Articles filed under Music
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Beyonce or Adele? The AP predicts this Grammy showdownFeb 08, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Though dozens are nominated at Sunday's Grammy Awards, we all know the real showdown is between Beyonce and Adele. Both are nominated for the top three p...
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Randy Travis advocates for stroke victims in TennesseeFeb 08, 2017 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country star Randy Travis met with Tennessee lawmakers to raise awareness for stroke victims following his near-fatal stroke in 2013. Travis was ...
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Grammys to pay tribute to Prince, George Michael SundayFeb 08, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Sunday's Grammy Awards will include special tributes to pop music icons Prince and George Michael. Organizers announced Wednesday that the program will inc...
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Weekend picks: Catch the blues with Scott Holt at ArcadaFeb 08, 2017 5:00 am - Blues for you Longtime Buddy Guy friend and blues guitarist Scott Holt is the special guest for a concert featuring Earl & The Agitators Thursday at the Arcada Theatre, ...
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Jarreau cancels Genesee Theatre concertFeb 08, 2017 12:00 am - Grammy Award-winning singer Al Jarreau has canceled his Friday, Feb. 24, concert at Waukegan's Genesee Theatre due to exhaustion. Jarreau's medical team has advised the ...
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BJ Thomas, tribute artists on tap at Arcada TheatreFeb 08, 2017 12:00 am - Three Elvis Presley tribute artists, five-time Grammy Award-winning singer BJ Thomas and legendary crooner Neil Sedaka are some of the performers in nine newly announced...
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Delores & the Pickin'-Fretter return to the Elgin Coffeehouse Feb. 18Feb 07, 2017 10:00 pm - The lively sounds and close harmonies of the Kansas duo calling themselves Delores & the Pickin'-Fretter will return to Elgin's Highland Avenue Coffeehouse on Saturday, ...
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Review: Elbow loses a member and become more accessibleFeb 07, 2017 6:00 am - Elbow, "Little Fictions" (Concord Records) Less, it turns out, is more for the British band Elbow. On their seventh studio album, the art-rockers have lost a founding me...
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Sting, Wayne Shorter win 2017 Polar Music PrizeFeb 07, 2017 6:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - British musician and singer-songwriter Sting and American jazz saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter have won the 2017 Polar Music Prizes. St...
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Music Review: Chuck Prophet at his best on 'Bobby Fuller'Feb 07, 2017 6:00 am - Chuck Prophet, "Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins" (Yep Roc) The song titles suggest this is an album worth hearing. They're Prophetic. Along with the title cut, there's "...