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Premiere: Jeff Schaller and The Long Way Home on the move with new EP

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Marina City’s ‘Trust Fund Baby’ launches the band’s new phase

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The who, what, when and where of the Chicago and suburban music scene. Chicago Sound Check is a collaborative look by Daily Herald local music writer Brian Shamie and concert photographers Neal Zeleznak and Denis Cheng into the world of up-and-coming musicians working hard to express themselves, entertain others and make their mark.

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Black Bolts puts its onstage revelry into new EP, livestream release show

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