Articles filed under Music
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Chicago gets big wins at GrammysFeb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - It may not have the same impact on his presidential bid than the three primary states he won this weekend, but Barack Obama now can say he is a two-time Grammy winner, h...
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Music director's ties with 'Ainadamar' run deepFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Robert Spano has a right to be proud of his long association with "Ainadamar," the opera by Osvaldo Golijov that the Chicago Symphony Orchestra performs this weekend. Sp...
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Local artists bid for GrammysFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - They may not all appear on Sunday's telecast, but Chicago-area musicians will be well represented at the 50th Grammy Awards this year. In every genre imaginable, local r...
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Elgin Opera launches biggest show in its historyFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Soprano and Elgin resident Solange Sior joked with a sigh, "I'm wearing too many hats." Contacted by phone last Saturday a week before opening night, Sior was not only b...
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Grammys turn 50Feb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Part popularity contest, part marketing juggernaut, part tabloid event, the Grammy Award telecast is another one of those annual pop culture events that works on many di...
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Cat Power transforms coversFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - When a live performance turns into a psychological meltdown, it's newsworthy. But for Chan Marshall -- known in indie rock circles as Cat Power -- it's part of the packa...
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Recently announced showsFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Following is a list of recently announced shows. Ticket prices do not reflect service or handling fees. Twista, AG Squad, Kevo Da King, Doughboy, Durty Nellie's, 180...
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AuditionsFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - • Elgin Community College Theatre auditions for its production of Frank Wedekind's controversial 1891 teenage drama "Spring Awakening." Auditions for men and women aged ...
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Brit's back, and the paparazzi ready to rollFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Britney Spears was quietly released from a hospital Wednesday and slipped away unnoticed, only to be spotted hours later driving through Los Angeles with ...
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Restraining order accuses Spears' manager of taking over her lifeFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- A restraining order against the man who's been at Britney Spears' side during her downward spiral alleges that he drugged her, took over her finances and ...