Brian Shamie
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Music notes: Robbie Fulks hits country with wile, wit at Fitzgerald'sApr 14, 2015 6:00 am - Fulks on folk Singer-songwriter Robbie Fulks has called Chicago home for just more than 30 years, and in that time he's developed a reputation for his unique take o...
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Music notes: Straight No Chaser hits the Genesee April 11Apr 06, 2015 11:00 pm - No Chaser If you're thinking glee club, think again. The guys from Straight No Chaser have been entertaining audiences off and on since the group's inception at Ind...
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Music notes: Smoking Popes, Face to Face play Bottom LoungeApr 03, 2015 5:00 am - Face to Face with the Popes When you think of '90s skate punk, Face to Face probably isn't the first name that comes to mind. But these SoCal punk stalwarts have be...
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Music notes: Loretta Lynn still a country girlMar 24, 2015 6:00 am - Miner's musical daughter Groundbreaking in her look at women's issues as they stood in the 1960s, Loretta Lynn broke out with her first of 16 number-one hits, 1967...
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Music notes: Eric Church brings his brand of country to AllstateMar 20, 2015 5:15 am - Heavier country After a slow climb up Nashville's musical mountain, country singer Eric Church is now reaping the rewards with a string of single, song and album-of...
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Images: An Hour in Wood DaleMar 15, 2015 8:00 am - I spent one hour -- no more, no less -- roaming around Wood Dale photographing things that caught my eye. The obvious and the obscure, big stuff and small. But all ident...
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Music notes: Andrew Salgado brings country to SkokieMar 11, 2015 5:30 am - Fresh country in Skokie Up-and-coming country singer Andrew Salgado has opened for some of country music's biggest stars, including Clint Black, Carrie Underwood an...
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Music notes: Snowstorm fest hits ChicagoMar 04, 2015 5:00 am - Let it Snow ... In an attempt to combat the late-winter blues, Chicago's Navy Pier is hosting its first winter one-day, electronic dance music festival Saturday, Ma...
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Music notes: Coop, EGi play Durty Nellie'sFeb 26, 2015 5:00 am - Genre jumpers Electronica jam rockers The Coop — Jake Barinholtz, Danny Biggins, Joe Re and Cason Trager — formed in Chicago in 2004 and have been mixing and mashin...
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Music notes: Rocker Mikal Cronin plays Prairie CenterFeb 18, 2015 5:00 am - Croonin' Cronin Cali indie rocker/singer/songwriter Mikal Cronin comes to Schaumburg's Prairie Center for the Arts bearing gifts from his collection of soulful gara...