Articles filed under Music
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Baring all: 2 albums turn folk music upside downSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Folk music continues to be the mothership of musical styles. Continuing since the inaugural folk music revival of the early 1960s, artists starting with Bob Dylan and co...
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Aesop Rock takes a pass on mainstreamSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Aesop Rock, "None Shall Pass" (Definitive Jux) 3 stars Aesop Rock's rhymes, dense with wordplay and seeming lyrical tangents, are for language lovers and juxtaposition a...
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On the fast trackSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Members of the band "Red Line District" are getting increasingly jittery at the thought of stepping onto the stage of Chicago's House of Blues next weekend. But it's all...
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Nine Things to Know About Naked NightSep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Wholesome-looking naked guys singing onstage? That's old hat at Chicago's Bailiwick Theater, where the show "Barenaked Lads" has been running more than two years. On Fri...
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Luciano Pavarotti dies at 71Sep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - ROME Luciano Pavarotti, whose vibrant high C's and ebullient showmanship made him the most beloved and celebrated tenor since Caruso and one of the few opera singers to...
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WILL.I.AM does it allSep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - When Interscope Geffen A&M chairman Jimmy Iovine suggested the idea of a solo album earlier this year, Black Eyed Peas leader will.i.am was caught off guard. "I'm thinki...
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Old Town School to mark 50th with big name concertSep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - The Old Town School of Folk Music celebrates its 50th anniversary this year with what is being billed as an all-star concert, set for 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 at the Audi...
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A new perspectiveSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Fans who've followed Lori McKenna since she was performing in small cafes, may have been a little nervous when the country establishment scooped her up. In mere months, ...
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R. Kelly trial delayed againSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - R. Kelly remains trapped in the legal closet. A Cook County judge postponed the R&B superstar's trial Tuesday, adding another delay to the much-prolonged, 5-year-old ca...
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Amy Winehouse's father-in-law wants fans to give tough loveAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - LONDON -- The father-in-law of singer Amy Winehouse said Tuesday that fans should stop buying her records to force her to seek help for drug addiction. Giles Fielder-Civ...