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Music, Music Feature Nov 20, 2019
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The 2020 Frequency Festival announces a lineup of world-class experimental music

Highlights include a fusion of Carnatic music and jazz, a solo vocal piece for Diamond Reynolds, and programs of work by Eliane Radigue and Annea Lockwood.
- By Bill Meyer
- Tags: Music Feature, Frequency Festival, Frequency Series, schedule, lineup, 2020, Peter Margasak, Constellation, Mike Reed, experimental music, contemporary classical music, sound art, improvised music, Annea Lockwood, Eliane Radigue, Aperiodic, Nate Wooley, Keith Fullerton Whitman, Katinka Kleijn, Oren Ambarchi, Crys Cole, Jacob Wick, Phil Sudderberg, Julia Eckhardt, Charles Curtis, John McCowen, Rajna Swaminathan, Ganavya Doraiswamy, Julian Otis, A Sound Map of the Danube, Experimental Sound Studio, Video

Music, Music Feature Sep 5, 2019
Let’s talk Riot Fest

The Reader crew start some conversations about Chicago’s loudest punk-rock institution: its lineup, its location, its role in the community, and more.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Riot Fest, Douglas Park, 2019, schedule, lineup, reunions, Bikini Kill, Village People, Ride, Slayer, Gwar, Andrew W.K., Patti Smith, Jawbreaker, Hot Snakes, Wu-Tang Clan, B-52s, Testament, Bloc Party

Music, Pitchfork Jul 11, 2019
The full schedule for the 2019 Pitchfork Music Festival

Every set listed in order, from the AACM Great Black Music Ensemble on Friday afternoon to Robyn on Sunday night
- Tags: Pitchfork, Pitchfork, Pitchfork Music Festival, 2019 Pitchfork Music Festival, Union Park, set times, stages, schedule, Robyn, The Isley Brothers, HAM, Low, Mavis Staples, Pusha-T, Belle & Sebastian, Jeremih, Freddie Gibbs, Stereolab, Neneh Cherry, Charli XCX, Snail Mail

Music, Music Feature May 31, 2019
The complete schedule of the 2019 Chicago Blues Festival

Three full days of blues in Millennium Park, featuring Bobby Rush, Ruthie Foster, Dom Flemons, Bombino, Larkin Poe, and dozens more
- Tags: Music Feature, Chicago Blues Festival, Chicago Blues Festival 2019, schedule, lineup, Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Bobby Rush, Bettye LaVette, Latimore, Don Bryant, O.B. Buchana, Mzz Reese, Ruthie Foster, Melody Angel, Karen Wolfe, Billy Boy Arnold, Jimmy Johnson, Bombino, Larkin Poe, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Otis Spann

Music, Music Feature Aug 22, 2018
The complete schedule of the 2018 Chicago Jazz Festival

All 68 sets in Millennium Park and the Cultural Center, including Maceo Parker, Jaimie Branch, Jason Stein, Diane Reeves, Greg Ward & 10 Tongues, and Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society
- Tags: Music Feature, Chicago Jazz Festival, Jazz Festival, jazz, schedule, Millennium Park, Cultural Center, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Nicole Mitchell, Eric Revis, Chris Speed, Sabertooth, Matthew Shipp, Jaimie Branch, Jason Stein, Darcy James Argue, Secret Society, Maceo Parker, Ramsey Lewis, John Wright, Geof Bradfield, Quin Kirchner, Dustin Laurenzi, Greg Ward, 10 Tongues, Mandorla Awakening, Orbert Davis

Music, Pitchfork Jul 16, 2018
The schedule for the 2018 Pitchfork Music Festival

Every set listed in order, from the Curls on Friday afternoon to Ms. Lauryn Hill on Sunday night
- Tags: Pitchfork, Pitchfork, Pitchfork Music Festival, 2018 Pitchfork Music Festival, Union Park, schedule, set times, stages, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Chaka Khan, Tame Impala, Fleet Foxes, Saba, Noname, Kelela, the War on Drugs, This Is Not This Heat, Courtney Barnett, Kelela, Blood Orange

Music, Music Feature May 31, 2018
The complete schedule of the 2018 Chicago Blues Festival

Every set on all five stages in Millennium Park, from Friday morning through Sunday night—including Mavis Staples, Vieux Farka Touré, Fantastic Negrito, and dozens more
- Tags: Music Feature, Chicago Blues Festival, Blues Festival, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Pritzker Pavilion, Front Porch Stage, Mississippi Juke Joint, schedule, Crossroads Stage, Rooftop Lounge, Millennium Park, Mavis Staples, Vieux Farka Touré, Fantastic Negrito, Chicago Rhythm & Blues Kings, Gene Barge, Delmark Records, Bob Koester, Rising Stars Fife & Drum Band, Shardé Thomas, Otha Turner, Willie Clayton, Ms. Jody, Erwin Helfer, Little Walter, Blues in the Schools, Bridges to the Blues

Music, Music Feature Sep 12, 2017
Video
Riot Fest and shine

To see some of the best acts on the bill—including Downtown Boys, Invsn, and Fishbone—you’re gonna have to skip brunch.
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Music Feature, Riot Fest, Riot Fest 2017, early, schedule, brunch, noon, Invsn, Tobacco, Fishbone, Warm Brew, Downtown Boys, GBH, Culture Abuse, Upset, Cost of Living, La Armada, Peach, Patty Schemel, Ali Koehler, Victoria Ruiz, Truth and Soul, Sunless Saturday, Momentum, Give Me Fire, Refused, (International) Noise Conspiracy, Dennis Lyxzen, Sara Almgren, Diagnosis, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Crisis, Colin Abrahall, Colin “Jock” Blyth, Ross Lomas, Ghetto Beach Boyz, Video

Music, Music Feature Aug 30, 2017
The complete schedule for the 39th annual Chicago Jazz Festival

Every set from Thursday morning till Sunday night, at the Cultural Center and in Millennium Park
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Music Feature, Chicago Jazz Festival, schedule, lineup, 39th annual, 2017, Millennium Park, Cultural Center, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Jazz and Heritage Pavilion, Von Freeman Pavilion, NextGenJazz, Young Jazz Lions

Music, Concert Preview Jun 5, 2017
The complete schedule for the 2017 Blues Festival

Every set on all five stages in Millennium Park, from Friday morning through Sunday night
- Tags: Concert Preview, Chicago Blues Festival, Blues Festival, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Pritzker Pavilion, Front Porch Stage, Mississippi Juke Joint, schedule, Blues Village Stage, Windy City Blues Society, Blues Kids Foundation, Fernando Jones, Crossroads Stage, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Rhiannon Giddens, Gary Clark Jr., Denise LaSalle, Nellie “Tiger” Travis, Theo Huff & the New Agenda Band, William Bell, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Rhymefest, John Primer & the Real Deal, Billy Branch & the Sons of Blues, Lurrie Bell, Freddie Dixon, J.W.S. Williams, Carlos Johnson, Carl Weathersby, Bill McFarland & the Chicago Fire Horns, Mae Koen & the Lights, Cedric Burnside, Billy Branch, William Bell, Jimmy Johnson, Barrelhouse Chuck, Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smi

Blogs, Bleader Nov 2, 2011
Mayor Emanuel is transparent about plans to keep his meeting schedule secret
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, Clout City, News, Rahm Emanuel, mayor, schedule, The mayor's millionaire club, Barack Obama, visitor logs, FOIA, freedom of information, transparency, Ben Joravsky, Fox Chicago, Wall Street

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The 2020 Frequency Festival announces a lineup of world-class experimental music

Highlights include a fusion of Carnatic music and jazz, a solo vocal piece for Diamond Reynolds, and programs of work by Eliane Radigue and Annea Lockwood.

Let’s talk Riot Fest

The Reader crew start some conversations about Chicago’s loudest punk-rock institution: its lineup, its location, its role in the community, and more.

The full schedule for the 2019 Pitchfork Music Festival

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

The complete schedule of the 2019 Chicago Blues Festival

Three full days of blues in Millennium Park, featuring Bobby Rush, Ruthie Foster, Dom Flemons, Bombino, Larkin Poe, and dozens more

The complete schedule of the 2018 Chicago Jazz Festival

All 68 sets in Millennium Park and the Cultural Center, including Maceo Parker, Jaimie Branch, Jason Stein, Diane Reeves, Greg Ward & 10 Tongues, and Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society

The schedule for the 2018 Pitchfork Music Festival

Every set listed in order, from the Curls on Friday afternoon to Ms. Lauryn Hill on Sunday night

The complete schedule of the 2018 Chicago Blues Festival

Every set on all five stages in Millennium Park, from Friday morning through Sunday night—including Mavis Staples, Vieux Farka Touré, Fantastic Negrito, and dozens more

Video
Riot Fest and shine

To see some of the best acts on the bill—including Downtown Boys, Invsn, and Fishbone—you’re gonna have to skip brunch.

The complete schedule for the 39th annual Chicago Jazz Festival

Every set from Thursday morning till Sunday night, at the Cultural Center and in Millennium Park

The complete schedule for the 2017 Blues Festival

Every set on all five stages in Millennium Park, from Friday morning through Sunday night

Mayor Emanuel is transparent about plans to keep his meeting schedule secret

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Highlights include a fusion of Carnatic music and jazz, a solo vocal piece for Diamond Reynolds, and programs of work by Eliane Radigue and Annea Lockwood.

The Reader crew start some conversations about Chicago’s loudest punk-rock institution: its lineup, its location, its role in the community, and more.

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

Three full days of blues in Millennium Park, featuring Bobby Rush, Ruthie Foster, Dom Flemons, Bombino, Larkin Poe, and dozens more

All 68 sets in Millennium Park and the Cultural Center, including Maceo Parker, Jaimie Branch, Jason Stein, Diane Reeves, Greg Ward & 10 Tongues, and Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society

Every set listed in order, from the Curls on Friday afternoon to Ms. Lauryn Hill on Sunday night

Every set on all five stages in Millennium Park, from Friday morning through Sunday night—including Mavis Staples, Vieux Farka Touré, Fantastic Negrito, and dozens more

To see some of the best acts on the bill—including Downtown Boys, Invsn, and Fishbone—you’re gonna have to skip brunch.

Every set from Thursday morning till Sunday night, at the Cultural Center and in Millennium Park

Every set on all five stages in Millennium Park, from Friday morning through Sunday night

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