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Kaina performs to a hometown crowd at Ruido Fest in Union Park on Friday, August 20, 2021.
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Best Latin alternative music festival

by Sandra Treviño March 2, 2022March 15, 2022

Ruido Fest debuted in 2015 with a phenomenal lineup of Latin alternative music that’s been hard to match, with Café Tacvba, Molotov, Kinky, Ozomatli, Kali Uchis, the Nortec Collective, Chicano […]

The outline of a human shape, with a festival wristband on one arm and a butterfly perched on the other hand, contains the blue skies, fields, stages, and fans of the PItchfork Music Festival.
Posted inMusic

A guide to Pitchfork for the resonant body

by Annie Howard September 2, 2021September 3, 2021

Since 2015, my first year living full-time in Chicago, the Pitchfork Music Festival has been a watershed moment in my summer. In its regular July slot, the fest has created […]

St. Vincent, shown here during her 2014 Pitchfork appearance, headlines the festival's second night.
Posted inMusic

Pitchfork announces the lineup for its delayed 2021 music festival

by Leor Galil May 17, 2021August 18, 2021

Plenty of COVID-related uncertainty still surrounds the Pitchfork fest, as it does any large-scale event—but we can be reasonably sure about who’s scheduled to play.

Posted inMusic

The Pitchfork Music Festival announces its 2020 lineup

by Leor Galil February 19, 2020August 18, 2021

For its 15th year, the famously eclectic fest has booked headliners the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Run the Jewels, and the National.

Posted inArts & Culture

Changing spaces

by Kathleen Hinkel August 28, 2019August 18, 2021

Douglas, Union, and Grant Parks have served as valued community centers for Chicago since the mid-1800s. Today, all three parks host thousands of attendees for popular private music festivals—Lyrical Lemonade […]

Posted inMusic

PHOTOS: Behind the Scenes with Grapetooth at Pitchfork

by Tim Nagle July 23, 2019August 18, 2021

Photographer Tim Nagle went behind the scenes with Grapetooth at their Pitchfork 2019 performance.

Posted inMusic

PHOTOS: Behind the Scenes with Ric Wilson at Pitchfork

by Tim Nagle July 23, 2019August 18, 2021

Photographer Tim Nagle went behind the scenes with Ric Wilson at his Pitchfork 2019 performance.

Posted inMusic

PHOTOS: Behind the Scenes with Tasha at Pitchfork

by Tim Nagle July 23, 2019August 18, 2021

Photographer Tim Nagle went behind the scenes with Tasha at her Pitchfork 2019 performance.

Posted inMusic

The quest to be Pitchfork’s perfect consumer

by J.R. Nelson July 21, 2019August 18, 2021

What happens if you indulge every corporate sponsor at Pitchfork? Does the Chase Sapphire Lounge have to let you in?

Posted inMusic

What happens to the trash at Pitchfork?

by Dave Cantor July 16, 2019August 18, 2021

And how does the festival stack up against its peers on the sustainability front?

Posted inMusic

The full schedule for the 2019 Pitchfork Music Festival

by Chicago Reader July 11, 2019August 18, 2021

Every set listed in order, from the AACM Great Black Music Ensemble on Friday afternoon to Robyn on Sunday night

Posted inMusic

Photos from Ruido Fest’s dazzling opening day

by Philip Montoro June 25, 2019August 18, 2021

Last weekend this ambitious festival brought together several generations and even more genres of Latinx music.

Posted inBlogs

The Pitchfork Music Festival and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend

by Katie Powers July 20, 2018August 18, 2021

Carnaval 2018 more goings on 7/20-7/22.

Posted inMusic

The Reader’s guide to the 2018 Pitchfork Music Festival

by Leor Galil July 17, 2018August 18, 2021

For 2018, Pitchfork bolsters its usual smart bookings with a strengthened commitment to inclusiveness and community: the lineup has more locals than ever, and more than half the acts include women.

Posted inMusic

From basement shows to Pitchfork stages

by Leor Galil July 17, 2018August 18, 2021

Several veterans of Chicago’s multifaceted DIY scene have leveled up to play the Pitchfork Music Festival.

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