Author: Music Director
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PORTER ROBINSON @ NAVY PIER
@colekincart When it comes to an album release, timing is almost always the make-or-break factor. It can determine the success, longevity, and reception of an album. Albums can wane back and forth between feeling “dated” or “ahead of their time.” Released 7 years after his breakout debut album “Worlds”, it might seem that on…
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INJURY RESERVE @ LINCOLN HALL
@colekincart “What did we just witness?” As we left the smoke-ridden Lincoln Hall, my friend Jason turned to me and said those exact words. It’s not often you leave a concert scratching your head. The intensity of the confusion and potent emotion seemed to overpower the typical casual, lighthearted feelings after leaving a show. For…
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INDIGO DE SOUZA @ BEAT KITCHEN
@colekincart @genna__gee In order for a concert for an artist to have the best live-show experience possible, there’s several things that must be taken into account. Whether it is crafting the right setlist, generating the right energy, or not holding back, Indigo De Souza was able to get it all done. Still riding the wave…
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LOONY @ SCHUBAS TAVERN
@amelia.moseman @genna__gee Loony was a production. We were absolutely ecstatic to go to our first show for WIIT and let’s just say the night did not disappoint. Before Loony came on, Ebony Loren opened the show. She’s a local artist that has accumulated a growing fan base thanks to TikTok. Ebony was supported by a…
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North Coast Music Festival 2019
“North Coast celebrated its tenth birthday with EDM heavyweights like Bassnectar, Flux Pavilion and Major Lazer” 2019 marked the 10-year anniversary of Chicago’s North Coast Music Festival, which I found to be impressive considering the city’s increasingly saturated music festival scene. My personal theory for the longevity of the fest is its position for…
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Lollapalooza 2019
Lollapalooza is, without a doubt, the biggest music festival in Chicago, and one of the biggest in the world, and instead of each year jealously watching concertgoers see their favorite artists live, eat amazing food, and be very, very drunk, we were grateful enough to have the opportunity to cover the festival! In order to…
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Pitchfork Festival 2019
If you haven’t checked out our pre-Pitchfork prep coverage, you can check that out here. Day 1 MIKE “Thanks CTA!” Narkis: MIKE was a great way to kick off the festival, even though it was unbearably hot at the festival. MIKE commanded the crowd, playing mostly from his albums War in My Pen…
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Pitchfork Fest 2019 Prep Playlists
This year, our festival attendees will be Narkis (@narkisanthony) and Ellen(@ellenmphillips). Here are their Pitchfork prep playlists: Narkis: My Pitchfork Fest playlist this year is really just a collection of my most anticipated artists at the fest, and what I believe to be a couple of their standout tracks. My playlist is somewhat skewed to…
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An Interview with Beach Goons
An interview by Narkis Anthony Garcia III (@narkisanthony) at RiotFest 2018 Q: How you guys been enjoying Riot fest? Pablo: Lovin’ it! Q: See anyone cool yet? Pablo: Ah no! We’ve been in the back the entire time so we haven’t been running around too much. Q: Cause I know one of you mentioned GWAR in…
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Riot Fest 2018
By Narkis Anthony Garcia III (@narkisanthony) Day 1: Arrived at around 4:00 to catch a little bit of Sum 41 before The Front Bottoms. Sum 41: Unlike his appearance, frontman Deryck Whibley’s voice hasn’t changed much at all. I didn’t get to stay too long but they definitely drew one of the biggest crowds I…
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An Interview with JPEGMAFIA
Q: Tomi Lahren? She’s a racist bitch who used to not have eyebrows. So I don’t know what else to say about her. She’s one of these people that are so full of shit and people know that she’s just shouting into the dark now. Q: You’ve lived in New York, Tokyo, Alabama, Baltimore, etc.…
