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Lollapalooza starts on July 30. Whether you’re planning to be in the throng or settled comfortably on your couch, the festival often taps aspiring acts that go on to bigger things. The festival’s headliners are stacked this year, drawing thousands to Grant Park for Lorde , John Summit, Charli xcx , The Smashing Pumpkins , Olivia Dean, JENNIE, Tate McRae and The XX. But the big names are joined by…
Fans clad in bright pink pink trailed around the corner of Lake and Loomis Streets Saturday as Chicago rappers Adamn Killa and Taylor Bennett prepared for their headlining, all-ages show at Bottom Lounge dubbed “Vocalo’s Summer Meltdown.” The fans were responding to Adamn Killa’s call on social media for fans to wear pink — referencing his color-drenched Summer Smash set last month . Fans scream…
The bass from “La Chona” by Los Tucanes de Tijuana could be heard from blocks away as Dj Fredy Fresco asked the crowd, “Are you ready to see Kali Uchis and J Balvin tonight?” from the main stage at Sueños Music Festival on Saturday. Day one of the festival kicked off Saturday as the sun shone down on Grant Park, with temps in the mid-60s and a subtle breeze swept over the park. Now in its fifth…
Record Store Day is an annual tradition that, while celebrated around the country, gets special treatment in Chicago. This Saturday, expect more than three dozen shops in the area to fete the day with live events and fresh pressings, including a 20th-anniversary release from a-Ha and famed private recordings of John Coltrane’s band by musician Frank Tiberi in the ‘60s. Chicago’s independent record…
Locally-run, multi-venue festival Sound & Gravity returns for its second edition over Labor Day weekend. The fest brings together more than 50 artists to perform across seven venues around Chicago’s Avondale and Roscoe Village neighborhoods Sept. 3-6, featuring genres such as jazz, experimental, contemporary classical and indie. Third Coast Percussion also took the Rockwell on the River stage at…
Charli XCX, Lorde, Olivia Dean, Tate McRae, the Smashing Pumpkins and K-pop star JENNIE are among this year’s Lollapalooza headliners, the festival revealed Tuesday. The four-day event runs July 30-Aug. 2 in Grant Park. Other notable acts include New York rockers Geese, R&B artist Leon Thomas, rapper Freddie Gibbs, singer-songwriter Sombr, pop vocalist Zara Larsson, British indie rockers Wet Leg…
Thalia Hall’s biannual “building crawl” is back this weekend with a slew of local music and vendors. At 4 p.m. on Saturday the building opens all its doors for a free building-wide party with programming on Thalia Hall’s mainstage, in first-floor piano bar Tack Room and basement bar Punch House. The last venue’s “Free For All” was in August 2025. This year’s spring edition is headlined by…
Sueños Music Festival is back in Grant Park on May 23 and 24, with headliners including Kali Uchis and J Balvin joining the previously announced Fuerza Regida. Announced Tuesday, the lineup finds the return of several artists who performed at the first Sueños in 2022, including J Balvin, Fuerza Regida, Tokischa and Yandel, who will perform a special “Sinfonico” presentation — plus repeat festival…
Local music festival Warm Love Cool Dreams returns to the Salt Shed for its second edition on May 23 and 24, organizers said today, and will feature Australian singer Courtney Barnett, Chicago bands Whitney and Tortoise and ‘80s Scottish rock band the Jesus and Mary Chain. The multi-genre festival spans generations, and includes Grammy-nominated electronic indie artist Toro y Moi, rising local…
New music festival Forever Mine throws it back to the early 2000s for its inaugural event in Union Park on May 23 and 24. The festival will be hosted by Chicago’s DJ Pharris and is described on their website as “where R&B and house fall in love.” The lineup, announced Wednesday, features main stage acts such as Keyshia Cole, Kaytranada, Monica, Kelly Rowland, Shaggy, Mario and Chicago’s own DJ…
