Residentes y organizadores realizaron su propio concierto y exigieron: ‘Devuélvanos nuestro Douglass Park’.
Tag: Riot Fest
Posted inThe Sale of Douglass Park
A performance for the people
On a cloudy afternoon a couple of Saturdays ago, faint lyrics could be heard echoing down Marshall Boulevard, which exits Douglass Park on the park’s south side. The sound was not coming from any of the bands performing at Riot Fest inside the park, but a small crowd had gathered under the shade of nearby […]
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People’s Music Fest, Queen! at Ravinia, Podlasie reopening, and more
If you’re a fan of music and Reader staff writer Kelly Garcia’s Riot Fest coverage, this event is for you! From 2-8 PM, the all-ages People’s Music Fest, which calls attention to the impact of festivals on Douglass Park and its neighbors, is happening at Cermak and Marshall. Performers include Bussy Qween Power Trip, Ghost […]
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Donations, violations, and fees
Contracts obtained by the Reader reveal where Riot Fest spends its money.
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Alkaline Trio play an intimate Metro gig before their Riot Fest set
The past decade has been an odd one for Alkaline Trio. Following the release of the Chicago punk band’s eighth studio album, 2013’s My Shame Is True, all three members took time off to focus on solo material and side projects. But when vocalist and guitarist Matt Skiba joined Blink-182 in 2015, the band he’d […]
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Riot acts
A timeline of community organizing to oust music fests from Douglass Park
Posted inLa Venta De Douglass Park
La reunión del festival Riot Fest deja a los residentes preocupados por el destino de su parque
“No tiene ningún sentido organizar una reunión comunitaria si nada de lo que la comunidad dice hace una diferencia en cómo Riot Fest hace las cosas”, dijo uno residente.
Posted inThe Sale of Douglass Park
Riot Fest meeting leaves residents worried about the fate of their park
A recent community meeting provided few answers.
Posted inLa Venta De Douglass Park
Una promesa que vale cumplir
Un entrenador de fútbol juvenil comparte sus experiencias en Douglass Park
Posted inMusic
The ‘new normal’ hangs over another summer of live music
It’s music festival season again, and of course we’re still in the middle of a pandemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 222.3 million U.S. residents are fully vaccinated against COVID-19—roughly 67 percent of the population. Vaccination is a great safeguard against serious illness or death, but it’s less effective against infection […]
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Photos from Summer Smash 2022
Photos by Dylan Barnedo Since its launch as a one-day festival in 2018, Lyrical Lemonade’s Summer Smash has grown into a three-day extravaganza that can go toe-to-toe with nationally recognized institutions. Pop-rap poster boy Post Malone, whose 2021 headlining set at Lollapalooza put him just below the Foo Fighters on the lineup poster, closed out […]
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The Reader’s guide to Chicago in Tune
The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events originally planned to celebrate the Year of Chicago Music in 2020. Then the pandemic diminished those festivities to the point that the city declared 2021 the Year of Chicago Music too. The ongoing surge of the Delta variant means the U.S. won’t be rid of the pandemic […]
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A real underground party on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by Justin Gray, an illustrator and designer from New Jersey.
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Music workers’ jobs disappeared, but their bills didn’t
With federal aid to venues only now arriving, how are tour managers, stagehands, bookers, and their colleagues in the concert business making ends meet?
Posted inCity Life
Halloween events, loud music, and mascot run-ins
Upcoming events and recommendations from our listings coordinator