Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Foo Fighters' drummer laments technology in rockJul 14, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Technology helped the Foo Fighters' Taylor Hawkins record with two of his rock idols on his solo project, but the drummer doesn't think much about how it has...
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Chicago's Smith Westerns plan to turn heads at PitchforkJul 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Two years ago, Cullen Omori attended the Pitchfork Music Festival as a fan. This year, he's leading one of the festival's most buzzed-about local bands. Omori, 20, is th...
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Local boys hit the Metro stageJul 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Local boys Holding Mercury, an indie rock band with members who hail from the St. Charles and Barrington areas, will headline a show in the city this weekend. Go ...
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Shakespeare troupe brings 'As You Like It' to Island Park, GenevaJul 14, 2010 11:00 pm - All ages are invited to experience a unique take on the Shakespeare comedy classic, "As You Like It," when Geneva's annual Shakespeare in the Park brings the Midsummer T...
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Calif. lawmaker ponders Neverland as state parkJul 13, 2010 11:00 pm - SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The former home of the King of Pop could become California's latest state park under an idea being floated by a California state lawmaker. Assembly...
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Jerrod Niemann charts unusual path with new albumJul 13, 2010 11:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Jerrod Niemann was a promising songwriter, so full of talent that by his mid-20s he'd already worked with Garth Brooks and was signed to Brad Paisley...
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Riveting performances bring 'Frankie and Johnny' to lifeJul 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble's revival of Terrence McNally's "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune" is a little gem. The set is simple: All of the action takes place in o...
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Best bets: Modern dance, ballroom and magicJul 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Primus time Two significant works of American modern dance by the late choreographer Dr. Pearl Primus receive company premieres in Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago'...
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Bono's back: U2 rocker ready to roll after surgeryJul 13, 2010 11:00 pm - DUBLIN -- Bono's back. The 50-year-old frontman for Dublin supergroup U2 has announced he's fully recovered from emergency back surgery in Munich in May -- and has apolo...
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'Scuse me? Hendrix bandmate sues over '03 releaseJul 12, 2010 11:00 pm - LODI, N.J. -- Lonnie Youngblood was a hotshot sax player on the New York club circuit in the mid-1960s when he crossed paths with Jimmy James, a young musician who was t...