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Short and scannable — incoming tours, surprise sets, after-show notes, and venue news. Here's the thing, and here's why it matters for Chicago live music.

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Foreseen Circumstances: Morrissey Cancels Next Week’s Vegas Residency

Morrissey is once again canceling shows. In March, he canceled his show in Valencia, Spain, because he was too sleepy . Now, he's canceling next week's Vegas residency. The post Foreseen Circumstances: Morrissey Cancels Next Week’s Vegas Residency appeared first on Stereogum .

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General12h ago

How we photographed Lollapalooza's energy

This week’s top photo comes from Photojournalism Intern Jeremy Battle. Follow him on Instagram . What makes this photo important? Lollapalooza’s 35th year concluded with a day full of energetic performances and lingering mud. Documenting the fan experience and the vibe of the performance is a key part of concert photography, and Turnstile frontman Brendan Yates made it easy to do both in the same

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General12h ago

Chicago parents expect to outspend U.S. average on back-to-school supplies, survey shows

Mollie Vivoda was squinting at her cellphone while also holding shopping lists at a Target in Bucktown on Wednesday. Her three children will be starting school in a couple weeks, and her two daughters joined her for the family's first back-to-school shopping trip. The girls, set to start third and sixth grade, were abuzz with excitement. Vivoda's 11-year-old daughter, twin brother and 8-year-old d

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General21h ago

Ja Rule postgame concert canceled during ninth inning of White Sox game at Rate Field

Boos rained down hard Friday at Rate Field as it was announced to fans watching the White Sox-Guardians game that the scheduled postgame concert featuring rapper Ja Rule had been canceled. The bad news flashed on the center field scoreboard in the ninth inning, leading some fans to stream for the exits as the Sox trailed 8-2. Again, booing — a lot of it. "Unfortunately, the organization was just m

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General1d ago

Maria Usbeck Announces New EP Canciones De Amor: Hear “Luz”

Last year, The Ecuadorian-born, Brooklyn-based dream-pop artist Maria Usbeck returned from a long absence with Naturaleza , her first new album in six years. Yesterday, she announced plans to follow that record with Canciones De Amor , a new EP that she recorded with a team of musicians that includes Wild Nothing's Jack Tatum. Opening track "Luz" is a lovely, sparking number that combines mellow,

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General1d ago

Chicago Punks Daddy’s Boy Release Raw, Intense New Album Four Hombres

If you read enough about underground music online, then there's a good chance you already know and trust the writer JJ Skolnik, one of the sharpest and toughest voices out there. You should also be advised that Skolnik leads the noisy Chicago punk band Daddy's Boy. The group recorded their last album, 2022's Great News! , with the late legend Steve Albini, and their furious sound works in the line

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General1d ago

Inmigración detiene en el Midway a DJ de Sueños Festival pese a tener un caso de asilo pendiente

Omar David Panqueva y su esposo, Santiago Páez, estaban a punto de tomar un vuelo a Washington D.C. el domingo para asistir a una serie de afterparties de Karol G tras su gira por el país. Panqueva, conocido como DJ TUNJO, se presentó en el Sueños Music Festival en Grant Park en mayo y la pareja fundó la organización de música latina y eventos comunitarios con sede en Chicago, La Mesa Presents. Cu

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Kentucky recruit Jake Nawrot, one of the best quarterbacks in the country, leads No. 10 Hersey

The high school football season begins on Aug. 20. The Sun-Times is counting down to kick off with previews of the top ten teams in the preseason Super 25. The series begins today with a look at No. 10 Hersey. Jake Nawrot’s ascension from a normal high school football player at Hersey into one of the best quarterbacks in the country took most of the Illinois high school football community by surpr

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