
Riot Fest will turn 15 this year, just a few months after my solar clock hit 40. Chicago’s premiere punk festival has come a long way since its beginnings as a small […]
Riot Fest will turn 15 this year, just a few months after my solar clock hit 40. Chicago’s premiere punk festival has come a long way since its beginnings as a small […]
As far as summer music festivals in Chicago go, Lollapalooza is easily the most identifiable. Running yearly since 2005 and expanding to four full days of music in 2016, the already insanely […]
After a slightly rainy Friday made use of all the Lyft ponchos that were being handed out at one corner of Pitchfork Music Festival, Saturday felt a lot nicer. The sun was […]
If you live in Chicago long enough the annual Pitchfork Music Festival feels like one big backyard barbecue. Fortunately, unlike my last one, we didn’t see much rain and the only thunder […]
Mamby on the Beach is where you go when you live in Chicago and are looking for a fun festival in the middle of June. Three-fourths of the month was gray and […]
We got a nice taste of summer this weekend and it looks like it won’t being going away! The nice warm weather is a fantastic reminder that Mamby on the Beach and […]
There’s a festival for everything in Chicago, and August boasts some of summer’s biggest. This past weekend alone you could have attended Chicago Hot Dog Fest, the Ginza Festival, Retro on […]
Friday marked the beginning of the Chicago Hot Dog Fest. And though some clouds threatened when the festival first kicked off at Stockton and LaSalle near the Chicago History Museum, they quickly […]
Summer signals street fair celebrations. This weekend, Do Division will span ten city blocks, and it will bring together local vendors and restaurants in between the stages. Speaking of the stages, Empty Bottle Presents and […]
What would happen if you crossed a literary festival with a pub crawl? No need to imagine, Lit Crawl Chicago is a real event happening this Thursday in Andersonville. Brought to you […]
Guest Author Patrick McManus is a stand-up comic living and working in Chicago. Patrick is a real cool guy who won the 100 Proof Comedy’s Chicago’s Top College Comedian Competition in 2015. […]
Chicago may be mocked as the second city, but one thing the city excels at is comedy — especially sketch and improv-based comedy. In fact, the Chicago Comedy Sketch Fest (“SketchFest”) is running […]