Mike Reed, the drummer/composer who programs Pitchfork and the Umbrella Music Festival, talks about his family-friendly arts and culture extravaganza, which kicks off Friday, September 16. Read more
A free performance at Millennium Park Saturday is probably your best opportunity this year to see rock-star performances, from the New York City Ballet, the Martha Graham Dance Company, and others. Read more
By Michell Eloy, Nora O'Donnell, Cassie Walker Burke
Heat stroke be damned: This past weekend, we sent a brave coterie of correspondents to cover Pitchfork 2011, which drew 45,000 or so to a dry and oh-so-dusty Union Park (the attendance figure is slightly down from past years). Here, our picks for best and worst of the fest. Read more