Brian Shamie
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Music notes: Palatine's Milk N Cooks hit the decks at Durty Nellie'sJun 23, 2015 6:00 am - Time for Milk N Cooks Palatine twins James and Paul McElwain started playing the decks at the University of Illinois in Champaign before breaking into the Chicago scene ...
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Music notes: Super Happy Fun Club debuts new tunes SaturdayJun 10, 2015 5:30 am - Get Super Happy at Beat Kitchen Downers Grove native Stubhy Pandav and his band the Super Happy Fun Club play a set at Chicago's Beat Kitchen, debuting new material from...
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Your guide to summer's hottest local music festsJun 03, 2015 6:00 am - So, you couldn't snag tickets to Lollapalooza this year. Let's face it ... you're not alone in that. But to think that means your summer will be music-free is a gross mi...
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Music notes: Jeff Brown & the New Black play Metro FridayJun 01, 2015 11:00 pm - Brown is the New Black? Elk Grove native Jeff Brown has influences and experience in genres as wide-ranging as heavy metal and classical. But his love of more melodic fo...
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PIQNIQ fest not the biggest, but it aims to be the most funJun 01, 2015 6:00 am - Moving up this year to be one of Chicago's first music festivals of the summer, PIQNIQ is right around the corner. Though as a one-day festival it may be one of the smal...
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Music notes: Pet Symmetry goes SubterraneanMay 29, 2015 5:30 am - Pet Symmetry goes Subterranean When Evan Weiss from the indie emo band Into It. Over It. joined forces with Dowsing's Erik Czaja and Marcus Nuccio, they busted out ...
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Music notes: Rising country star Andrew Salgado plays Darien FridayMay 13, 2015 6:00 am - Country comes to town Darien native Andrew Salgado is making a name for himself in country circles, not only for his youthful take on country standards but also for...
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Music notes: Rock out to 50 years of The Who at Allstate ArenaMay 05, 2015 6:00 am - Who are you? The Who, the acclaimed British rock band, is celebrating 50 years together with a tour of North America. You can catch the legends as they make a local...
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Music notes: Edison Park hosts first North by Northwest Highway Music FestApr 27, 2015 11:00 pm - North by Northwest Festival season starts a little earlier this year with the addition of Edison Park's new North by Northwest Highway Music Fest, a three-day colle...
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Music notes: Sufjan Stevens revisits IllinoisApr 21, 2015 6:00 am - Come on! Feel the Illinoise! Sufjan Stevens, the singer-songwriter with a penchant for collections, has been strumming out concept music since before his 2000 relea...