Riot Fest ' s Lucky 13
Riot Fest returns for its 13th year September 15-17 , 2017 – again to its improved location in historic Douglas Park . From its humble beginnings as a small club event 12 years ago to its current incarnation , it has a deep connection to Chicago like no other festival . Highlighted by a reunion of California punks , Jawbreaker , Chicago ' s hometown fest may be delivering its best line-up yet , buoyed by Nine
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With the death of one of their main producers and patrons , Sean McKeough late last year , founder Mike Petryshyn wisely pulled back on the massive scale of the festival operation this year – temporarily canceling the Denver edition of Riot Fest while their team regrouped from a loss to the family .
Denver ' s loss is Chicago ' s gain in 2017 as Misfits original vocalist Glenn Danzig will reunite his band for the only time this year . Also appearing will be post-punk / EDM pioneers New Order , along with Paramore , Prophets of Rage , M . I . A ., Wu-Tang Clan , Mike D of Beastie Boys ( DJ set ) and 70 + artists . A handful of tickets are still available .
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Visit riotfest . org now for schedule and tickets .
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Würst To First
Fermented by the folks at Riot Fest and Star Events , September arrives featuring a neighborhood fest without the usual fare - Würst Music & Beer Fest . Würst Fest offers up " three lowpriced , deliciously accessible days of music , beer & bratwurst ," according to the organizers . The
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America first fell head over heels for Alison Moyet as the front woman of synthpop sensations Yaz ( or Yazoo to the rest of the world ), her short-lived but immensely influential collaboration with a post-Depeche Mode / pre-Erasure Vince Clarke . From there , the soulful singer launched a solo career , amassing a just handful of hits in the States yet selling more than 23 million albums in the UK right on up through 2017 ’ s Other . Besides being her first original recording in four years and second consecutive collection to tap back into her electronic beginnings , the singer / songwriter is also stopping by Chicago , which outside of the group ’ s 2008 reunion , marks her first solo performance in town thus far
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Hit By A Truck joint operation between Star Events and Riot Fest is set to take place September 8th , 9th , and 10th at Randolph and Ogden in Chicago ’ s West Loop . A pretty impressive music line-up includes Murder By Death , The Anniversary , Diarrhea Planet , Masked Intruder , Shiner , Dramatic Lovers , Pkew Pkew , Pkew , The Crombies , Post Child , Last False Hope , Kali Masi , Bleach Party , and eight other bands . It ' s affordable too : 3-day passes cost only $ 25 . Food packages & drink deals start at $ 9 . Visit Starevents . com for more info and ticketfly . com com for tickets .
Guitars ! Guitars ! Guitars !
The friendly folks from R & B Productions and Elgin ' s Bakes Guitars are back with a new Fall Guitar Show on the north side from 10 a . m until 4p . m , at the North Shore Holiday Inn at 5300 W . Touhy in Lincolnwood . Dealers from all over the Midwest ( including some great local stores ) will be buying , selling , and trading new and used guitars , amplifiers , parts , and accessories . Like last year ' s show you ' ll find some cool memorabilia too , including signed photos , posters , vinyl and more . Admission is $ 10 . Need more details ? For info call 847-931- 0707 or email bakesguitar @ aol . com to setup a dealer table .
We ' re not sure if we ' ll accept this package , but in one of the more unusual music marketing partnerships EVER , UPS and Taylor Swift have joined forces " to deliver a new experience for customers , fans and employees in celebration of Taylor ’ s 6th studio album , reputation [ sic ]."
Besides the corporate , package delivery press release double-speak that came to our desk – which we don ' t understand (“ From our service providers who will be delivering fans ’ wishes , to the logistics team who ‘ tailor-made ’ a new solution for album distribution , UPS is ready for our world-class performance ,”), " fans who snap a picture of a decaled UPS package car , at a safe distance , then tag UPS and share the hashtag # TaylorSwiftDelivery may receive an improved opportunity to buy Taylor Swift concert tickets ." OK . Fans can also enter an exclusive Taylor Swift contest , at www . ups . com / taylorswift ," to win a grand prize flyaway package with premium tickets to a Taylor Swift concert , airfare , hotel , dinner and a makeover experience . Fans can enter by pre-ordering the album from UPS . com . OK Tay , Tay . Message received , loud and clear . Hope the album is as good as the marketing .
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