Brian Shamie
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Huntley-area Kings By Day brings high energy to RocHaus show FridaySep 02, 2023 7:44 am - What it takes to be punk rock isn't always clearly defined. That question seems to be on the minds of Huntley's Bailey Evert and Ryan McQueen of Kings By Day. They say ...
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Falling into fests: Late summer, autumn are still ablaze with hot musical eventsSep 04, 2023 8:47 pm - Although we're cruising toward the official end of summer, the music festival season still has a few major tricks left up its proverbial sleeve in the suburbs and Chicag...
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Sound check: 'Local Band' premiere puts Chicago, suburban musicians on the big screenSep 03, 2023 7:44 am - Dan Stewart, guitarist and singer for Chicago rock band Damager, gives the local music scene grind the gravity it deserves in “Local Band,” a feature-length film he dire...
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Sound check: The Pixies, Bands in the Sand, Wilmette, Jonas Brothers and moreAug 31, 2023 10:41 am - Cultivate Roll up for some rock, hip-hop, reggae and punk as the Cultivate Festival hits Chicago this weekend with three days of music, food and culture and featuring s...
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Images: Pino Farina Band, Polarizer play Durty Nellie'sAug 21, 2023 6:15 am - Longtime musical friends The Pino Farina Band and Polarizer reunited to share a rock/prog-rock bill at Durty Nellie's in Palatine Friday, Aug. 11. ...
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Sound check: Rufus Wainwright, John Legend, My House music fest and moreAug 13, 2023 8:27 am - Rufus at Ravinia Rufus Wainwright's June release of "Folkocracy" is packed with reinvented folk classics featuring a heavy roster of special guest collaborators. This we...
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Effusive passion, joy and connection drive Naked Brunch's musical performancesAug 07, 2023 6:12 am - “Falling Out of You,” the recently released single by Chicago-area rock band Naked Brunch, is a searing look at severing connections as vocalist Michael Hanna sings ...
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Sincere Engineer keeps building with new music and Sad Summer, Lolla setsAug 05, 2023 8:19 am - Deanna Belos' projected career path had her studying to be a dentist. Instead, the Orland Park-native artist is kicking people's teeth in (sonically, of course) with her...
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Images: Reilly Downes & the Acid Cowboys at FitzGerald'sAug 03, 2023 6:28 am - Former Texan Reilly Downes brought her "sad cowgirl" tunes back to FitzGerald's as she and her band the Acid Cowboys played their first Country Brunch residency show of ...
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Best bets: Lollapalooza, Lionel Richie, Fan Expo Chicago, Bruce Springsteen and moreAug 10, 2023 8:57 am - Lollapalooza More than 170 acts - including headliners Billie Eilish, Karol G, Kendrick Lamar, The 1975, Odesza, Tomorrow X Together, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Lana Del ...