Articles filed under Music
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Health issues don't keep surf-guitar king Dick Dale downJul 11, 2014 5:45 am - When surf-guitar master Dick Dale performs onstage these days, he makes it look easy. It isn't. Dale has fought two battles against rectal cancer. He struggles with ren...
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Gospelfest is Sunday:Jul 11, 2014 1:01 am - Gospelfest, Greenbelt Cultural Center's annual celebration of gospel music, will take place from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday, July 13. Scheduled performers include: recording art...
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Foundation awards $182,000 in grants to District 200 music programsJul 11, 2014 1:01 am - Instruments will get repaired, new equipment will be purchased, guest performers will visit and music educators will receive training thanks to about $182,000 in grant m...
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Rock Hall planning Everly Brothers tribute showJul 11, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The Rock and Roll of Fame will honor the Everly Brothers with a tribute concert this fall. The Rock Hall announced Thursday that surviving member Don Everly w...
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Brooks' music coming to digital via his own siteJul 10, 2014 11:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Garth Brooks is finally embracing digital music, but he's doing it his own way. Brooks, one of the last holdout big-name musicians still refusing to ...
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Batavia native, engineer mentors girls in robotics campJul 10, 2014 8:00 am - In 2002, Denise Karabowicz was the only girl on the Rotolo Middle School's Lego Building Club. In 2003, she repeated her solo status. Eleven years later, she's running t...
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Get them back: Where are Robin Thicke's fans?Jul 09, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Robin Thicke may be pleading to get his wife back, but he needs to work on getting his fans back, too. The crooner's new album, "Paula," sold only 24,000 unit...
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Get a taste of Greek culture at Elgin festivalJul 09, 2014 6:00 am - To those who attend the St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church Greek Festival each year, the event appears seamless, according to parishioner Polly Gorski. In reality, she sai...
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Judas Priest has redeeming metal valueJul 09, 2014 5:45 am - Judas Priest, “Redeemer of Souls” (Epic) It takes a lot for a band to make up for a “farewell tour” that ended up not being a farewell after all. But on its new stu...
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Reunited, revived Nickel Creek plays Taste of Chicago FridayJul 09, 2014 5:45 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The trio of musicians in Nickel Creek grew up performing together, but ultimately it was the nearly seven years spent concentrating on their own separ...