Articles filed under Music
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Music notes: '80s heartthrob Rick Springfield returns to GeneseeJul 09, 2014 5:45 am - Heartthrob returns Rick Springfield hit the jackpot in the early 1980s with the song "Jessie's Girl" from his record "Working Class Dog." He became a worldwide superstar...
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Billy Croft & the 5-Alarm plays Hoffman EstatesJul 09, 2014 1:01 am - The Hoffman Estates Arts Commission and the Hoffman Estates Park District welcome Billy Croft & the 5-Alarm to the Virginia Mary Hayter Village Green at 7 p.m. Thursday,...
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It's barbecue fest weekend in the Fox ValleyJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - Two local festivals coming up this weekend share a common goal: raising money for a good cause. Though they are separate events, Lake in the Hills Rockin' Ribfest and t...
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Idina Menzel to sing nat'l anthem at MLB All-StarJul 07, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Idina Menzel is bringing Broadway to baseball. The Tony-winning performer will sing the national anthem at the MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 15, in Minne...
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Browne, Lynn to get lifetime Americana awardsJul 07, 2014 11:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Jackson Browne, Loretta Lynn, conjunto musician Flaco Jimenez and blues musician Taj Mahal will receive lifetime achievement awards at The Americana M...
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Sia, writer for Rihanna, Beyonce, shinesJul 07, 2014 11:00 pm - Sia, “1000 Forms of Fear” (RCA) Since Sia's last album, 2010's top-notch “We Are Born,” the performer has written songs for Beyoncé, Rihanna and Katy Perry, co-star...
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Weekend picks: Lady Gaga brings ArtRave to Chicago's United CenterJul 07, 2014 10:00 am - Fame Monster: Expect plenty of eye-boggling pop spectacle when Lady Gaga returns to town with ArtRave: The Artpop Ball tour today at the United Center, 1901 W. Madis...
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U.S.-born banda singers find success in Mexico, U.S.Jul 07, 2014 6:15 am - MEXICO CITY - Banda music is the soundtrack of modern Mexico, with its thumping polka beat and trumpets blasting everywhere from rural fairs to working-class Mexico City...
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Palatine Rocks singing contest July 26Jul 07, 2014 1:01 am - Palatine area children and teens have less than a week to register for the "Palatine Rocks Singing Contest," a featured event at the Rockin' the Blocks festival in downt...
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After tragedy, Willis family finds musical fameJul 07, 2014 1:00 am - Two decades after six children died in a van crash that led to the investigation and later corruption conviction of former Gov. George Ryan, the family's next generation...