Articles filed under Music
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Solomon Burke CD lacks fireJun 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Veteran soul shouter Solomon Burke slips from his safety zone on his new album, "Like a Fire." After three retro-styled albums in six years that showed off his one-of-a-...
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Adele's '19' a solid, bluesy albumJun 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Of the second wave of British female soul singers to hit American airwaves (Estelle, Leona Lewis, Duffy), Adele is perhaps the purest torch singer. The bulk of the songs...
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Bo Diddley gets a rocking sendoffJun 08, 2008 11:00 pm - GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Bo Diddley's funeral rocked and rolled Saturday with as much energy as his music. For four hours, friends and relatives sang, danced and celebrated ...
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Priscilla Ahn's debut underwhelmsJun 08, 2008 11:00 pm - The debut release from singer-songwriter Priscilla Ahn is sweet -- so sweet it will leave your teeth aching. Musically, "A Good Day" is interesting. Ahn has the voice of...
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My Morning Jacket does the genre hopJun 08, 2008 11:00 pm - What is it about success that causes a rock 'n' roll act to wander? With "Evil Urges," My Morning Jacket is the latest band or artist to veer off a course toward apparen...
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St. Charles Singers wind down seasonJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Barely back to earth after last week's highly anticipated release of its recording with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra of its first commercial CD, the St. Charles Singers ...
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Majors Junction twangy but not countryJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - It all started in the middle of nowhere. Three buddies - including Mike Mulcahy, a budding writer and lyricist from St. Charles - found themselves on a months-long, cros...
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Bluegrass, on the prowl Chicago group takes rootsy sound on the roadJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Ben Wright wasn't exactly a stranger to the art of banjos when he spotted the $200 five-string beauty that eventually "took hold" of him and never let go, altering his c...
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Gavin Rossdale's 'Wanderlust' hit-or-missJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Gavin Rossdale made a pretty big splash with his music before becoming the envy of men everywhere with his marriage to ultimate rock girl Gwen Stefani. The former frontm...
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Rock pioneer Bo Diddley dies at 79Jun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock 'n' roll whose distinctive "shave and a haircut, two bits" rhythm and innovative guitar effects inspired legi...