Articles filed under Music
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With VMAs afoot, Kendrick Lamar takes center stageAug 25, 2013 5:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It's been almost a year since Kendrick Lamar released his major label debut, yet the rapper remains very much the focus of the music world as top star...
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How our reporter got rocker to change his tune on Beatles storyAug 25, 2013 5:00 am - LAKE GENEVA, Wis. — Yes, the Lake Geneva dateline is a bit beside the point, but I was so excited about a story Josh Stockinger wrote in Friday's editions I felt compell...
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Weekend picks: Joan Jett, Plain White T's rock the suburbsAug 24, 2013 6:00 am - 'I love rock 'n' roll' Feel the beat as the summer comes to a close with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Eric Burdon & the Animals Saturday at Festival Park, 250...
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Ronstadt tells AARP she has Parkinson’sAug 23, 2013 1:04 pm - LOS ANGELES — Linda Ronstadt says she suffers from Parkinson’s disease, which has robbed her ability to sing. The 67-year-old music legend tells AARP Magazine, in an art...
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JC Brooks, Kings of Class hot draws to North CoastAug 23, 2013 6:00 am - My first glance at the North Coast Music Festival lineup left me unimpressed. There were bands I recognized the names of, but only a few I really knew well enough to go ...
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Music notes: Happy Together Tour reunites Turtles, Three Dog NightAug 23, 2013 6:00 am - Rock nostalgia Members of bands from the 1960s have, well, banded together for a concert tour that will bring rock’s past back to life. The Happy Together Tour includes ...
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10 things to do before summer slips awayAug 23, 2013 6:00 am - Summer may not officially end until Sept. 22, but kids going back to school and the approach of Labor Day make it seem like fall is closing in. So before summer fully s...
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Elmhurst man admits lying about opening for BeatlesAug 23, 2013 5:15 am - This is the story of aging rock musician Gary Goldberg, The Beatles and a lie that, in the end, came to haunt him. Goldberg took the podium last week at the Elmhurst Hi...
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Prairie Center announces season scheduleAug 22, 2013 5:00 pm - The Prairie Center for the Arts in Schaumburg has announced its 2013-14 season of family-friendly performances in music, dance, theater and more. Among the highlights: ...
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Hagar sponsoring sculpture to honor firefightersAug 22, 2013 4:01 pm - Rocker Sammy Hagar is the latest sponsor of a public art installation that will honor Chicago’s firefighters. The project features 101 5-foot-tall sculptures of Chicago ...