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Gossip Wolf
Aug 25, 2020
High Spirits make radiant trad metal for dark times
Plus: Square Roots moves its music festival online, and Why? Records rapper Davis drops the densely detailed
Ebony Maw
.
By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
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High Spirits
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Hard to Stop
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High Roller Records
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Chris Black
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Dawnbringer
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Superchrist
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Square Roots
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livestream
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Dehd
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O’My’s
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Frank Waln
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Bomba con Buya
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Andrew Sa & the Cosmic Country Showcase Band
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Davis
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Ebony Maw
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Green Parakeet Suite
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Why? Records
City Life
,
Public Service Announcement
Aug 21, 2020
Wherever you go, there you are
Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
By Salem Collo-Julin
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listings
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events
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calendar
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road trips
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vacation
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COVID-19
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stay-at-home
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South Side
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Jeff Tweedy
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Chicago Tap Theatre
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Square Roots
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Old Town School of Folk Music
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Metallica
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Chicago Drive-In
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Center on Halsted
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livestream
Music
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Summer Guide
May 18, 2016
Summer 2016 Chicago music festivals for every sort of sound
Pitchfork, Lollapalooza, and Riot Fest are just the tip of the iceberg.
By Luca Cimarusti
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Do Division Street Fest
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Chicago Gospel Music Festival
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music festivals
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summer guide
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Ribfest
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Chicago Blues Festival
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Spring Awakening
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Hotmix 5 Festival
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Remix Chicago
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WGCI Summer Jam
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Windy City LakeShake
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Taste of Randolph Street
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Green Music Fest
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Logan Square Arts Festival
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Old St. Pat's World's Largest Block Party
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International Festival of Life
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Chosen Few Picnic
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Mamby on the Beach
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Taste of Chicago
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West Fest
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Ruido Fest
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Square Roots
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Pitchfork Music Festival
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Chicago Open Air
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Metal Threat Fest
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Windy City Smokeout
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Laid Back Festival
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Warped Tour
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Wicker Park Fest
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Lollapalooza
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Fed Up Fest
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The Art of Rap
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Festival Cubano
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Reggae Fest Chicago
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Mad Decent Block Party
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Chicago Jazz Festival
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North Coast Music Festival
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Riot Fest
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World Music Festival
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Cold Waves V
Blogs
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Bleader
Jul 14, 2013
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
By Tosten Burks
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Arts
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West Fest
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the Oblivians
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Square Roots
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Alasdair Roberts
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Glenn Jones
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DuSable Arts and Crafts Festival
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Bleader
Jul 11, 2013
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.
By Tosten Burks
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Come
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Bitchin Bajas
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Matt Ulery's Loom
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Square Roots
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West Fest
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Oblivians
Blogs
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Bleader
Jul 19, 2012
Roscoe Village Burger Fest and more food and drink events
A secret brunch, a burger fest, a pop-up gastro-bar, and more
By Alison Marcotte
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Food & Drink
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COUNTRY Chef Challenge
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Vie
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Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse
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Square Roots
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Taste of River North
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Drinking & Writing Theater
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Roscoe Village Burger Fest
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Lush West Town
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Summer on Southport
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Pasteur
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Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation
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Roka Akor
Blogs
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Bleader
Jul 19, 2012
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
By Philip Montoro
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Liars
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Agalloch
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Sidi Toure
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Rhett Miller
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Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival
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Square Roots
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Evanston Ethnic Arts Festival
Blogs
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Bleader
May 15, 2012
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
By Peter Margasak
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Music
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Post No Bills
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Square Roots
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Old Town School of Folk Music
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Folk & Roots Festival
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Waco Brothers
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Sidi Toure
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beer
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summer
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Music Without Borders
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