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Hot enough for ya?
Today’s Stage Buzz post title comes to you from Gary Larson — may he’ll someday reconsider.
It’s not quite folk metal
It’s folk and metal. This weekend sports two of the dandiest street music festivals you can find during Chicago’s crowded summer. And they’re miles and worlds apart.
Shaggy preview
Festival Of Life July 2 through 5, 2010 Washington Park, Chicago Thanks to his fun-loving charm and catchy yet accessible reggae/pop rhythms, Shaggy remains the most commercially successful reggae artist on the international market. Best known for chart blockbusters like “Boombastic,” “It Wasn’t Me,” and “Oh Carolina,” the Kingston native has been consistently pumping out […]
June’s Almost Over
June 30th, 2010 June’s almost over, but life isn’t. To the contrary, a benefit concert at Double Door looks to ensure that the lives of troubled young girls don’t follow a predictable path.
90°? Rainy? Bring it indoors!
Weekend preview The masses have to choose from the Pride Parade, Eric Clapton Crossroads Fest, Jimmy Buffett, Green Fest, Taste Of Chicago, and Fountain Square Arts, but we drag you indoors.
It’s Mobfest again!
Mobfest 2010 The industry staple of Chicago music’s summer diet, Mobfest returns this weekend for self-help showcases and panels.
Skinny dipping with Essex Chanel & more weekend fun
Spring’s over Celebrate the end of spring with some wildly varied weekend shindigs.
Still Hard, Still Haiti
Concert For The Women Of Haiti Thursday, June 17th The Wilmette Theater on Central Ave. will host a Hope For Haiti benefit concert Thursday night to avert the typical dry-up of recovery funds to the earthquake-torn Caribbean nation.
Withdrawl Symptoms
June 17th-18th We searched the whole wide world just to find you these recommendations.
A Weekend From Your Weekend
The Week In Preview There’s too much going on this weekend. Yeah, we said it. Some people were downtown at 6:30 this morning for the Blackhawks’ championship parade, and that’s before hooligans can disperse to Blues Fest, the Cubs/Sox series at Wrigley, and street fests including Old Town Art Fair, Lincoln Square Ribfest, Andersonville Midsummer […]
Pleasure Or Pain?
Thursday, June 10th We have no idea what the town will look like tomorrow. Maybe we’ll be covered in the blood-red water of Daley Plaza. Maybe nervousness will be pervasive. Our heads will hurt. But the shows go on.
Blues Fest Periphery
The city’s annual celebration has never been limited to Grant Park, and often the most memorable sets happen in the surrounding venues.
What Final?
Wednesday, June 10 So you’ve had a week to digest our June issue and each tasty morsel that fell in your lap. Unbowed, you rotate your head slowly each direction and drool, “More!”
What A Long, Strange Weekend It’ll Be
Memorial Day Weekend Preview If you’ve been saving up all your rockin’ in May, now’s the time to let it out. Especially because we have a new issue out Tuesday.
The Week In Preview 5/24
Week Of May 24th, 2010 Monday’s, um, gone with the wind, but there’s three more days to rockin’ consider before it’s Memorial Day weekend, remember?
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