A whole lotta fist-pumping, booty-shaking, and vod-bombing at the Mid last Thursday while Chicago’s top DJs threw down int eh battle to win the title of Red Bull Thre3Style champion. So who rocked the hardest party? Big Once will representing this fine city in Vegas, baby. Red Bull Thre3Style, April 28, the Mid
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Soundboard: May 5-May 11
Recommended and notable shows, including A-Trak, Baby Dee, Destruction, Neil Young, Calle 13, Jonathan Richman, and more
Avant_Mutek Chicago
Festival Avant_Mutek Chicago Spawned from the high-profile Mutek festival of electronic music in Montreal, the Avant_Mutek series has already made stops in Vancouver and Toronto and visits four Chicago venues Thu-Sat 4/21-4/23. Self-described as a “not-for-profit organization dedicated to the dissemination and development of digital creativity in sound, music, and audiovisual art,” Mutek has booked […]
The List: March 17-23
Music Critics’ Choices and other notable shows: the Diplomats, Shams Ensemble, Robyn Hitchcock & Joe Boyd, Robbie Fulks, Rotting Christ, Marc Ribot, Wanda Jackson, White Hills, and more
The List: January 20-26, 2011
Critics’ Choices and other notable shows: Algebro, Lauryn Hill, Mondo Drag, Zelienople, Jason & Alison of Verbow, Dylan LeBlanc, Moonstone Continuum, Tony Conrad, Arnold Steinhardt, Estrogen Highs, Afrika Bambaataa, Nightlands