step on "Semper Femina," nine exceptional songs of vulnerability, bursting with femini...