Articles filed under Music
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Boston kicks off a year of US tributes to Leonard BernsteinSep 21, 2017 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - He was a wunderkind: the youngest music director ever to lead the New York Philharmonic and the genius behind the score to "West Side Story." The late Leon...
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Review: Steve Martin puts humor and love in bluegrass formSep 21, 2017 7:00 am - Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, "The Long-Awaited Album" (Rounder Records) There's a lot of excellent music on Steve Martin's new bluegrass album with the Ste...
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Never say never: Shania Twain finds new voice after illnessSep 21, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - After becoming a global icon and one of the world's best-selling singers of all-time, Shania Twain had to utter the scariest five words a vocalist would ...
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50th Chicagoland Marching Band Festival Saturday at Wheeling High SchoolSep 21, 2017 1:00 am - The 50th annual Chicagoland Marching Band Festival will be held from 3 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, at Wheeling High School, 900 S. Elmhurst Road. General admission...
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Review: The Killers return with complex and brilliant angstSep 20, 2017 7:00 am - The Killers, "Wonderful Wonderful " (Island) Don't be fooled by the title of The Killers' latest CD. Things aren't "Wonderful" - much less "Wonderful Wonderful." This ma...
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Review: Chris Hillman revives the Byrds' glorious soundSep 20, 2017 7:00 am - Chris Hillman, "Bidin' My Time" (Rounder) From the opening beat drop of his first album in more than a decade to the bluegrass-infused cover of a Tom Petty song at the e...
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Little Big Town heads back on tour after Ryman residencySep 20, 2017 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Every time country vocal group Little Big Town walked into the 125-year-old Ryman Auditorium to play one of their residency shows this year, the ...
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Weekly picks: 'Whose Live Anyway' at the GeneseeSep 20, 2017 6:00 am - Comedy on the spot You'll be laughing in an instant when improvisational actor/comedians Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis and Joel Murray perform in "Whose Live A...
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Reunion tour, House of Blues show just the start for indie rock's Company of ThievesSep 20, 2017 6:00 am - “Hiatus” means different things to different bands. For Company of Thieves, hitting the pause button in 2014 gave the band a breather — followed by a fresh start. Compan...
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Bite into fall at Long Grove Apple FestSep 19, 2017 11:00 pm - One of Chicagoland's biggest tributes to apple season — Long Grove Apple Fest — kicks off Friday, Sept. 22, and runs through Sunday, Sept. 24. Now in its 26th season, Ap...