Articles filed under Music
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Q&A: Chicago artist Validity aims to mend political rifts with 'Indivisible' projectNov 16, 2020 5:00 am - Wesley McKinney, a Chicago artist by way of Peoria, made a gutsy move this year: tying a new concept album to the roiling and contentious world of politics. Recognizing ...
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Album review: Lambchop continues to revel in alt-lounge countryNov 14, 2020 6:12 am - • Lambchop, "Trip" (Merge) Lambchop's Kurt Wagner invited his ever-morphing ensemble to record some covers in Nashville and the resulting album, "Trip," surely defined t...
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Album review: Chris Stapleton delivers a sure-footed masterpieceNov 14, 2020 6:03 am - Chris Stapleton, "Starting Over" (Mercury Records Nashville) To say Chris Stapleton is one of country music's best singers is to sell him short. He's one of the world's ...
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Q&A: Teen 'black-ish' star Miles Brown releases debut albumNov 13, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Miles Brown says playing Jack Johnson on the hit comedy series "black-ish" inspired him to speak out about equality and social justice through his art. He ...
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Review: Only good thing about 2020 may be a new AC/DC albumNov 13, 2020 6:00 am - AC/DC, 'œPower Up'ť (Columbia) A new AC/DC record may well be the only good thing to happen in 2020. The legendary Aussie rockers are back with 'œPower Up,'ť the latest ...
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AC/DC is back and fighting off the black with new albumNov 13, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Through decades, deaths and disasters, AC/DC keeps thundering on. Forty-seven years along, and with the closest thing possible to their original line...
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CMA Awards 2020: Best and worst momentsNov 12, 2020 10:00 am - If you felt deeply uncomfortable watching the Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday night, you were far from alone. After months of seeing award shows filmed rem...
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Review: Soul man Bramblett gives average folks a voiceNov 12, 2020 6:00 am - On 'œPine Needle Fire,'ť Georgia soul man Randall Bramblett's warm, weathered tenor gives voice to average folks who are hanging on, and he provides a beat to keep them ...
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Sound check: Louden Swain, 'Supernatural' star livestream this weekendNov 12, 2020 5:00 am - Music of the divine The dark fantasy series “Supernatural” may be coming to an end next week after 15 years on the air, but God (Rob Benedict) has other plans. In ...
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Tivoli Theatre in Downers Grove looking to expandNov 12, 2020 4:00 am - The owners of the historic Tivoli Theatre are seeking permission from Downers Grove to construct a more intimate theater next door. "The biggest thing it does is allows ...