Articles filed under Music
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Bassist Kim Deal leaves the Pixies after 25 yearsJun 14, 2013 1:09 pm - NEW YORK — Kim Deal is no longer part of the Pixies. The band announced Friday on its Facebook page that the 52-year-old bassist has decided to leave the Boston-based gr...
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Black Sabbath emerges from the dark with new albumJun 14, 2013 10:30 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Ozzy Osbourne and the members of Black Sabbath worked hard to create a dark aura around their band in the late 1960s, laying down a proto-metal bluepr...
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Top 30 finalists named for Suburban Chicago’s Got TalentJun 14, 2013 10:17 am - It’s going to be a song-filled summer. That’s because 29 of the Top 30 finalists announced Friday for Suburban Chicago’s Got Talent will be making music in an attempt to...
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Miller Caves to host concert this weekendJun 14, 2013 8:46 am - MILWAUKEE — For decades, the “Miller Caves” were used to store Miller beer before refrigeration. Later, they were used as a bomb shelter for Miller employees and then re...
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Jack Johnson steps in for Mumford & Sons at BonnarooJun 14, 2013 8:18 am - MANCHESTER, Tenn. — It’s Jack Johnson to the rescue at Bonnaroo. Johnson has agreed to take the Saturday night headlining slot at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival afte...
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Star power shines at Songwriters HallJun 14, 2013 8:04 am - NEW YORK — Sting performed in honor of Elton John, Billy Joel sang snippets of Foreigner’s hits when introducing the band and Smokey Robinson debuted part of a new song ...
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Darius Rucker rides 'Wagon Wheel' to top of the chartsJun 14, 2013 6:00 am - Darius Rucker is a fan of Old Crow Medicine Show, but says he didn't really get what was so infectious about the string band's signature hit "Wagon Wheel" at first. ...
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Eliane Elias offers inspired tribute to Chet BakerJun 14, 2013 6:00 am - Eliane Elias, “I Thought About You (A Tribute to Chet Baker)” (Concord Jazz) Brazilian pianist-singer Eliane Elias offers an inspired tribute to cool jazz legend Ch...
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Mumford & Sons cancels Bonnaroo performanceJun 13, 2013 8:00 pm - MANCHESTER, Tenn. — Mumford & Sons has canceled its headlining performance at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Tennessee. The decision comes after bassist Ted Dwane rec...
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Calisch Award winner has long artistic resumeJun 13, 2013 12:04 pm - A glossy, black grand piano takes up half of the small front room in Chelsie Coren’s Wheeling home. It’s not there for decoration. Chelsie’s parents bought it eight year...