Articles filed under Music
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Music notes: Kings plays Durty Nellie'sAug 03, 2011 11:00 pm - Kings visit the 'burbs We the Kings, an up-and-coming punk-pop band from Florida, will headline a show in the suburbs this weekend. The band is touring behind its j...
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Winehouse, Tony Bennett duet to be charity singleAug 03, 2011 11:00 pm - LONDON — Amy Winehouse's final recording, a duet with Tony Bennett, will be released as a charity single for a foundation set up in her name, her family said Thursday. "...
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Fountains of Wayne in good form againAug 03, 2011 11:00 pm - Fountains of Wayne, “Sky Full of Holes” (Yep Roc) Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne are sharp enough songwriters that they haven't made a...
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Black Lips find new sounds for latest recordAug 02, 2011 12:00 am - If there's any band playing Lollapalooza that could benefit from hot, steamy weather, it's The Black Lips. The much-buzzed-about Atlanta band delivers a wonderfully dirt...
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County fair returns to McHenry, new tent to promote local talentAug 02, 2011 12:00 am - Most years, things stay the same at the McHenry County Fair. This week, though, the fair will bring in the new. The McHenry County Fair, running today, Aug. 3 through Su...
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Suburban fans recall 1991 LollaAug 02, 2011 12:00 am - St. Charles resident Cheryl Pessetti speaks for a whole generation of music fans when she considers the fact that Lollapalooza is celebrating its 20th anniversary this y...
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For Chicago's Disappears, less is moreAug 02, 2011 12:00 am - Listen to Chicago band Disappears, and you enter a shimmery, shadowy world that's both exhilarating and frightening. The band plays a stripped-down brand of rock 'n' rol...
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Mountain Goats bring literary touches to folk-rock songsAug 02, 2011 12:00 am - What's a good way for the leader of an indie folk-rock band to scare the heck out of his audience? Hire a death-metal musician to produce songs for a new record. That's ...
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Midsummer festival at St. Zachary Church in Des PlainesAug 02, 2011 12:00 am - Augustfest 2011 Aug. 4-7 on the grounds of St. Zachary Catholic Church, 567 W. Algonquin Road, Des Plaines, two blocks east of Elmhurst Road. Food, beer and wine, raffle...
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Mt. Prospect restaurant hosts benefit concertAug 02, 2011 12:00 am - Local musical sensation the Brass from the Past will be back for an encore benefit performance, Wednesday, Aug. 17, at the Ye Olde Town Inn, 18 W. Busse Ave. in down...