Articles filed under Music
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Grammy-nominated R&B star El DeBarge enters rehabFeb 14, 2011 10:00 pm - DETROIT — R&B star El DeBarge, who earned a pair of Grammy nominations following his comeback album last year, has entered a rehabilitation center and dropped out of a ...
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International piano students give recital at Roosevelt in SchaumburgFeb 13, 2011 11:00 pm - Six soloists from all over the world who are now studying music at Roosevelt University gave piano recitals Monday at the Schaumburg campus. The students from the schoo...
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Muti expected to open new CSO seasonFeb 13, 2011 11:00 pm - The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's 121st season announced Monday has something for everyone. Even though CSO music director Riccardo Muti was unable to attend Monday's new...
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‘Working’ returns to its Chicago rootsFeb 13, 2011 11:00 pm - The newly revised version of the 1978 Broadway musical “Working” at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place is a Chicago homecoming for all intents and purposes. And...
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Enjoy the Grammys? Catch winners at local concertsFeb 13, 2011 11:00 pm - The Grammy Awards may be over, but you can catch several of the big winners — including Arcade Fire and Lady Gaga — locally when they perform in Chicago or the suburbs. ...
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Lose Yourself: Eminem only wins 2 of 10 GrammysFeb 13, 2011 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — The Grammys love Eminem. Over his decade plus career, they've showered him with 13 Grammy Awards — and gave him two during this year's ceremonies. But the...
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Hooker to be honored with Blues markerFeb 13, 2011 10:00 pm - JACKSON, Miss. — Blues musician John Lee Hooker will honored with the 122nd marker on he Mississippi Blues Trail. The marker will be placed Wednesday at the intersectio...
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Jazz pianist George Shearing dies at 91Feb 13, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Sir George Shearing, the ebullient jazz pianist who wrote the standard "Lullaby of Birdland" and had a string of hits both with and without his quintet, has ...
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Retrial for reggae star Buju Banton set to beginFeb 13, 2011 10:00 pm - TAMPA, Fla. — Fresh off a Grammy win, Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton is set to stand trial again in federal court in Florida. Jury selection will begin Monday in Tamp...
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Fox Valley's Smoking Popes go back to school in new recordFeb 13, 2011 10:00 pm - After hearing a teen pop song on the radio one day, Josh Caterer, leader of pop-punk band the Smoking Popes, realized he'd never written any songs that take a teenager's...