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Dorothy Carter, a former stage actress who starred in the adaptation of the groundbreaking novel "Strange Fruit" on Broadway and later became an educator and a children's book author, has died after battling bladder cancer. She was 94. Carter...

• Gilberto Gil This Brazilian legend is one of the most riveting, profound and enduring popular musicians in his home country, an artist with both soul and stature. Since 1988, Gil has also been a mainstay of the , MiamiÂ's premiere presenter of world music. So itÂ's fitting that Gil will headline the groupÂ's kickoff celebration of its 25th anniversary season at an intimate solo concert and gala dinner and party. That season...

The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards will telecast live at 7 tonight on ABC. The Emmys are so predictable … so boring … so uninspired … unless, of course, voters are rewarding your favorite show yet again, and then it's wildly on-target, a well-deserved honor bestowed by perceptive and discriminating industry authorities. Expect a great many predictable (and well-deserved) honors tonight. Here's a set of predictions to start the conversation: DRAMA SERIES "Boardwalk Empire" (HBO) "Breaking Bad" (AMC) "Downton Abbey" (PBS) "Game of Thrones" (HBO) "Homeland" (Showtime) "Mad Men" (AMC) Should win: "Mad Men" Will win: "Mad Men" Analysis: "Mad Men" won the series Emmy for its first...

Related topics Artist interviewToronto metal bandcanadian metal bandmisconceptionsHeavy Metal Advertisement From time to time, most metal heads are put in situations where they have to explain to friends, family, co-workers and other folks that they aren't angry, narrow-minded or in any way more hostile than an average human being. There are many myths about metal and the music genre's wide array of unique artists. In this article, a group of select subject matter experts – 14 Canadian metal bands representing different metal music sub-genres – will discuss some of the most common misconceptions about metal bands. The group identifies seven common misconceptions. This Metal Music Examiner's...

CHICAGO - The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association says orchestra musicians have gone on strike after rejecting proposals for a three-year contract. The organization says...

Ahead of tonight's 'Saturday Night Live' performance (and new album Babel), band tapes 'Letterman' set. By James Montgomery (@positivnegativ) Back in 1964, the Beatles performed on "The Ed Sullivan Show," a watershed moment that kicked off the British Invasion and set a record for "most shots of hormonally charged girls squealing in an audience" that remains unchallenged to this day (sorry, Bieber). On Friday evening, 58 years after the Fab Four inflamed the loins of America's youth, Mumford & Sons were in the same studio — now renamed the Ed Sullivan Theater — though the conditions were slightly less wild. They were there to tape a "Live on Letterman" performance, one...

Updated: September 22, 2012 10:15PM Note: Hours after this performance, Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians declared a strike, forcing the cancellation of Saturday's scheduled concert. See cso.org and suntimes.com for details. A free one-time outdoor concert of "Carmina Burana" with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Riccardo Muti might conjure up an image of a huge crowd with dicey musical results. The opposite obtained early Friday evening...

MADRID (AP) — Fans rioted outside a free concert hosted by MTV at a Madrid theater early Saturday after they were denied entry because the venue was full to capacity, officials said. About 60 people sustained minor injuries and 11 others were arrested. Thousands of people...