On a wonderful summer night, Santa Mamba entered out hearts with a soulful, latin-inspired set and encouraging words between songs. Dancing was the activity of the night, but it was just as nice to sit on the grass and bob your head a little bit. Santa Mamba undoubtedly put their all into their set and [...]
2:30pm
In the spirit of beachy laziness, I took it easy rising and shining this morning. +2 chill points. Unfortunately, this meant missing out on ultimate beach bum Beth Cosentino, aka Best Coast. -3 chill points.
1:15pm
Last night’s gastronomic pursuits led to an extremely satisfying eight hours of sleep, and I was up and back in Union Park in time to catch most of Free Energy’s set.
5:30pm
So begins Pitchfork day one. Traveling by train to the festival is, as I imagine, akin to traveling on the Hogwarts Express: you don’t know where the train comes from, but by the looks of those around you, you know where it’s going. Sure enough, the plaid-clad masses get off at Ashland and Lake, and [...]
We all know that summer has its share—sometimes overload—of music festivals around the globe, around the clock, but in Chicago, there are two big names that stick out: Lollapalooza and Pitchfork.
Last Wednesday, July 7th, Spanish band Delorean played an incredible live show in New York City. Despite the heatwave that was currently taking over, Delorean managed to get everyone in the crowd dancing. What amazed me was that every song was consistently good. There was never a point where I found myself waiting for the [...]
Look through photos of the band and the audience from last Friday night’s free Dunkin’ Donuts Summer Concert Series show with Fairhaven and the Johnny Lingo Band. Click through for the pics.