Brian Shamie
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DuPage County's Plain White T's aim for more vulnerable sound with new albumAug 22, 2018 11:00 am - The thing about being around for 21 years as a band is that evolution isn't only inevitable, it's necessary. And the thing about naming your new album “Parallel Univers...
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Sound check: Jason Mraz is all about the wordplay at RaviniaAug 22, 2018 6:00 am - Mr. A-Z Jason Mraz, the erstwhile “curbside prophet,” didn't have to wait long for his rocket to come when his hit single “The Remedy (I Won't Worry)” took over airw...
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5 minutes with ... Sunday CruiseAug 16, 2018 6:00 am - Side Street Studio Arts has spent the last five summers giving up-and-coming new acts exposure to fans (and to each other) with its summerlong Battle of the Bands. Speak...
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Concerts: Michael Charles, Don McLean, Chris Young and moreAug 16, 2018 6:00 am - Chicken Fried, Soul Shine, School of Rock - Naper Nights Concert: 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, at Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St., Naperville. $10-$15. napernights.org. ...
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Sound check: 'Walk on the Ocean' with ToadAug 14, 2018 6:00 am - Toad in town Toad the Wet Sprocket, the California band that reached critical mass on the airwaves in the early to mid-'90s, formed a cornerstone to my college and p...
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Plain White T's putting on a show, signing for album releaseAug 09, 2018 2:00 pm - Fans of the Grammy-nominated Plain White T's have been treated to a few sneak peeks at tracks from the band's upcoming album, “Parallel Universe,” due out Friday, Aug. 2...
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Concerts: Fete 10 years of ''59 Sound' with Gaslight AnthemAug 08, 2018 1:00 pm - • Miss Jamie's Farm: 11:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 10, at North School Park, 410 N. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights. Free. ahpd.org. • Mike & Joe: 7 p.m. Friday, Aug...
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Sound check: Relive the '90s with Smashing Pumpkins reunion tourAug 08, 2018 6:00 am - Smashing Pumpkins The alternative rock band Smashing Pumpkins, whose members leapt from Chicago rockers into national legends with 1993's “Siamese Dream,” has reunited t...
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Afterlife Music Festival in Lisle calls Elk Grove's Matt Daniels homeAug 03, 2018 6:00 am - When he was 14 and growing up in Elk Grove Village, Matt Daniels wrote a letter to himself. “It was a 'just in case you feel like you're gonna quit when you're older, re...
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Concerts: Ravinia hosts Bonnie Koloc, Howard LevyAug 01, 2018 6:00 am - ScribbleMonster: 12 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3, at Towne Square, 150 W. Palatine Road, Palatine. Free. (847) 496-6237 or palatineparks.org. Bobaflex, Veilside, Boneshaker: 7 ...