Articles filed under Music
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Aretha Franklin not attending baseball luncheonAug 19, 2013 2:11 pm - NEW YORK — Aretha Franklin will not be attending a baseball luncheon during which she was to receive a “Beacon” award for embodying the spirit of the civil rights moveme...
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Pretty melodies, not much more from MayerAug 19, 2013 6:00 am - John Mayer, “Paradise Valley” (Columbia Records) Even those of us who have yet to date and break up with John Mayer may find “Paradise Valley” unlikeable. Kids are ...
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Sunday picks: Soarin' at Air & Water ShowAug 18, 2013 6:00 am - Look to the sky! The Aeroshell Aerobatic Team, the Lima Lima Flight Team and Sean D. Tucker & Team Oracle are some of the headliners at the annual Chicago Air and W...
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Luke Bryan releases album amid high expectationsAug 18, 2013 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Luke Bryan has taken an unusual approach to the business side of his career since winning the Academy of Country Music’s entertainer of the year in Ap...
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Singer Fergie officially changes her nameAug 17, 2013 5:11 pm - NEW YORK — She’s the F to the E, R, G, the I, the E. Fergie has officially changed her name: The singer born Stacy Ann Ferguson is now Fergie Duhamel. The Grammy winner’...
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Rock bands' plane makes emergency landing near MolineAug 17, 2013 5:00 pm - MOLINE, Ill. — A private jet carrying rock bands Ratt and Dokken had to make an emergency landing in northwestern Illinois after smoke was detected in the cabin Saturday...
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Weekend picks: Off to the races at Arlington MillionAug 17, 2013 6:00 am - By a nose? The Arlington Million was the world's first million-dollar horse race, and the tradition continues Saturday at Arlington International Racecourse, 2200 ...
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Robin Thicke heads to court over ‘Blurred Lines’Aug 16, 2013 7:12 pm - LOS ANGELES — Robin Thicke is asking a federal judge to determine his song “Blurred Lines” doesn’t copy from elements of two other songs. Attorneys for Thicke and the s...
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Local bands go big-time for Riot FestAug 16, 2013 5:43 am - The summer festival season continues crashing through the walls of boredom. The next biggie, Riot Fest, brings nearly 80 bands to Chicago’s Humboldt Park Sept. 13-15. An...
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Music changes at Aurora’s Fiestas Patrias FestivalAug 15, 2013 11:22 am - Latin musicians Paquita La Del Barrio and Alfredo Bojorquez (aka “El Puma”) are replacing Joan Sebastian and Ramón Ayala, who had to cancel their upcoming performance on...