Brian Shamie
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Sound check: Nick Cave, Violent Femmes, H.O.O.F. music festival, Honky TonktoberfestSep 29, 2023 12:44 pm - Nick Cave Australian artist Nick Cave had been performing on stages for more than two decades before the inclusion of "Red Right Hand" - with its creeping bass lin...
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Best bets: Terror Roulette, Peter Gabriel, Tower of Power and moreSep 29, 2023 12:44 pm - Halloween happenings • Terror Roulette, a haunted house for fans who "wish to test their luck" in an interactive horror story, opens this weekend at the Arboretum o...
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Sound check: Fluorescents headline Cobra Lounge; plus Prizefighter, Explosions in the SkySep 25, 2023 6:26 am - Eclectic roundup Chicago post-pop-punk band Fluorescents brings its high-energy show to a headlining slot at Cobra Lounge this weekend, joined by the indie pop-rock...
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Best bets: Free Mavis Staples show, dinos in downtown Wheaton, 'Flying Dutchman' at LyricSep 28, 2023 10:31 am - Chicago Live More than 80 musical, dance and theatrical acts - including Mavis Staples performing at 8 p.m. Saturday - will grace three stages on Navy Pier, 600 E. ...
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Images: Collision plays the 56 Music FixSep 18, 2023 6:38 am - Northwest suburban band Collision - sisters Elise and Anna Martino, Gabi Fiorenza, Adam Blendermann and Connor Moga - played their final show of the summer concert seaso...
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Images: Kings By Day at Rookies RocHausSep 19, 2023 6:29 am - Kings By Day, the Huntley alt-rock group that burst onto the McHenry-area pop-punk scene with 2022's release “Weightless,” took the Rookies RocHaus stage in West Dundee ...
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Spitalfield's Mark Rose spills about the emo-pop band's anniversary tour, Riot Fest appearanceSep 21, 2023 10:47 am - It's the summer of Spitalfield. For Mark Rose, who as a sophomore at Glenbard South co-founded the group that would become Spitalfield, this weekend's appearance at Rio...
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Sound check: Smashing Pumpkins, George Thorogood, Chase McDaniel and moreSep 21, 2023 10:47 am - Chase at Joe's Nashville artist Chase McDaniel brings his Southern swagger and rich baritone to his recent release "Drop Your Tailgate" when he takes the stage at J...
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Best bets: Monster Jam at the Allstate, Elmhurst Craft Beer FestivalSep 17, 2023 7:40 am - Monster Jam The biggest, beastliest trucks around show off during head-to-head competitions as Monster Jam rolls into the Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemo...
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Sound check: Release shows with Corinne Bailey Rae, McKinley Dixon, Tommy KesslerSep 10, 2023 8:17 am - McKinley Dixon release Virginia-raised rapper McKinley Dixon hosts a party for his most recent home Chicago as he celebrates this summer's album release "Beloved! P...