Brian Shamie
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Chicago rock band Ballroom Boxer stands out with new EP while fitting in anywhereNov 16, 2018 5:00 am - Mike and Dave Altier take being a band of brothers to a literal extreme. The Akron, Ohio, natives - now longtime Chicago residents - approached a recent phone interview...
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Concerts: Soweto Gospel Choir honors Nelson Mandela at Symphony CenterNov 15, 2018 11:15 am - Hands Like Houses, Emarosa, Devour the Day, The Faim, Arlington: 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, at Bottom Lounge, 1375 W. Lake St., Chicago. $19. (312) 666-6775 or bottomlounge...
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Sound check: Jack White hits the spotlight at Aragon BallroomNov 14, 2018 5:00 am - Jack White takes Chicago Despite his notoriously famous stance on personal privacy, Jack White just can't stay out of the spotlight. The musician who helped steer the g...
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Concerts: Gladys Knight, Roky Erickson and Aware Records 25th Anniversary ShowNov 09, 2018 5:00 am - District 211 Battle of the Bands featuring Bag of Jammers, Leaving Scarlet, GEN33, Unincorporated, Unconstitutional, Hard Lockdown, Turning Down Today and The Hesters: 5...
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Sound check: Michael Glabicki brings roots rock to Hey NonnyNov 06, 2018 5:00 am - Roots rock with Michael Glabicki Rusted Root (“Send Me On My Way”) may be on a hiatus, but the band's frontman Michael Glabicki and guitarist Dirk Miller are on tou...
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Concerts: Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band brings 'Lay It on Down Tour' to the ArcadaOct 31, 2018 7:00 am - VP Punk Night XVII with Rhetoric Vendetta, Solution Unsatisfactory, The Jamokez, The Syndicate: 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at O'Neill's Pub, 236 E. St. Charles Road, Lombard...
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Sound check: Josh Groban joins Idina Menzel at the United CenterOct 29, 2018 11:00 pm - This story was updated to reflect that Hoobastank has canceled their tour. Groban and Menzel Josh Groban, the actor and multiplatinum crooner of operatic pop an...
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AM Taxi's Adam Krier talks about Saturday's Urge show and his role on suburban music sceneOct 29, 2018 11:00 pm - Take a spin through the suburban music scene, and you're likely to find fingerprints left by Naperville's Adam Krier. But he'd never take credit for that. Krier, the hus...
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Concerts: Andrew Belle plays Hey Nonny grand opening weekendOct 24, 2018 12:00 pm - Dirty Heads, Jukebox The Ghost, Just Loud: 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at the Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine Ave., Chicago. $29.50-$35. (773) 472-0449 or rivieratheatre.com...
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Sound check: 20 years of 'Dizzy' with the Goo Goo DollsOct 23, 2018 6:00 am - 20 years of Goo Far from the band's punk origins, the Goo Goo Dolls may have reached breakout velocity with 1995's lovely “Name,” but it was the 1998 release of “Dizzy U...