Brian Shamie
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Music notes: Screeching Weasel stops back in Chicago on tourNov 01, 2016 6:00 am - Screeching into Chicago The much-beloved punk rock band Screeching Weasel, hailing from Northwest suburban Prospect Heights, makes a tour stop back home with Bowling for...
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Local musicians get in on Halloween fun with special tribute concertsOct 26, 2016 10:45 am - Come Halloween, partygoers like to get to dressed up and catch some live music at a local bar. Why can't bands have a little fun, too? Some local musicians have been wo...
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Music notes: Bruce Hornsby plays McAninch Arts CenterOct 25, 2016 6:00 am - 'The Way It Is' Bruce Hornsby's long and creative career has taken him through multiple bands and solo projects, bounced him around different genres and earned him three...
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Music notes: Green Day plays rescheduled show at AragonOct 18, 2016 6:00 am - Welcome to Paradise California punk rockers Green Day have made some changes since the band first formed in 1986 and the trio busted out with the major-label debut ...
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Music notes: Turn back time with Vanilla Ice, Salt-N-PepaOct 11, 2016 6:00 am - '90s nostalgia Once upon a time, if there was a problem, a certain high-haired DJ would solve it and three rappers from Queens were looking for a mighty good man. (...
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Music notes: Kanye West brings 'Pablo' to Rosemont, ChicagoOct 04, 2016 1:30 pm - Kanye's coming Innovative and controversial rapper Kanye West returns to his roots for two shows in the Chicago area. The Grammy award winner's “Saint Pablo Tour” - feat...
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Music notes: Everclear, Vertical Horizon rock ElginSep 27, 2016 6:00 am - Elgin's Rocktoberfest Portland's Everclear gave the national music scene a buzz in 1995 with the lighter-on-grunge-heavier-on-rock "Sparkle and Fade," featuring the...
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Music notes: Apple, Furlong fests packed with tunesSep 20, 2016 6:10 am - Beats, treats at Apple Fest Long Grove's Apple Fest - this weekend's autumn celebration of all things apple - comes with a side order of music. And local music, at...
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Plainfield's Marina City joins Riot Fest this weekendSep 13, 2016 11:00 pm - Riot Fest, the last big bastion for summer music, slides in right under the deadline this weekend, packing a load of major acts into Chicago's Douglas Park. With th...
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Music notes: Thorogood goes 'Bad to the Bone' at GeneseeSep 13, 2016 6:15 am - Guess who's at the G-g-g-g-Genesee George Thorogood and the Destroyers' “Badder Than Ever” tour makes a stop at Waukegan's Genesee Theatre Friday, Sept. 16, bringing all...