Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Bentley blends bluegrass, countryJun 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Bluegrass has always been an influence on Dierks Bentley's contemporary country sound, usually in subtle ways, except on the occasions he would recruit the Del McCoury B...
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Marvin, youngest of Isley Brothers, dies at 56Jun 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Marvin Isley, the bass player who helped give R&B powerhouse the Isley Brothers their distinctive sound, has died at a Chicago hospital. He was 56. Isley died Sunday mor...
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Pixies call off Israel concert after Gaza raidJun 05, 2010 11:00 pm - JERUSALEM -- The U.S. rock band Pixies has canceled a concert in Tel Aviv this week in the wake of Israel's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. The group's Tel Avi...
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Members of .38 Special, Night Ranger, Survivor to play in RosemontJun 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Still Survivin' Jim Peterik, former lead singer of The Ides of March and co-founder of Chicago rock band Survivor, will take the stage in Rosemont this weekend with memb...
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Haitink stepping down after Beethoven festJun 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Bernard Haitink's stewardship of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra podium is ending this month on a triumphant note with a three-week Beethoven festival at Symphony Center/...
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Johnson predictable but oh-so pleasantJun 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Jack Johnson, "To the Sea" (Brushfire Records) It's hard not to like Jack Johnson. What's not to like? He strikes you as the sort of guy you'd like to hang out with, sla...
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Clinton impersonator Dale Leight at ImprovJun 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Laughs in Libertyville Bill Clinton impersonator Dale Leight headlines this weekend's standup showcase at the Improv Playhouse following the theater's improv comedy hour...
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Cheap stuff: Classic baseball, Nigel Mack, line dancingJun 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Free Batter up! Learn how the game of baseball was played in the Civil War era as Cantigny Park hosts an old-time baseball exhibition tournament. The tournament features...
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Acclaimed guitarist Landreth brings a taste of La. to the suburbsJun 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Few artists create as vivid a sense of place with their music as Sonny Landreth does. Listen to one of Landreth's songs and you're transported to the Louisiana of his yo...
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Suburban rocker delivers pop for the preschool setJun 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Suburban parents know that when children's music is bad, it's really bad. Thankfully, there are musicians like Justin Roberts who even things out. The 40-year-old Robert...