Articles filed under Music
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Bonnie Raitt, Ta Mahal coming to RaviniaAug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Le Bon Taj Roulet! In a depressed musical world of uneasy concert alliances, here's a pairing that makes sense. Bonnie Raitt and Taj Mahal are out on the road together i...
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Henry's new album is masterfulAug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Reviewing "Blood From Stars" is daunting because Joe Henry has already done so eloquently in a three-page essay included in the liner notes. Henry's a marvelous writer o...
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Public gets chance to pay respects to Les PaulAug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- Fifteen-year-old Adam Bollinger was among the first Les Paul fans to show up for the public's only chance to pay respects to the inventor and virtuoso whose...
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August is time for Oktoberfest in Buffalo GroveAug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - One of the big area events on tap for this weekend is Oktoberfest in Buffalo Grove - and, yes, we do mean this weekend. Here's all you need to know about the festival ho...
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Jackson 'This Is It' film gets 2-week limited runAug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- A Michael Jackson film built around rehearsal footage left behind after his death will be released in a limited two-week theatrical engagement worldwide. ...
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Local auditionsAug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - • The Elmhurst Choral Union seeks additional singers for its upcoming concert season. Auditions are by appointment. Visit elmhurstchoralunion.org or call (630) 758-1100 ...
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra to make European tourAug 19, 2009 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and principal conductor Bernard Haitink plan a 9-concert tour of five European cities next month. CSO spokesmen said Wednesday ...
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Black Eyed Peas set record for most weeks at No. 1Aug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Will.i.am would love to say "I told you so" to all the people who have bashed the Black Eyed Peas in the past, but he won't -- even though the group just mad...
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Sam & Ruby unlikely pairing a match made in musicAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Ruby Amanfu and Sam Brooker get a funny look sometimes when they step on stage. She's a black woman from Ghana, West Africa. He's a white guy from Gr...
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Best bets: MTV VMA Tour comes to Great AmericaAug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - MTV, VMA, OMG! Pop-punk quartet All Time Low and Chicago-native band White Tie Affair are both featured on Tuesday as part of the MTV VMA (Video Music Awards) Tour at Si...