Face-Melting, Super-Soaking, and Transfixing: Pitchfork Day 3
Plus: we found the worst shirt ever.
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Perfect Weather, Not-Great Sound, but Great Vibes: Pitchfork Day 2
Plus: by far the best booze deal at the festival.
Thrusting, Full-Body Costumes, and Danny Brown as Equalizer: Pitchfork Day 1
Plus: Why, oh why, did they get rid of the wristbands?
27 Pitchfork After-Parties for Festival Weekend
No tickets to Union Park this weekend? Catch the action at these bashes before, during, and after the fest.
Ten Things to Do in Chicago This Week
Queen and Adam Lambert, Xenia Rubinos, Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil, SummerDance in the Parks, Pitchfork Music Festival, and more
Black Authors Get Day in the Sun at Soulful Chicago Book Fair
Founder Asadah Kirkland tells us about the event’s origins, its “author-centricism,” and more.
Poet Erika L. Sánchez on Going Mainstream and Not Being Perfect
The Bridgeport writer longed for Mexican American voices in literature growing up. Now she’s carving out a place for her own.
This Program Brings Dance Out of the Theater, Into the Parks
Dance in the Parks takes advantage of Chicago’s beautiful parks and vibrant dance community to build bridges to new audiences.
The Top Ten Things to Do This Week in Chicago
Taste of Chicago, Samaria Rice: A Mother Speaks, Ruido Fest, West Fest, Gorillaz, and more
How Music Transcends Nations and Generations at International Festival of Life
In its 25th year, the fest will feature reggae, blues, calypso, and more, according to event coordinator Tremell Williams.