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01/27/2010 – 5:17 PM | Comments Off

I’m taking a brief hiatus from working on this website. On Friday, January 22, the man who inspired this website (Jack Strom) died of a massive heart attack in his home. He was 48. Grieving …

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Wicker Park Fest returns to… Wicker Park
07/22/2009 – 11:28 PM | Comments Off
Wicker Park Fest returns to… Wicker Park

A darling of the indie music crowd since 2004, the annual Wicker Park Fest has grown into one of the most well-attended neighborhood festivals in the city. This year, the fest — running Saturday July …

Pitch-ing in Union Park
07/16/2009 – 3:15 AM | Comments Off
Pitch-ing in Union Park

The popular annual Pitchfork Music Festival returns to Union Park this weekend, running from Friday, July 17th through Sunday, July 19th. Tickets for all three days are sold out, but frugal concert-goers armed with a …

It’s easy (on the ears) being green
06/30/2009 – 4:37 PM | Comments Off
It’s easy (on the ears) being green

Eckhardt Park is the venue of choice for eco-friendly music afiocionados this August, when the park hosts the first-ever Green Music Fest. All vendors are green or eco-friendly, whether selling crafts made with recycled materials …

Getting down in the gazebo
06/30/2009 – 3:14 PM | Comments Off
Getting down in the gazebo

Welles Park is once again host to the annual Tuesdays @ the Gazebo summer concert series, held every Tuesday — rain or shine — in its gazebo (located midway between the playground along Montrose and …

Hear the world on Wednesdays
06/30/2009 – 3:02 PM | Comments Off
Hear the world on Wednesdays

From Middle East to African, Latino, and other variations of world music, the Old Town School of Folk Music’s Concert Hall comes alive with dance-worthy beats and sounds every Wednesday through September for its World …

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