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Management: Donnie Biggins
Members: Donnie Biggins, Paul Gulyas, Doug Hill, Brian Patterson, Ben White

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The Shams Band
Chicago, IL        Country / Americana / Rock-Folk

Bio

After opening for Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros at the 2010 Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Festival, The Shams Band looks to develop their own niche in the Chicago music scene. These young garage rockers bring energy, passion and captivating harmony to every live performance.

“The Shams Band scene was reminiscent of a southern dance hall upturned by bad-boy rockers. If it weren’t for their mid-western look, a body almost forgot she was in Chicago. With tinges of Wilco, Chuck Berry, and Sly...

Songs

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The Des Plaines River
The Shams Band
The Des Plaines River
In The Sun
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We've Never Met
The Shams Band
We've Never Met
Working Man
Single Man

Past Shows

Mon, Dec 12, 2011
Doors Open: 7:00 PM
Ages:
 
Chicago, IL
Wed, Nov 23, 2011
Doors Open: 7:00 PM
Ages: 21+
Forest Park, IL
Fri, Nov 11, 2011
Doors Open: 9:00 PM
Ages:
Dubuque, IA
Fri, Sep 16, 2011
Doors Open: 7:00 PM
Ages: All Ages
Oak Park, IL
Mon, Sep 12, 2011
Doors Open: 8:00 PM
Ages: All Ages
Earlville, IL

Comments

MILK N' HONEY
MILK N' HONEY: LOVE IT !!! ROCK ON BIG BROS ! PEACE & MORE POWER TO YA - RED JAZZLYNN  Feb 08

Chart Position

Country charts
for Chicago, IL.

Artist Stats

Fans: 3,998
Song Plays: 528
Visits: 1,761
Widget Hits: 9,497

Status

Twitter_icon_for_status: oh how we love you @audiotreemusic !! We cover "Dead Flowers" by the Rolling Stones. Rock! http://t.co/tBgsyq7O

Blog

Consequence of Sound review of The Shams Band
Aug 10, 2009 at 06:56 PM
Listen: The Shams Band By Justin Gerber on August 7th, 2009 Some bands take you places. Some may give you the sensation of being in another world. Others take you to heaven and hell. Then there are those bands that place you comfortably inside a booth, at a bar about to close, struggling to polish off that bottle of beer filled with more backwas...

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