Brian Shamie
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Sound check: Weekend Run Club, Local Motive, Mr. Blotto and moreJan 06, 2023 5:00 am - Weekend Run Club's headlining weekend Suburban-born indie rock band The Weekend Run Club hits Chicago this weekend as they play a headlining show at Schubas Friday. The...
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Best Bets: Straight No Chaser's rescheduled concert; celebrating Elvis and Jimmy PageJan 04, 2023 5:00 am - A cappella Christmas The chart-topping Straight No Chaser plays its holiday show, postponed from Dec. 23, this week as part of the a cappella group's 25th anniversary to...
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Cheers to good tunes: A look at some Chicago, suburban discoveries fans should keep an eye on in 2023Dec 29, 2022 5:00 am - As the year wraps up, it's customary to take stock of what has passed and look at what's ahead. Of the hundreds of new songs released in 2022, here are some of the Chica...
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Best Bets: Send off 2022 with Blue Man Group, Preacher Lawson, American English, Local HDec 27, 2022 1:00 pm - Preacher comedy Comedian Preacher Lawson, who gained national notoriety on NBC's “America's Got Talent,” starts a five-show run at the Chicago Improv, 5 Woodfield Mall, ...
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Musical celebrations to help you rock into the new yearDec 22, 2022 5:00 am - What's a New Year's Eve party without music? The suburbs and Chicago are packed with some major shows to help fans ring in 2023. Here's some of what we found: Time...
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Sound check: Mud Morganfield release show, holidays with Mark RoseDec 22, 2022 5:00 am - Mud Morganfield 'Portrait' party Aiming to forge his own path separate from his acclaimed father, Muddy Waters, bluesman Mud Morganfield shows off his talents with last ...
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Best bets: John Oliver, Straight No Chaser, Harlem Globetrotters & moreDec 21, 2022 5:00 am - Doo-doo doo-doo-do-doo Take the youngsters on an adventure under the sea when the immersive "Baby Shark Live!: The Christmas Show" sings, dances and splashes its way thr...
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Sound check: I Fight Dragons, Shemekia Copeland and moreDec 15, 2022 5:00 am - Dragons annual show I Fight Dragons was born "from a sense of epic possibility," said primary songwriter and Glenview native Brian Mazzaferri. And the band's songs showc...
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Best Bets: Tommy Davidson, 'Luminare,' Mannheim Steamroller and Trans-Siberian OrchestraDec 13, 2022 10:00 pm - Tommy Davidson on stage Actor/comedian Tommy Davidson (Disney+ "The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder"; "In Living Color") who has recently ventured into jazz-pop with th...
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Sound check: Jingle Ball in theaters, Ike Reilly's show and a concert for a causeDec 07, 2022 5:00 am - Jingle Ball streams Whether or not you caught iHeartRadio's Jingle Ball at the Allstate Arena in person this week, fans can check out the one-night-only presentation of ...