Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Grateful Dead alums plan first tour in 5 yearsJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- It looks like the old Dead are gettin' on. Surviving members of the Grateful Dead say they'll regroup for a 19-city tour, their first since 2004, beginnin...
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Margaritaville: Jimmy Buffett's Parrot Head EmpireJan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- It's like the world's biggest beach party, hosted by the world's richest beach bum. The 15,000 fans packing the sold-out MGM Grand arena were enjoying the f...
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'Miss Saigon' lets characters shine, director saysJan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - When people think of over-the-top Broadway productions of the 1990s, one of the first shows that comes to mind is "Miss Saigon." The show is famous, after all, for its h...
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Goodman Theatre to celebrate Eugene O'NeillJan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Goodman Theatre ushers in 2009 with "A Global Exploration: Eugene O'Neill in the 21st Century," a salute to the iconic American playwright who depicted family dysfunctio...
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Jamaica songwriter Ford dies; penned Marley tunesDec 31, 2008 10:00 pm - KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- Vincent Ford, a songwriter credited with composing the Bob Marley reggae classic "No Woman, No Cry," has died in Jamaica. He was 68. Ford died ...
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Fall Out Boy turn focus outward on new releaseDec 31, 2008 10:00 pm - If you're wondering how Pete Wentz feels about becoming a dad or looking for insight into his recent marriage to Ashlee Simpson, don't expect to find any details by list...
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Album sales plunge, digital downloads upDec 31, 2008 10:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Music sales have continued to slump in 2008 as the increased number of downloads of digital tracks failed to make up for a plunge in the sale of com...
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Chicago punk icons Naked Raygun to play House of BluesDec 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Two giants of post-hardcore team up for this pair of shows. Chicago's Naked Raygun and Florida's Hot Water Music are both officially back from hiatus, and both offer a u...
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Country Music shrine to keep historic instrumentsDec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tennessee -- The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will get to keep historic instruments from Bill Monroe, Johnny Cash and Mother Maybelle Carter pledged...
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Classical concert in Wheeling with cookies, tooDec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Free Classical concert with cookies, too Olver Colbentson, a former concertmaster at the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in New York, performs classical music with piano ac...