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City Life, Stay at Home May 9, 2020
The Reader’s stay-at-home chronicles: days 50 and 51

What we’re reading, watching, listening to, etc., to pass the time.
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Stay at Home, pandemic, COVID-19, coronavirus, stay home order, stay-at-home, stay home, quarantine, Rachael Ray, cooking, High Performance, magazines, durational performance, performance art, Chrissy, Juliana Huxtable, festivals, music festivals, concerts, NFL, The NFL on Fox, Nyege Nyege Festival, Veggie Bingo, Hideout, Twitch, Chicago Ideas

Music, Gig Poster of the Week Jan 1, 2020
Part of a complete bloody breakfast on the gig poster of the week

This week's featured gig poster is a collaboration between local artists Kaitlyn Beiriger and Frank Okay.
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Gig Poster of the Week, gig poster, gig poster of the week, gig posters, Ian’s Party, Kaitlyn Beiriger, Kait Beiriger, Frank Okay, Subterranean, Chop Shop, beardos, soup is good food, cereal, Lucky Charms, breakfast, local bands, festivals, music festivals

Arts & Culture, Feature Aug 28, 2019
Changing spaces
- By Kathleen Hinkel
- Tags: Feature, Arts, Chicagoans, Music, Photography, music festivals, photojournalism, photography, douglas park, union park, grant park, lyrical lemonade, lollapalooza, pitchfork, transformation

Blogs, Bleader Aug 9, 2018
Slideshow
Lollapalooza beyond the stage [PHOTOS]
- By Alison Green
- Tags: Lollapalooza, Music, Photography, alison green, lollapalooza, music festivals, summer, photography, crowd, Slideshow

Music, Pitchfork Jul 23, 2018
Slideshow
Behind the scenes at Pitchfork: Kweku Collins [PHOTOS]
- By Tim Nagle
- Tags: Pitchfork, Music, Pitchfork Day Three, Kweku Collins, Tim Nagle, Pitchfork 2018, music, performers, music festivals, behind the scenes, Slideshow

Music, Music Feature Jun 5, 2018
The Reader’s guide to the 2018 Chicago Blues Festival

The fest expands its footprint in Millennium Park with a diverse lineup that includes boogie-woogie pianist Erwin Helfer, southern soul-blues star Ms. Jody, and the Rising Stars Fife & Drum Band with Shardé Thomas.
- By Bill Dahl and David Whiteis
- Tags: Music Feature, Chicago Blues Festival, 35th Annual Chicago Blues Festival, Millennium Park, the blues, festivals, music festivals, free events, Delmark Records, Bob Koester, creative definitions of the blues, roots-blues fusion, southern soul-blues, boogie-woogie, Chicago Reader, past and future of the blues, tributes, Blues Festival, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Pritzker Pavilion, Front Porch Stage, Mississippi Juke Joint, Rooftop Lounge, Windy City Blues Society, Wrigley Square, Cloud Gate, Blues Kids Foundation, Crossroads Stage, Mavis Staples, Fantastic Negrito, Vieux Farka Touré, Gene Barge, Willie Clayton, Erwin Helfer, Chicago Rhythm & Blues Kings, Shardé Thomas, Rising Stars Fife & Drum Band, Otha Turner, Delmark Records, Bob Koester, Ms. Jody, southern soul-blues, Daddy G, Little Walter, LJ Echols, Nellie “Tiger” Travis

Music, Music Feature May 30, 2018
Does Chicago have too many music festivals?

Lollapalooza’s ticket sales have slowed, and Reggae Fest and Chicago Open Air are canceled—are these the growth pangs of a healthy but crowded ecosystem, or is a crash on the way?
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Lollapalooza, Pitchfork, Pitchfork Music Festival, Hideout Block Party, Chicago Open Air, Ruido Fest, Riot Fest, North Coast Music Festival, Chosen Few Picnic, Chosen Few Picnic & Festival, music festivals, festival, festivals, bubble, crash, downturn, Michael Berg, Silver Wrapper, Silver Wrapper Productions, Brian Griffin, React Presents, Spring Awakening Music Festival, Addams/Medill Park, Union Park, Douglas Park, Pat Grumley, Alan King, Jackson Park, Lucas King, Adam Krefman, Mike Petryshyn, Mike Reed, Matt Rucins, Mamby on the Beach, Oakwood Beach, Tim Tuten, Katie Tuten, Hideout, Max Wagner, Metronome, Ed Warm, Joe’s on Weed Street, Joe’s Live, Windy City Smokeout, Chuck Wren, Reggae Fest Chicago, Fyre Fest, Aahh! Fest, Common Ground Foundation, Tamara Brown, Pemberton Festival, IowaStock, Karoondinha, UpNorth Music & Arts Festival, Get in It MusicFest, Chicago Blues Festival, Chicago Jazz Festival, Chicago House Music Festival, Wicker Park Fest, West Fest, All Tomorrow’s Parties, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Danny Wimmer Presents, C3, Taste of Randolp, Siren Music Festival, Eduardo Calvillo, Congress Theater, Humboldt Park, Hip-Hop Summerfest, Country LakeShake, Live Nation, Subterranean, Beat Kitchen, Robert Gomez, Kickstand Productions, Optimum Events, John Ugolini, Sean P. McKeough

Blogs, Bleader Aug 2, 2017
Video
Rauner vetoes school funding bill, and other Chicago news

Also, the number of homicides in Chicago in 2017 is now on pace to exceed 2016 levels.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Governor Bruce Rauner, Chicago Public Schools, pensions, Illinois senate, Illinois house, Illinois General Assembly, gun violence, gang violence, Eddie Johnson, Chicago Police Department, President Donald Trump, police brutality, Mariann Mayberry, Steppenwolf Theatre, August: Osage County, Good People, Anna Shapiro, Get In Chicago, anti-violence initiatives, Lupe Fiasco, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Fifth Harmony, Fat Joe, Jeremih, music festivals, Guaranteed Rate Field, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jun 27, 2017
Ravyn Lenae, Saba, Sir the Baptist, and other Chicago acts sizzled at Mamby on the Beach

Mamby on the Beach booked lots of great locals, and we've got photos to prove it.
- By Paul Boucher
- Tags: Music, Things I Love, Visual Art, Mamby on the Beach, music, music festivals, Saba, Ravyn Lenae, Sir the Baptist, Oddcouple, Green Velvet, photography

Music, Summer Guide May 17, 2017
Why you should consider trading in your Lollapalooza pass

A case for spreading around your hard-earned money to support the city’s smaller outdoor music fests
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Summer Guide, Lollapalooza, music festivals, summer guide 2017, Do-Division Festival, Green Music Fest, Pilsen Food Truck Social, Villapalooza, West Fest, Fembot, Wicker Park Fest, Silver Room Block Party, 3 Yards Bangin’ House Fest

Blogs, Bleader Apr 12, 2017
Video
United Airlines' public relations crisis continues as its stock falls, and other Chicago news

Also, the city of Chicago has announced that its buildings will be entirely powered by renewable energy by 2025.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, United Airlines, O'Hare International Airport, Rahm Emanuel, energy, City of Chicago, Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field, Kyle Schwarber, Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Javier Baez, honorary street signs, boxing, Northwestern University, Gorillaz, music festivals, Demon Dayz, Damon Albarn, Mavis Staples, Noel Gallagher, Video

Blogs, Bleader Mar 22, 2017
Video
Report: More possible lobbying violations found in Mayor Emanuel's personal e-mails, and other Chicago news

Also, police are searching for a group of men who allegedly gang-raped a teen girl on Facebook Live.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, Airbnb, American Airlines, Chicago Board of Ethics, lobbying, ethics, City Hall, Adam Collins, O'Hare International Airport, Chicago Police Department, sexual violence, Facebook, social media, Eddie Johnson, Tom Tunney, Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field, Wrigleyville, Illinois, Illinois Nurses Association, Bruce Rauner, Jesse Jackson Jr., Sandi Jackson, Daley Center, Chance the Rapper, Lollapalooza, Grant Park, rap music, music festivals, Video

Blogs, Bleader Mar 15, 2017
Video
City ethics board warns aldermen to not accept free tickets to White Sox home opener, and other Chicago news

Also, the ACLU criticizes former U.S. attorney Zachary Fardon's open letter on Chicago violence.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, White Sox, Chicago Board of Ethics, City Council, American Civil Liberties Union, gun violence, gang violence, Zach Fardon, Department of Justice, sexual violence, crime, Chicago Police Department, guns, University of Chicago, racism, hate crimes, anti-Semitism, Lollapalooza, music festivals, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jan 24, 2017
Video
Shootings, homicides on the rise during a violent January, and other Chicago news

Also the Newberry Library is collecting signs from the Women's March on Chicago.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, gun violence, gang violence, Donald Trump, Chicago Police Department, politics, J.B. Pritzker, Michael Sacks, Rahm Emanuel, Election 2018, gubernatorial race, Illinois, Bruce Rauner, Northwestern University, LGBT issues, transgender issues, Women's March on Chicago, Newberry Library, country music, music festivals, Country LakeShake, Nashville, Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts, Thomas Rhett, Live Nation, Video

Blogs, Bleader Aug 2, 2016
Talking to fans and bands at the pro-queer, anticapitalist Fed Up Fest

This weekend's Fed Up Fest brought together radical queer communities from all over the midwest.
- By KT Hawbaker
- Tags: LGBTQ+, Music, Fed Up Fest, queer, LGBT, LGBTQ, punk, music festivals, summer music festivals, DIY, queercore, transgender, gender

Blogs, Bleader Jul 26, 2016
Michael Jordan breaks his silence on police shootings, and other Chicago news

Also, Senator Dick Durbin's name surfaces again as a possible 2018 candidate for governor.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: Did You Read __________?, News, Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls, police brutality, NAACP, Independent Police Review Authority, Rahm Emanuel, Sharon Fairley, Dick Durbin, Mike Madigan, Bruce Rauner, Ron Sandack, Illinois General Assembly, Lollapalooza, music festivals

Blogs, Bleader Jul 25, 2016
Chance the Rapper unveils upcoming music festival, and other Chicago news

Also, CPS teachers confront Rauner over "virtually illiterate" comment.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: Did You Read __________?, News, Chance the Rapper, U.S. Cellular Field, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Skrillex, music festivals, Chicago Public Schools, Bruce Rauner, Chris Sale, Chicago White Sox, baseball, Rahm Emanuel, City Hall, lead

Music, 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
- Tags: Summer Guide, Do Division Street Fest, Chicago Gospel Music Festival, music festivals, summer guide, Ribfest, Chicago Blues Festival, Spring Awakening, Hotmix 5 Festival, Remix Chicago, WGCI Summer Jam, Windy City LakeShake, Taste of Randolph Street, Green Music Fest, Logan Square Arts Festival, Old St. Pat's World's Largest Block Party, International Festival of Life, Chosen Few Picnic, Mamby on the Beach, Taste of Chicago, West Fest, Ruido Fest, Square Roots, Pitchfork Music Festival, Chicago Open Air, Metal Threat Fest, Windy City Smokeout, Laid Back Festival, Warped Tour, Wicker Park Fest, Lollapalooza, Fed Up Fest, The Art of Rap, Festival Cubano, Reggae Fest Chicago, Mad Decent Block Party, Chicago Jazz Festival, North Coast Music Festival, Riot Fest, World Music Festival, Cold Waves V

Blogs, Bleader Aug 1, 2015
Synchronized fashion at Wicker Park Fest

Street View featuring some of the stylish Wicker Park Fest 2015 attendees.
- By Isa Giallorenzo
- Tags: Style, Arts, womenswear, menswear, summer, fashion, music festivals, Wicker Park Fest, Chicago street style

Blogs, Bleader Jul 20, 2015
Vic Mensa raps through his clothes

Street View, featuring Vic Mensa and the stylish Pitchfork Music Festival 2015 attendees on Sunday.
- By Isa Giallorenzo
- Tags: Pitchfork Day Three, Style, Arts, menswear, womenswear, summer, Pitchfork 2015, Pitchfork, music festivals, festival style, fashion, Chicago street style, Vic Mensa

Blogs, Bleader Jul 19, 2015
DJ Allie Teilz reflects all kinds of weather at Pitchfork

Street View's Saturday roundup of the best Pitchfork 2015 street style stars DJ Allie Teilz.
- By Isa Giallorenzo
- Tags: Pitchfork Day Two, Style, Arts, Music, womenswear, menswear, summer, music festivals, festival fashion, Pitchfork 2015, Pitchfork 2015 Saturday, fashion, Chicago street style, Allie Teilz

Blogs, Bleader Jul 18, 2015
It was all eyes on the fashionable Marcela at Pitchfork day one

Street View featuring the stylish Pitchfork 2015 goers: day one.
- By Isa Giallorenzo
- Tags: Pitchfork Day One, Style, Arts, womenswear, menswear, summer, fashion, prints, music festivals, Pitchfork 2015, Chicago street style

Blogs, Bleader Jul 21, 2014
Street View 208: Pitchfork Sunday style

Isa Giallorenzo's Street View 208
- By Isa Giallorenzo
- Tags: Pitchfork Day Three, Style, Arts, Music, menswear, womenswear, summer, 90s, music festivals, Pitchfork 2014, Pitchfork Sunday, fashion, Chicago street style

Blogs, Bleader Jul 20, 2014
Street View 207: Pitchfork Saturday style

Isa Giallorenzo's Street View 207
- By Isa Giallorenzo
- Tags: Pitchfork Day Two, Style, Arts, Music, menswear, womenswear, summer, 90s, Crocs, music festivals, Pitchfork 2014, Pitchfork Saturday, fashion, Chicago street style

Blogs, Bleader Jul 19, 2014
Street View 206: Pitchfork Friday fashion

Isa Giallorenzo's Street View 206
- By Isa Giallorenzo
- Tags: Pitchfork Day One, Style, Arts, Music, menswear, womenswear, summer, music festivals, Pitchfork 2014, Pitchfork Friday, fashion, Chicago street style

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