Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Versatile Motown drummer Uriel Jones dies at 74Mar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - DETROIT -- Uriel Jones, a drummer whose versatile, passionate beat fueled classic Motown hits by the Temptations, Four Tops and Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, has die...
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Get the blues in Long Grove, or red-hot Hot Wheels in Carol StreamMar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Cheap events? Contact Laura Stewart at lstewart@dailyherald.com Free 'The Tomato Lady' talks Aggie Nehmzow, a tomato expert known as "The Tomato Lady," discusse...
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McBride modernizes her sound on 'Shine'Mar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - The CD cover of Martina McBride's "Shine" shows the country star posing against a modern art canvas, merging with the paint so that it's hard to distinguish between her ...
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McCartney, N.E.R.D. to play Final Four concertMar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - DETROIT -- Rap-rockers N.E.R.D. and pop singer Jesse McCartney will perform at one of the free concerts during Final Four weekend in Detroit. The NCAA and the local orga...
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Drummer Jimmy Chamberlin leaves Smashing PumpkinsMar 22, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Drummer Jimmy Chamberlin has left the Smashing Pumpkins. Chamberlin's departure is posted on the Smashing Pumpkins' Web site. The announcement didn't say why...
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SXSW ends as buzz grows for bands who impressedMar 22, 2009 11:00 pm - AUSTIN, Texas -- Not long after the last guitar is strummed, the final beer is downed and East 6th Street clears out, the discussion of which acts made a mark at South B...
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Go guide: A reeeeally tiny circus!; folk art showMar 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Freebie! A reeeeally tiny circus! Calling themselves "The world's smallest circus," the two-person team known as Pocket Circus comes to the Round Lake Area Pub...
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South By Kanye West? Rapper plays SXSWMar 21, 2009 11:00 pm - AUSTIN, Texas -- For a night, it was South By Kanye West. The rapper performed twice Saturday at the annual South By Southwest music conference and festival, dominating ...
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Placido Domingo puts musical spin on pope's poemsMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - When Placido Domingo and his son, Placido Domingo Jr., set about to put the poems of the late Pope John Paul II to music, they discovered several religious passages, alr...
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Glen Ellyn siblings take turns in 'Wait Until Dark' roleMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Sister acts are not rare in theater. But Molly Hernandez, 12, and her sister, Erin Hernandez, 9, of Glen Ellyn, have found an interesting twist on it. Both girls appear ...