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Country star Martina McBride to sing national anthem at Indy 500
Grammy-winning country superstar Martina McBride will sing the national anthem during pre-race ceremonies at the 96th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 27 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. A Kansas native, McBride is known for having one of the most...
Tags: CMT Music Awards, Corporate Officers, Martina McBride, Auto Racing, Genres
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Bassist Matt Ulery's 'By a Little Light' breakthrough album is triumph of '12
What a year this has been for Chicago bassist-composer Matt Ulery. His breakthrough album, "By a Little Light" (Greenleaf Music), has been turning up on best-of-year lists, including NPR's and the Chicago Tribune's. He has taken this hauntingly...
Tags: DePaul University, Music Industry, Concerts, Millennium Park, NPR
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Polish jazz blossoms at the Chopin Theatre
Jazz took root in Poland long ago – even before World War II – and the country has prized it ever since. If the music lived underground in the 1950s, when the Soviet Union considered it "decadent," Polish listeners – and their...
Tags: Nick Drake, Music Industry, Howard Reich, Arts and Culture, Rosemary's Baby (movie)
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Jason Moran takes on the myths of Fats Waller
If Fats Waller is remembered at all by the public at large these days, it's as a caricature, with bug-eyes wide open, cigarette dangling from lip and eyebrows perpetually bobbing underneath a derby hat as he hams it up at the keys. But connoisseurs...
Tags: University of Chicago, Music Theater, Music Industry, Miles Davis, Concerts
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Album review: Alejandro Escovedo, 'Big Station'
3.5 stars (out of 4) Alejandro Escovedo comes out brawling on his 11th studio album in two decades, “Big Station” (Fantasy/Concord). The Texas-based singer-songwriter just turned 61, but he’s never had a higher profile, thanks to recent...
Tags: Common, Entertainment, Bruce Springsteen, Music, Punk (genre)
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McNair and Cole set the stage for Chicago Humanities Festival
The Chicago Humanities Festival will explore the theme of "America" this year, so it was wholly appropriate that its Gala Benefit Evening featured two musicians well equipped to take on distinctly American music. The 23d annual festival hasn't officially...Tags: Entertainment, Festive Events, George Gershwin, Music, Irving Berlin
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There's more to Florence Welch than wispiness and eccentricity
If Florence Welch, she of the kimono sleeves and the stratospheric voice, had begun to levitate Sunday at the sold-out Chicago Theatre, her fans probably wouldn’t have been all that astonished.
Welch, who has released two best-selling albums under...Tags: Entertainment, Tori Amos, Florence and the Machine (music group), Music, Sarah McLachlan
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Bryan Ferry at the Civic Opera House - an elegant subversive
For Bryan Ferry on Tuesday, it was a tale of two sets.
Part One at the Civic Opera House found the past and still occasional Roxy Music vocalist imitating the skipper of the good ship Yacht Rock, a smooth but disinterested navigator in an expensively...Tags: Entertainment, Neil Young, Drugs and Medicines, Bob Dylan, Fine Arts
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Pitchfork 2011: Who are the must-see bands?
What: Pitchfork Music Festival
Where: Union Park, 1501 W. Randolph St.
When: 3:20 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
What: 45 bands/artists, three stages, hosted by e-zine pitchfork.com
Info: Pitchforkmusicfestival.com
Tickets: Ticketweb.com ($...Tags: Chicago Hotels, Chrissy Murderbot, Gang Gang Dance (music group), Dirty South (music group), Electronics
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Lollapalooza Day 1: Hello, Brazil, and Coldplay says 'So long' to Amy Winehouse
Day 1 of Lollapalooza 2011 is in the books, as the first of 130 bands played on eight stages Friday in Grant Park. Attendance was maxed out – with 90,000 people expected each of three days at the festival. Here’s how Friday went down, with...Tags: Radiohead (music group), Smith Westerns (music group), Grant Park, Electronics, Girl Talk (music group)
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Lollapalooza's must-see bands: An hour-by-hour guide to 3 days of music
Lollapalooza: More than 130 bands and artists on eight stages play 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday-Sunday in Grant Park; all three days sold out.
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Kid Cudi (9 p.m., Perry’s): Psychedelic soundscapes, introspective funk,...Tags: Massachusetts, Science and Technology, Mexico, Smashing Pumpkins (music group), Grant Park
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