His street art and love songs have a powerful antiviolence subtext—and his Summer in Pain Festival benefits CeaseFire.
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Heartsfield
Country-rockers Heartsfield never succeeded like the Eagles, but you can see them play for less than a zillion dollars.
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Best Outcall Soundman
At a Yob show in February he turned the Flat Iron into a white-hot doom-metal blast furnace, and at this year’s Dark Lord Day he made High on Fire’s stampeding barbarian metal sound as overwhelming outside as I’ve ever heard it indoors.
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Summer Guide: Music festivals
Summer Guide: Two dozen (mostly) sun-drenched music festivals
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Why South By?
Given that South by Southwest’s influence is on the wane, should upstart bands still bother playing the festival?
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8/7 — Bronzeville Family Fest
Everything is free at Bronzeville Family Fest on Sat 8/7.
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7/29-8/1 — Fiesta del Sol Festival in Pilsen
Pilsen’s 38th annual Fiesta del Sol takes place this weekend from Thu-Sun 7/29-8/1.
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Don’t fear the D
Reasons you should actually go out of your way to hang out in Detroit–among them the Detroit Electronic Music Festival, aka Movement, which happens in late May this year and includes Afrika Bambaataa, Flying Lotus, Ellen Allien, and dozens more.
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The city’s lakefront music festivals will be free in 2009
Even if inflation makes whatever money you’ve got left worthless by the time summer rolls around, you’ll still be able to get into Jazz Fest.
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Road-trip calendar for headbangers
Looking for music festivals that don’t ignore metal? Here are two within a few hours of road time.
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Terrastock close by
Tickets on sale now for Terrastock–and it’s within driving distance this time.