Brian Shamie
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Rock band Over the Sun shines a light on brotherhood, helping communitySep 27, 2017 11:30 am - Joe Brunker was juggling his marketing day job and gigs as the band Over the Sun's lead vocalist when he came to a realization. “I wanted to impact people,” the Plainfie...
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Sound check: BrauerHouse Live! opens with David Allan CoeSep 26, 2017 6:00 am - Breaking in BrauerHouse Live! Lombard's BrauerHouse is blowing wide the doors to its new, larger music venue - BrauerHouse Live! - with a night of renegade country and r...
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Villa Park's The Fold hits the big screen with 'LEGO Ninjago' songSep 22, 2017 6:00 am - Not many can tie their adult pursuits to a beloved childhood toy. Much less on the big screen. But Villa Park native George Castady can. "I was really into the LEGO kni...
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Sound check: Tommy James, Shondells hit ArcadaSep 19, 2017 6:00 am - Children, behave If your baby does the hanky panky, chances are it's been inspired by Tommy James & the Shondells. Michigan's '60s-era rock band rose to superstardom on ...
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Riot Fest 2017 brings Sleep On It home to playSep 13, 2017 6:00 am - Riot Fest, probably your last stab at live music under the summer sun, rolls into Chicago's Douglas Park this weekend with some of the biggest names in music. Nine Inch ...
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Sound check: Matchbox Twenty, Counting Crows lead string of '90s showsSep 12, 2017 6:00 am - Matching Matchbox with Crows The '90s was a time all its own musically. The decade saw the birth of grunge and its stepbrother post-grunge, along with a resurgence of al...
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Vulnerability colors Fletcher Rockwell's newest album, FitzGerald's showSep 06, 2017 11:30 am - After nearly a decade kicking around Chicago and the suburbs, Midwestern-flavored Fletcher Rockwell has earned a reputation for punchy, Americana music and fun, lively s...
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Sound check: Frankie Valli, Four Seasons play RaviniaSep 05, 2017 11:00 pm - It's Frankie season Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, the musical act behind much-beloved hits such as “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don't Cry,” “Walk Like a Man,” “December, 1...
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City, suburban music fests help fans say so long to summerAug 30, 2017 6:00 am - Editor's note: The Get IN It Music Festival, originally included in this story for Saturday, Sept. 16, announced a to-be-determined postponement after press time. Refund...
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Sound check: Linden Method, Major Minor pack Cubby Bear with punkAug 30, 2017 6:00 am - Indulge your punk side The Linden Method, a heavyweight force in the Chicago pop-punk resurgence of the last few years, joins Detroit's The Major Minor's “In Pop Pun...