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Showing posts with label World's Largest Block Party. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World's Largest Block Party. Show all posts

Monday, June 16, 2014

INCOMING: June Shows & Fests on Our Radar

Chi, IL LIVE Shows 
Recommended This Week

This Thursday:


Ryan Anderson (Go Long Mule, Julie Meckler, Rambos) live. SPACE in Evanston on Thursday, June 19 &b Schubas July 7th. Click HERE for current tour dates, song samples and more.

Fest Alerts:
It's fest season again and this is a tiny but mighty one and one of the BIG ones.


Lawrence Peters is presenting the 7th Annual “A Day in the Country” at The Hideout on Sunday, June 22.  Click here for all the details. 

The full line-up is below and the food and drink vendors this year will be County BBQ, Bang Bang Pie & Biscuits and Lagunitas.

Front porch stage:
2:00- 2:30- Dogtown Ramblers
2:45- 3:15pm- Sanctified Grumblers 
3:30- 4:00pm- Chandelier Swingers 

Backroom stage:
4:15- 4:45pm-  Honky Tonk Parade
5:00- 5:45pm- Nora O’Connor 
6:00- 6:30pm- The Lawrence Peters Outfit 
6:45- 7:15pm- Gin Palace Jesters 
7:30- 8:00pm- Golden Horse Ranch Band 
8:15- 8:45pm- Kory Quinn 
9:00- 9:30pm- The Harrow 
9:45- 10:15pm- Dan Whitaker & The Shinebenders 
10:30- 11:00pm- The Lantern Kickers 


For the seventh consecutive year, country singer, songwriter, drummer and America’s preeminent electric washboard player Lawrence Peters will be presenting A Day in the Country at Chicago’s most beloved venue, The Hideout.

This year, Peters has assembled a line-up of musicians from the entire spectrum of country music, from bluegrass and honky tonk to western swing and singer-songwriters. Performing from early in the afternoon until late in the evening on two stages (the “front porch” and the “backroom”), artists include Nora O’Connor, known for her collaborations with Iron & Wine, Andrew Bird and Neko Case, Sanctified Grumblers, Kory Quinn and Peters’ own group, The Lawrence Peters Outfit.

In addition to a dozen musical acts, concertgoers will be able to purchase BBQ (provided by County Barbeque) and homemade pie from Bang Bang Pie & Biscuits. The Lagunitas Brewing Company will provide this year’s featured beers.

A Day in the Country #7 will take place on Sunday, June 22nd. Doors will open at 1PM CST and the scheduled performances will run from 2-4PM on the front porch stage and from 4-11PM on the backroom stage. Tickets are $10 and The Hideout is located at 1354 W. Wabansia.






Old St. Pat's World's Largest Block Party. 
Heading there? Check out Vintage Blue playing the South Stage on Saturday, June 28.


Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Chi, IL Live Shows On Our Radar: Shams Band Summer Fest Dates, CBS Morning News, Old St. Pat's and More


ChiIL Live Shows has been shooting the Shams Band for years.  They're some of our favorite rockin' locals.    Check 'em out right here at home this summer.

Shams Band Says:

Live TV Performance - CBS Morning News 6:30am on Friday, June 28th, 2013
Please set your DVR today for a chance to see us on live TV. 

Street Festivals (Chicago):


We are honored to be a part of Old St. Pat's World's Largest Block Party. We will kick off the festival on the main stage at 5:30pm. Following us will be PUNCH BROTHERS and EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROES. We are giving away 2 FREE tickets via our Facebook & Twitter accounts. Please click through the links for a chance to win. 





The 'Ultra-Violet Petting Zoo' is back in its third year at The Neighborhood Boys and Girls Club Carnival on June 28 and 30 -- commemorating the carnival's 66th anniversary as Chicago's largest and longest running carnival. We play at 6:30PM | $5 Donation




We are so excited to be a part of our home town summer music Festival. We've been playing Fitzgerald's from day one and are honored to play American Music Festival. 

Here is the lineup for the day:

IN THE CLUB: Jimmy LaFave (11 pm), NRBQ (9 pm), Dolly Varden (7:30 pm), Warren Hood Band (5:45 pm), The Shams Band (4:15 pm), Expo '76 (2:30 pm)
IN THE TENT: Tributosaurus becomes Tom Petty (10:15 pm), Marcia Ball Band (8:15 pm), Max Baca & Los Texmaniacs (6:30 pm), Beausoleil avec Michael Doucet (4:45 pm), Jeffrey Broussard & the Creole Cowboys (3 pm), Girl Group Chicago (1:30 pm)


WEEKEND OF SHAMS - SCHUBAS TAVERN - AUGUST 16TH & 17TH
Save the dates! We headline Schubas for two nights in August. Last Summer, our July residency was so successful (thanks to you), that we are back to headline Schubas for the first time ever on a weekend. We'll be bringing up our good friends Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes + The Howlin' Brothers from Nashville, TN. Plus two more bands TBA
We will be promoting this event for the entire summer and we ask that you save yourself some money right now and purchase the limited $20 Two-Day Pass to our weekend celebration. 
That is it for now. We hope to see some folks out at our upcoming street festivals. Thank you for your support and continue to dance and enjoy yourselves at our shows. That is what music is all about.


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