Articles filed under Music
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Review: Nada Surf's 'You Know Who You Are' refines power popMar 08, 2016 6:00 am - Nada Surf, "You Know Who You Are" (Barsuk Records) Expanded to a full-time quartet, New York's Nada Surf continues to refine its glorious power pop on "You Know Who You ...
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Review: Assassin shows versatility on 1st album in yearsMar 08, 2016 6:00 am - Assassin, "Theory of Reggaetivity," (Sound Age Entertainment) One of Jamaica's most underrated yet diverse and creative lyricists, Assassin A.K.A. Agent Sasco releases h...
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Why Lamar's 'untitled unmastered.' succeeds in ways 'To Pimp a Butterfly' didn'tMar 08, 2016 4:54 am - Gods usually get away with what they want. Whether transforming into a swan for sensual seduction or botching bad blood transfusions with Taylor Swift, even missteps are...
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Review: Loretta Lynn is stellar on 1st album in 12 yearsMar 08, 2016 4:49 am - Loretta Lynn, "Full Circle" (Sony Legacy) Loretta Lynn has titled her first album in a dozen years "Full Circle" partly because she opens the 14-song collection with "Wh...
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Reports: Beatles producer George Martin dead at 90Mar 08, 2016 12:00 am - George Martin, the producer who guided the Beatles to astounding heights, has died, his manager says. He was 90. Adam Sharp of CA Management says Martin's family "would ...
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Chelsea Chen to perform in concert at Trinity International UniversityMar 07, 2016 10:00 pm - Renowned organist Chelsea Chen will return to Trinity International University on Friday, March 18, to perform on the Casavant pipe organ at 7:30 p.m. in the ATO Chapel ...
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Buffalo Grove High's famed band director Jacobi to retireMar 07, 2016 7:00 am - Buffalo Grove High School band director Ed Jacobi was just 14, around the same age as his current students, when he made a decision that changed the course of his life. ...
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Buffalo Grove H.S.'s band director Ed Jacobi to retireMar 07, 2016 6:57 am - Deep Roots in Music: Ed Jacobi comes from a musical family. His dad was a professional violinist, his mom was an accomplished pianist, his four younger siblings played i...
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Review: M. Ward is both inviting and distant on 'More Rain'Mar 07, 2016 6:00 am - M. Ward, "More Rain" (Merge Records) There is a late '60s, early '70s vibe on M. Ward's "More Rain," a mellow brightness that's immediate yet distant. The minute of rain...
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ESO's principal cellist to be featured in Brahams concertsMar 06, 2016 10:00 pm - It's short, but oh so sweet and Elgin Symphony Orchestra principal cellist Matthew Agnew plays it so very well. Agnew will be featured in the third movement of the Brah...