Articles filed under Music
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Flaming Lips fail with 'Sgt. Pepper' coverOct 29, 2014 5:30 am - The Flaming Lips, "With a Little Help From My Fwends" (Warner Bros.) Ever wonder what "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" would sound like sung by robots? Me n...
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Documentary on 'National Barn Dance' screening in SchaumburgOct 28, 2014 11:00 pm - For almost four decades, WLS radio and television's "National Barn Dance" was one of Chicago's biggest exports in entertainment, featuring stars such as Gene Autrey, Geo...
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Weekend picks: Drew Michael returns to townOct 28, 2014 5:00 pm - Chicago native Before he moved to New York, comedian Drew Michael honed his comedy craft in Chicago. Catch Michael return to town for a run of standup pe...
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Music notes: Kansas brings its arena rock to the 'burbsOct 28, 2014 6:00 am - Arena-rock heroes Kansas was part of a wave of hugely popular arena-rock bands in the 1970s that took their names from geographic places (Boston, Chicago, America, etc.)...
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Kix Brooks show in Aurora canceledOct 28, 2014 1:01 am - Country singer Kix Brooks' Nov. 8 concert at Aurora's Paramount Theatre has been canceled. Ticket holders can request refunds by calling (630) 896-6666. For more informa...
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Warren High choir concert:Oct 28, 2014 1:01 am - Warren Township High School choir students will perform in concert Thursday, Oct. 30, in the auditorium at the O'Plaine Campus, 500 N. O'Plaine Road, Gurnee. Nearly 150 ...
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Taylor Swift: Growing up and going popOct 27, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - When Taylor Swift released the Grammy-winning, banjo-tinged "Mean" in 2010, haters fired shots at the then-20-year-old. Four years later, Swift says she's gr...
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Delve into dark music with EYSO's 'Things That Go Bump'Oct 27, 2014 11:00 pm - Explore the darker side of music with upcoming performances by the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra. On Sunday, Nov. 2, the orchestra will perform the first concerts of i...
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'The Voice' makes a Swift moveOct 27, 2014 5:45 am - Taylor Swift certainly has a voice and knows how to use it ... and appropriately, she's now using it on “The Voice.” In the week of the debut of her fifth album, “1989,”...
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Milsap, Wiseman, Cochran become country music hall of famersOct 26, 2014 11:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Ronnie Milsap, the blind country-soul singer and pianist, joined bluegrass vocalist Mac Wiseman and the late songwriter Hank Cochran as the newest mem...