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Fresh tracks: Isaiah Grass, Better Love, Violet Crime, Sammy Cannillo, Jake Larson, Everyday Fantastic, Hanging Cities and more

By Sound Check 3 days ago
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Fresh tracks: Beach Bunny, Bad Planning, Iris Marlowe, BigKayBeezy, The Thin Cherries, Joe George, Andrew Robert Palmer and more

By Sound Check 2 weeks ago
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The Million Reasons explores new musical ground with latest release ‘Haven’

By Brian Shamie 3 weeks ago
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‘Big, loud, emotional stories’: North Shore native Justin Jesso’s new path and NBC’s ‘American Song Contest’

By Brian Shamie 4 weeks ago

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Sound check: Dance shows and benefits with Girl Named Nino, RubyGld Smoke, Max Happy Fest; plus an industry happy hour

By Brian Shamie 2 days ago
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Bitter Jester warms up for Highland Park music series starting this week

By Brian Shamie 4 days ago

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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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