Brian Shamie
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Voting ends today in Bitter Jester song competition finalsJun 30, 2020 4:00 pm - Bitter Jester Music Festival, one of the summer's highly anticipated celebrations of local music, faced a crisis this spring. As Chicago-area events were being postponed...
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Sound check: Drive-in country concert, livestreams to watchJun 26, 2020 6:00 am - Country road show Superstar Garth Brooks visits the suburban area this weekend ... on the big screen. Encore Live presents the country artist's filmed concert experience...
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Drive up and dance: Carpool Concerts come to Boomers StadiumJun 25, 2020 4:00 pm - Make your car your concert venue as Duff Entertainment puts up a weekend of drive-in shows in Schaumburg. Duff's Carpool Concert Series pulls into Boomers Stadium's wes...
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Busy Bodies' new 'Dog' EP tinkers with indie-rock genreJun 25, 2020 7:30 am - Indie rock is the name of the game for Chicago's young Busy Bodies. But with the sophomore release "And Tell My Dog," out last Friday, the quintet toys with the genre's ...
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Take the Reins closes out Chicago Sound Check livestream series with a punk porch party todayJun 22, 2020 6:00 am - Some of us have taken the coronavirus quarantine as a time to do some metaphorical life rebuilding, but Matt Benson and Courtney Boyers of DuPage-area punk band Take the...
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Sound check: BrauerHouse puts VYSE, David Paige on stageJun 17, 2020 6:00 am - Getting out Patio stages are becoming the norm in the suburbs as we solidify our place in Phase 3 on the reopening timeline. Here are a few local joints with shows this ...
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Riot Fest postponed until 2021; My Chemical Romance still on boardJun 16, 2020 3:00 pm - Let's start with the good news. If you already have your Riot Fest tickets, don't worry: My Chemical Romance still plans to headline the fest. The bad news is it'll be ...
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Til Morning's Parker brothers join our livestream series ThursdayJun 12, 2020 6:00 am - The Parker brothers, Devin and Pat, are on an exciting ride. Following up their debut EP “Never Growing Old” in summer 2018, recorded under the band name Parker, the br...
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Sound check: Lollapalooza shuts down, but patios open upJun 11, 2020 6:00 am - So long for now, Lolla Well, pack away your festival gear. On Tuesday, the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events announced further COVID-related...
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If you missed our concert with ZORILA, here's where you can see itJun 06, 2020 7:24 am - ZORILA was ready for livestreaming life. The band, four members of which have been living together during the coronavirus quarantine, has stayed sharp practicing tog...