Brian Shamie
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Bitter Jester wraps up its 16th season with tribute to Highland Park communitySep 06, 2022 11:00 pm - Sunday's Bitter Jester Music Festival grand finale was part concert, part contest and part reunion. Two months to the day after its postponement due to the tragic attac...
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DangerWayne, Bentley Dean representing the home team at ARC Music Fest, North Coast this weekendSep 01, 2022 6:00 am - You can't venture around Chicago or the suburbs during the summer and not bump into some sort of music festival. And for the second year, Labor Day weekend sees the are...
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Sound check: Michael McDermott's book release, Out of Space and Bitter Jester's finaleAug 31, 2022 6:00 am - This has been updated because the Car Show Headrest Out of Space show has been changed. See below for the new information. SPACE Out of Space Evanston music ve...
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Best Bets: Michael Bublé, Chicago Jazz Fest, The Lumineers & moreAug 30, 2022 11:00 pm - Jazz Fest returns After a two-year pandemic-induced hiatus, The Chicago Jazz Festival resumes Labor Day weekend in Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St., Chicago. Present...
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Music festivals staying fresh well into fallAug 29, 2022 6:00 am - The days may be getting shorter, but the list of music festivals coming up in Chicago and the suburbs is still lengthy. Evanston music venue SPACE presents its second ...
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Best bets: Sting, Sacred Rose Fest, 'Hello, Dolly!' and moreAug 24, 2022 11:00 pm - Sacred Rose Fest Chicago-based Collectiv Presents - operators of the long-running North Coast electronica, hip-hop and rock music festival - is pivoting to something mor...
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Sound check: Ravinia tumbling for Culture Club, BerlinAug 24, 2022 6:00 am - Karma-karma-karma-karma Friday is the night for hitmakers that helped define an era in '80s pop. Culture Club, the London band behind the at-the-time ubiquitous "Do...
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Elk Grove's Kyle Ekstrom taps his history with solo debut 'Florescence'Aug 19, 2022 6:00 am - Over the last 17 years, guitarist and songwriter Kyle Ekstrom put in his time honing his craft, learning the business, venturing through different genres and touring wit...
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Lara Bell's draw to country music's vulnerability clear in her new single 'Couple More Rounds'Aug 18, 2022 6:00 am - Johnsburg country singer Lara Bell knew early on that she was going to be a performer. She didn't know if it would be for acting, dance or music - she's well-trained in ...
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Best Bets: Chicago Air and Water Show, Boz Scaggs, Pitbull, Iggy Azalea and moreAug 17, 2022 11:00 pm - Gravity-defying Finally, the 2022 Chicago Air and Water Show is back in full this weekend along the shores of Lake Michigan, from Fullerton to Oak Street, with the focal...