Articles filed under Performing Arts
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REO Speedwagon coming to WaukgeanMar 23, 2010 11:00 pm - 1980s pop doesn't get much cheesier or catchier than REO Speedwagon. The band hit it big with a string of heartfelt power ballads like "Keep on Loving You," but it's the...
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Local tribute bands say they take music, audience seriouslyMar 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Karaoke is more than a cheesy bar activity. It's also a vehicle for realizing your dreams. Especially if those dreams involve playing in a tribute band. Take 38-year-old...
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After troubles, McCready back with new CDMar 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Mindy McCready, "I'm Still Here" (Iconic) Mindy McCready's new album "I'm Still Here" opens with a somber string arrangement and prayerful words about sin, forgiv...
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Best bets: Bret Ernst, 'Tap Kids', Mexican danceMar 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Jersey boy Catch comedian and self-proclaimed "Guido" guy Bret Ernst live before he takes on hosting duties for the upcoming Oxygen TV show "Love Games: Bad Girls...
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Foghat, Blue Oyster Cult added to Ribfest stageMar 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Several bands, including Foghat and Blue Oyster Cult, have been added to the musical lineup on July 4 for this year's Ribfest celebration, the Naperville Exchange Club a...
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Cheap stuff: 'Harry Potter' exhibit, chocolate festMar 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Free Harry's world The Vernon Area Public Library District is hosting its new exhibition, "Harry Potter's World: Renaissance, Science, Magic and Medi...
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Local 'Idol' finalist DeWyze got his start pushing porridgeMar 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Lee DeWyze wasn't always rock 'n roll. Two years ago, he was more Farmer Brown. That's when the American Idol finalist helped out the wife of a fellow band member and re...
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Broadway in Chicago hoping 'Elliot' comes close to 'Wicked,' 'Jersey'Mar 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Catching lightning in a bottle isn't easy. But Broadway in Chicago has managed it twice in the last decade, first with its blockbuster "Wicked," which ran more than thre...
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Spoon's star still rising -- and Austin band is still having a blastMar 19, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Britt Daniel can't resist some dry humor when asked what it means to him that his band, Spoon, sold out a gig at New York's prestigious and spacious Radio Ci...
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This 'Beauty and the Beast' has an 'all-star creative team'Mar 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Oswego native Brandon Haagenson has vivid movie-theater memories as a 6-year-old kid seeing Disney's hit 1991 animated feature "Beauty and the Beast." Now at age 24, Haa...