Brian Shamie
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Music notes: Earth, Wind & Fire rejoin Chicago for tourMar 28, 2016 5:00 am - Sweet home, Chicago Two Chicago-born bands are having a homecoming of sorts at the United Center Friday, April 1. Back in 2015, funk-leaning rock band Earth, Wind &...
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Music notes: Catch Blue Oyster Cult classicsMar 23, 2016 5:30 am - (Don't Miss) Blue Oyster Cult The long story of Blue Oyster Cult started with some casual jamming in upstate New York and brought forth the hard-rocking metal monster we...
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Music notes: mc chris cruises into ChicagoMar 15, 2016 11:00 am - His backpack's got jets “He's Hesh on 'Sealab 2021.'” And with that, my soon-to-be second-cousin-in-law convinced me I'd love to see mc chris play DeKalb sometime back i...
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Music notes: Fall Out Boy, AWOLNATION hit United CenterMar 09, 2016 4:00 am - 'Wintour is Coming' The Wilmette-born Fall Out Boy returns home as part of its national tour, and the band is bringing a few radio playmates with it. Catch the pop-punk ...
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Music notes: Rescheduled Who tour comes to townMar 01, 2016 12:00 pm - The Who renewed The influential British rock band The Who has been celebrating 50 years of music since last year, but the party is just starting to roll around here. "Th...
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Music notes: Waco Brothers serves up country with a side of punkFeb 24, 2016 4:13 am - New Waco Brothers album Waco Brothers was born at a time when lead Jon Langford was looking to dabble outside of the punk scene his band The Mekons was heavily embra...
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Music notes: Give in to the VillainsFeb 16, 2016 5:15 am - Villainous engagement Even villains like to rock. For almost five years, V Is For Villains has been showing the nation its version of what "world domination" would sound...
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Music notes: Ship Captain Crew polishes up pop punk at Cubby BearFeb 09, 2016 12:00 pm - A well-steered Ship With five years playing together, Tinley Park's Ship Captain Crew hits the well-established tenets of pop punk with some spit and polish for a more r...
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Music notes: Homesafe, InsideOut rock the Beat KitchenFeb 02, 2016 1:00 pm - Homesafe at Beat Kitchen Oak Lawn rock band Homesafe has only been playing together since 2014, but the trio - Ryan Rumchaks, Tyler Albertson and Emanuel Duran - has ma...
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Music notes: Miles, Prowlers headline roots rock fest at Mackey'sJan 26, 2016 5:00 am - Rocking Winter Roots Midwestival Productions presents some of the best Americana and roots rock music from around the suburbs and Chicago for the two-night Winter Ro...