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Singer-songwriters Brooke Mackintosh and Sven-Erik Seaholm expected that they would have to deal with a pregnant pause, literally, when they were making their homespun new album, "Monarchs."Read More

As I mentioned last time, May was looking pretty good for Nordic music and it certainly hasn't disappointed – quite the opposite. Read More

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Everyone who considers him or herself one can probably give you a unique answer. Read More

Bob Mondello leads this week's arts section with a meditation on familiarity on D.C. stages : a pair of recognizable faces helps The Illusion at Forum Theatre work its spell, while Arena Stage's The Music Man manages to move but brings little that's interesting to this well-worn American mainstay. Read More

Well, this week I have decided to review only stuff on discs as they are cluttering up the place. Read More

Vance Gilbert will take the stage at the Ossining Public Library as a part of the 2012 Words & Music Concert Series on Sunday, June 10. Read More

RABAT, Morocco (AP) ' Morocco's glittering Mawazine international music festival wraps up this weekend with performances by Mariah Carey and Lenny Kravitz, after nine days of showcasing the North African kingdom's cool factor ' even as dissident Moroccan musicians are imprisoned for their anti-establishment lyrics. Read More

Two decades ago, The Red Hot Chili Peppers were known as an edgy (and often raunchy) band that mixed punk, funk and psychedelic rock into a very danceable sound. Read More

Get your funky and electronic music groove on when LMFAO's "Sorry for Party Rocking Tour" featuring Far East Movement, Quest Crew, Sidney Samson, Eva Simons and Natalia Kills stops at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. $25-$69.50. (800) 745-3000 or allstatearena.com. Glenview House celebrates barbecue month and Chicago's craft beer week with a pairing through Saturday, May 26. Read More