Rain got the final day of Pitchfork Music Festival off to a slow start, unfortunately canceling Dreezy’s opening spot at the fest. Once the heavy clouds departed, the muddy grounds were more […]
Pitchfork Music Festival 2019: Day 3 in Review
Pitchfork Music Festival 2019: Day 2 in Review
Day two of Pitchfork Music Festival started with a similar sweltering heat wave like Friday’s uncomfortable atmosphere, but a sudden downpour and thunder strikes changed things up late in the day. Evacuations […]
Pitchfork Music Festival 2019: Day 1 in Review
Ah, Pitchfork Music Festival. This is honestly one of my favorite festivals thanks to chill back atmosphere, but the weather decided throw a wrench into that. Temps in the high 90s with […]
“I Wanna Go on with That Next One Myself”: Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson
Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson By Bruce Conforth and Gayle Dean Wardlow Chicago Review Press Robert Johnson is a definitive legend, though the dead-at-27 bluesman would’ve preferred […]
A Few More Picks For Your Pitchfork Music Festival Weekend!
Like clockwork, it has stormed the day before Pitchfork, to make sure the grounds are squidgy. And it will apparently be oppressively hot the next couple of days. Perfect! That said, be […]
Two Decades Under the Influence: A Night with Taking Back Sunday
Somewhere in the kingdom of my memory there’s a small village dedicated to music from my youth. This community is populated with the essence of mallcore. The denizens wear To Write Love on […]
Review: Banks Plays House of Vans on the Eve Her Album Release
House of Vans is one of my favorite venues in Chicago. It’s easy to get to, the staff are always awesome, and everything is FREE: free beer, free Vans giveaways, and free […]
TCR Mixtape No. 39: Pitchfork Music Festival 2019
We’re so close to this years Pitchfork Music Festival and our anticipation is through the roof! With a 98 degree day on Friday and possible thunderstorms scattered throughout Saturday and Sunday, we’re […]
Pitchfork Music Festival Goes Beyond the Festival Grounds with Fantastic Aftershows
Pitchfork Music Festival will be filling up Union Park this weekend, July 19 – 21, with tons of music fans thanks to the amazing lineup. The always fun and diverse lineup brings […]
Hello, Yellow Brick Road: The Night the Grant Park Orchestra Played Up a Storm
A threat of severe storms dissipated the evening of July 10. Yet a cinematic tornado blew through the Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park… and the band played on. The setting was […]
Who We’re Excited to See at Pitchfork Music Festival 2019!
Pitchfork Music Festival is this weekend and of course we’re excited to see their curated lineup across three days at Union Park. The fest has always placed an emphasis on local acts, […]
From Patriotism to Protest: Grant Park Festival’s All-American Weekend
The Grant Park Music Festival continued its tradition of touring the American songbook for thousands attending its annual July 4th concert at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. It kicked off […]
