Riot Fest ’21 kicked off on Thursday with a fantastic treat that took the form of a preview party featuring Joyce Manor, WDRL, Kristeen Young, Alkaline Trio, Patti Smith and Her Band, and Morrissey. This Preview Party provided first-time Riot Fest attendees a look into the die-hard Riot […]
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Rod Wave packed out the Aragon Ballroom in the Uptown neighborhood for his Chicago stop supporting the Billboard-charting and gold-certified album ‘Soulfly’. Once doors opened 5000 fans poured into the building to support one of the modern-day stars within the “Soul Trap” genre. This stop nearly marks the
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What better way to celebrate Chicago than with some of the dopest artists this city has produced? Chicago Fire FC has partnered with Heineken for their “Ten/Eight” event, which will see them take over the iconic local venue Metro for a celebration of the city on the 150th
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Isaiah Rashad hit the House of Blues for his second sold-out Chicago date on the ‘Lil Sunny’s Awesome Vacation’ tour supporting his latest full-length album ‘The House Is Burning’. Kembe X, Childish Major, and Ray Vaughn got the energy flowing early in the evening before a crowd of
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Summer 2021 has come and gone, and with it also left the busy festival season, but our trusty 101WKQX has given us a reason to look forward to celebrate music in December with the announcement of this year’s The Nights We Stole Christmas concert series. As you should have
It was apparent early that Sunday of Pitchfork would be a perfect closing day to the already-dope weekend. Special Interest and oso oso offered memorable sets early in the afternoon and the lineup offered a bunch of dope options to experience as the day pushed into the night.
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Saturday of Pitchfork Music Fest offered high-energy sets from the jump. As soon as I saw the lineup I was personally excited for Divino Niño / Maxo Kream and they surely put on memorable afternoon sets, with Maxo opening up the Blue stage at 2:45. Pitchfork always selects
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The first day of the return of Pitchfork Music Festival offered fans a dope range of music to enjoy. This year’s #P4kfest took place at its usual setting, Union Park, where it welcomed around 20,000 fans for its first day back. The weekend kicked off with Armand Hammer,
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Riot Fest 2021 is finally seeing its return to Chicago this weekend and with it comes another dope collection of artists that will fill the air of Douglass Park with great music. While Riot Fest is best known for its celebration of Punk music and culture, the festival
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On the same day as Guatemala’s independence day, Kaina, the Guatemalan-Venezuelan artist from Chicago has returned to release a new song named “Casita.” The track marks her first release under the label City Slang. The singer-songwriter’s track is infused with Latin music elements, from the instrumentation to the
North Coast Music Festival provided dope moments throughout the weekend but the energy on the third day at SeatGeek Stadium felt much different than the first two. Fans realized this was their last chance to enjoy NCMF before next year and everyone in attendance came together to enjoy
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Saturday of North Coast Music Festival kicked off around 2PM and it was a gorgeous day to enjoy the SeatGeek stadium property. Early in the day, Vampa and HE$H were some of the most anticipated acts and they put on impressive sets during the afternoon that warmed everyone
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