Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Motown legends gather to mourn Four Tops' StubbsOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - DETROIT _ Motown Records patriarch Berry Gordy Jr. and hundreds of others attended Monday's funeral for legendary Four Tops frontman Levi Stubbs, whose stirring bariton...
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Concert to aid Carol Stream flood victimsOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Even though the waters have dried up from the September floods that hit the Chicago area, some Carol Stream families still are waiting to settle back into their homes. T...
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LL Cool J quits as opening act for Jackson's tourOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) _ In another setback on her "Rock Witchu" tour, Janet Jackson has lost her opening act: LL Cool J. The rapper's publicity firm announced Monday that he has...
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Decemberists to play at Wheaton CollegeOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - While their upcoming album ("Hazards of Love") is being mixed, the literate Oregon folk rockers head out in support of "Always the Bridesmaid," a series of three new sin...
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Madonna's electrical hit paradeOct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Madonna's "Sticky & Sweet Tour" stopped for the first of two concerts at United Center Sunday, toting a reported 3,500 individual wardrobe elements by 36 different desig...
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Jazz and rock keyboardist Merl Saunders deadOct 25, 2008 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Merl Saunders, a jazz and rock keyboardist who collaborated with iconic acts including Miles Davis and the Grateful Dead, has died. He was 74. Saunders ...
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Country singer Lorrie Morgan files for bankruptcyOct 24, 2008 11:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tennessee _ Country singer Lorrie Morgan has filed for bankruptcy for primarily business related debts, according to a court filing. Morgan filed for bankrup...
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Hollywood feeling pinch amid economic worriesOct 24, 2008 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - When Paul Hodges lost his job as a newspaper librarian this summer, he cut back on junk food, canceled his Netflix subscription, went back to his old DVDs ...
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On stageOct 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Evergreen gives back: Evergreen Theatre Ensemble presents David Mamet's gently humorous and melancholic "Duck Variations," about two old friends ruminating on life a...
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The Glide: Dangerous on the dance floorOct 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Rock and dance music can make uncomfortable bedfellows. However, in recent years, we've seen more artists attempting to mate the disparate disciplines than perhaps ever ...