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Festival Watch | Blue Ox Music Festival

Festival Watch is a Tomorrows Verse feature where we break down festival news into the facts you need to know.Blue Ox Music Festival June 14-16Headliners To WatchGreensky Bluegrass They've been a big part of the fest since the beginning, and Tomorrow's Verse favorites Greensky Bluegrass have proved themselves as one of the...

This Week's Shows | August 28 – September 4

Depeche Mode @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre - 8/30English electronic band Depeche Mode are on a world tour that stops by Tinley Park on Wednesday. The extremely influential 80s band is promoting their excellent new record, Spirit, and performing for the first time in the Chicago area since 2013. Psych-rock band Warpaint will open the show.Kevin Morby @...

FESTIVAL WATCH | The Great Lawn

Festival Watch is a Tomorrows Verse feature where we break down festival news into the facts you need to know.UPDATE 7/19  -- It's not uncommon for first-year festivals to hit a snag, even with top talent and reliable promoters.  It appears that The Great Lawn will not proceed as planned.Disappointing for...

Review / Video | Leftover Salmon Takes Chicago

By: Nick LaMantia | Photos: Philamonjaro StudioIn the hours before Tom Brady and company completed their comeback, Leftover Salmon followed up a raucous Saturday evening concert with a Sunday brunch show at City Winery. Goat cheese flatbreads and chardonnay are unusual fare for Salmons bouncy brand of "slamgrass", but the band found a fitting groove for...

Photos & Media Roundup | Shoe Fest 2016

Photos: Ashley Hamm Photography | Video: Don OlkerLots of music festival attendees claim that their experiences are "just like going away to summer camp".  Hell, there's even a long-running Illinois festival called Summer Camp, so yeah... there's some trying to capture that barefoot, worry-free magic of childhood summers.But Shoe Fest may actually have...