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Home » Chicago Folk & Roots Festival

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Jonas Friddle & the Majority are a minority of the bands playing Square Roots
Posted inMusic

Square Roots festival

by Luca Cimarusti July 18, 2012August 19, 2021

Regional craft beer, international music, and lots more at the inaugural Square Roots festival

Posted inBlogs

This week on the B Side

by Miles Raymer July 7, 2011August 19, 2021

Cool Kids, tons of festivals, recent reissues, and much more

Posted inCity Life

Follow the music: Our guide to the summer’s notable music festivals

by Reader staff May 19, 2011August 19, 2021

As the annual roll call for summer music festivals continues to balloon, a select few set themselves apart from the pack. Below are our festival picks for the summer, including both the local neighborhood bookings and the familiar blowouts like Pitchfork, Blues Fest, and Lollapalooza. HoZac Blackout Fest The infamous festival returns in a big […]

Posted inBlogs

Early Warnings Roundup

by Kevin Warwick May 12, 2011August 19, 2021

This week’s Early Warnings include Bon Iver, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Chicago Folk & Roots Festival, Corrosion of Conformity, Lauryn Hill, R. Kelly, Mark Kozelek, Soundgarden, and Vreid.

Red Baraat
Posted inMusic

Chicago Folk & Roots Festival

by Kevin Warwick July 8, 2010August 19, 2021

The Old Town School of Folk Music throws its annual blowout, with performances by the Budos Band, Etran Finatawa, Red Baraat, Shemekia Copeland, and others.

Posted inMusic

Summer Guide: Follow the Music

by Reader staff May 27, 2010August 19, 2021

The biggest and best of the music fests

Posted inBlogs

Early Warnings Roundup

by Kevin Warwick April 22, 2010August 19, 2021

This week’s Early Warnings include the Do-Division Street Fest, Heartless Bastards, Taste of Chicago, Futureheads, Jack-O & the Tennessee Tearjerkers, the Chicago Folk & Roots Festival, and more.

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