Category: Festivals
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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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Pre-Pitchfork Fest 2018 Prep
This year, our festival attendees will be Sid (@fflowerdogg) and Mike (@mikedmachesky). Here are their pre-fest playlist: Mike:“The playlist I have created here reflects the acts that i am personally most excited to see this weekend. Taking up a decent chunk of the list are tracks by Courtney Barnett and Fleet Foxes, two contrasting indie/alternative
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Lollapalooza, August 3-6th 2017
Review by Rob Waite and Derek Jones, hosts of Da’ Booth, airing weekly on Sunday from 2 pm-5 pm on WIIT. Lollapalooza came in with a BANG! And left a lot of people wet for more after the first day. As the lines staggered in there were threats of storms being sent out, but this wasn’t
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Andrew Bird, Esperanza Spalding @ Ravinia Festival, 7/23/17
Andrew Bird is a popular violinist, singer-songwriter, guitarist, glockenspielist, expert whistler, and, perhaps more importantly to some, a son of Chicago and its prominent folk-indie music scene. His critically acclaimed solo career has spanned over 20 years with 12 studio albums and several other live and compilation recordings. This is, of course, in addition to