Looking for something to do this weekend and beyond? Here are some ideas for you. FRI 7/8 Ray Borchers’s “Coasting on None” opens tonight at T.F. Projects (1513 N. Western, Unit 104), the private showroom of local artist and odd man Tony Fitzpatrick. Borchers is known in the music community for Sharpie-rendered T-shirts of cult […]
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The Square Roots festival offers a diverse mix of music to replenish your soul
If you’re as allergic to crowds as I am, Chicago’s many neighborhood music festivals can be a mixed bag. But one event I unequivocally associate with a certain kind of chill is the Square Roots festival in Lincoln Square. And that low-stress atmosphere seems likely to be by design. Launched in 1998, the weekend-long festival, […]
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High Spirits make radiant trad metal for dark times
High Spirits make radiant trad metal for dark times, Why? Records rapper Davis drops the densely detailed Ebony Maw, and more.
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Wherever you go, there you are
Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
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Summer 2016 Chicago music festivals for every sort of sound
Fests devoted to rap, house, jazz, country, gospel, blues, metal, Latin music, and more
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Reader’s Agenda Sun 7/14: West Fest, Square Roots, DuSable Arts & Crafts Festival
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Sunday, July 14
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Best shows to see: Come, Bitchin Bajas, Matt Ulery’s Loom, Square Roots
Between now and Sunday, your live-music options include Come, Bitchin Bajas, Matt Ulery’s Loom, Alice Smith, Square Roots, and West Fest.
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Roscoe Village Burger Fest and more food and drink events
A secret brunch, a burger fest, a pop-up gastro-bar, and more
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Shows to see: Liars, Agalloch, Sidi Toure, and more
Malian guitar, pastoral black metal, international music with a side of regional craft beer, sophisticated twang-pop—and we’re just getting started
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Old Town School drops the Folk & Roots fest for Square Roots
Lincoln Square street fair Square Roots won’t do much to make up for the loss of the Old Town School’s Folk & Roots fest