Music
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Mavis Staples embraces new music, Chicago shows March 19-20Mar 15, 2016 6:00 am - Mavis Staples is a walking, talking and - blessedly - still singing history book. The 76-year-old voice of the Staple Singers sang behind Martin Luther King Jr., dated B...
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Album review: Sean Watkins, out on his own and in clear voiceMar 15, 2016 5:54 am - Sean Watkins, "What to Fear" (Thirty Tigers) "What to Fear" will seem comfortably familiar to fans of Nickel Creek, the Grammy-winning band in which singer-songwrit...
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'Maud Powell, An American Legend' to feature Barrington High violinist, ESO concertmaster March 29Mar 14, 2016 11:00 pm - Elgin Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Isabella Lippi and violinist and Barrington High senior Lauren Conroy will perform at a free lecture-recital, "Maud Powell, An Ame...
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ESO's Isabella Lippi makes her debut with Chamber Music on the Fox March 21Mar 13, 2016 11:00 pm - Elgin Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Isabella Lippi will perform works by Bach, Mozart, Prokofiev, Chopin and Sarasate in her debut with Chamber Music on the Fox at 7:...
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Sunday picks: Bulls Fan Fest, Aries SpearsMar 13, 2016 7:12 am - Seeing red Meet up with past Chicago Bulls players, Benny the Bull, members of the Luvabulls and more at the free Bulls Fan Fest on Sunday at the Sears Centre Arena...
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Weekend picks: Dervish plays Fermilab's arts seriesMar 12, 2016 5:53 am - Whirling Dervish For 27 years, Dervish has been trotting the music of Ireland out to all corners of the globe. Through the years, these lifelong friends have grown ...
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Chris Cornell recalls 2005 Cuba show, gives advice to Stones
Mar 11, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Chris Cornell remembers the challenges that he and members of Audioslave faced when they were planning a free concert in Havana a decade ago, and he's en...
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Review: Sean Watkins, out on his own and in clear voice
Mar 11, 2016 6:00 am - Sean Watkins, "What to Fear" (Thirty Tigers) "What to Fear" will seem comfortably familiar to fans of Nickel Creek, the Grammy-winning band in which singer-songwriter Se...
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The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store
Mar 11, 2016 6:00 am - iTunes' Official Music Charts for the week ending Mar. 10, 2016: Top Songs 1. 7 Years, Lukas Graham 2. NO, Meghan Trainor 3. Work (feat. Drake), Rihanna 4. Piece by Piec...
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Aubrie Sellers debuts gritty, raw garage country sound
Mar 11, 2016 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Aubrie Sellers' debut album, "New City Blues," introduces her as a musician that seamlessly links the indie rock enclave of East Nashville to her...