Articles filed under Music
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Review: Justin Townes Earle sings the blues on fine albumMay 22, 2019 7:00 am - Justin Townes Earle, "The Saint of Lost Causes" (New West) Justin Townes Earle is feeling bad, and his music has never been better. On "The Saint of Lost Causes," Earle ...
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Review: The Waterboys do musical archaeology on new albumMay 22, 2019 7:00 am - The Waterboys, "Where the Action Is" (Cooking Vinyl) The liner notes to the Waterboys' latest album credit frontman Mike Scott for vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass - and ...
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The Stray Cats in mostly fine form on 1st album in 26 yearsMay 22, 2019 7:00 am - Stray Cats, "40" (Surfdog/BMG) After 26 years, the Stray Cats are back with a new album. And the seasoned felines are in mostly fine form. The boys who brought rockabill...
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Best bets: Hurricane Harbor opens & Judas Priest plays RosemontMay 22, 2019 6:00 am - Splash zone Dust off your swimsuits for the summer season since it's the Opening Weekend of the water park Hurricane Harbor at Six Flags Great America, 1 Great America P...
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Sound check: Shallow Side, Homegrown battle at BaseCamp PubMay 22, 2019 6:00 am - Night of bands at BaseCamp It's a double-feature at BaseCamp Pub Saturday: The night starts out with Aaron Williams and the Battle to Homegrown. The battle of the bands ...
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DJ Khaled on Nipsey Hussle: 'He's like a prophet'May 21, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - During the recording of what became one of Nipsey Hussle's final songs, the rapper and DJ Khaled spoke passionately about "our families, entrepreneurship...
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Review: Morrissey offers 12 covers, with very mixed resultsMay 21, 2019 7:00 am - Morrissey, "California Son" (Etienne/BMG) Morrissey delivers a dozen covers on his new album, "California Sun," which reimagines works by such masters as Bob Dylan, Joni...
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Review: Mavis Staples and Ben Harper combine for great musicMay 21, 2019 7:00 am - Mavis Staples, "We Get By" (Anti-Records) Time has certainly not dampened the urgency in Mavis Staples' voice. Now 80, the Grammy-winning legend and social activist has ...
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'Party in the Parks' returns to AuroraMay 21, 2019 1:00 am - AURORA - Chicago Premium Outlets's third annual free summer concert series, "Party in the Parks," kicks off Friday, June 21, with a performance by roots-rock band The Fr...
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Easy on the eyes: Art festivals return this weekend to Barrington, SchaumburgMay 20, 2019 11:00 pm - Art lovers can browse the work of hundreds of fine artists this weekend, with the return of the Prairie Arts Festival in Schaumburg and the Barrington Art Festival. ...