July 5 - 11, 2021 by StreetWise_CHI

July 5 - 11, 2021 Vol. 29 No. 26

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Arts & (Home) Entertainment

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Cover Story: live music returns!

We are replacing our usual calendar with virtual events and recommendations from StreetWise vendors, readers and staff to keep you entertained at home! Are the 2020 sports championships valid considering there were no fans to cheer the players on? The SportsWise Team discusses. St. Vincent’s new record is a throwback to 70s grit and glamour – while addressing her white-collar criminal father, who’s recently been released from jail. Plus, music fanatic (and frequent StreetWise contributor) Kathleen Hinkel highlights upcoming music festivals and shares her picks of concerts to see in the near future.

The Playground ON THE COVER & THIS PAGE: St. Vincent photographed by Zackery Michael.

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ARTS & (HOME) ENTERTAINMENT RECOMMENDATIONS Since being stuck inside, which shows have you been watching? Which movies? Have you read any good books lately? Any new music releases have you dancing in your living room? StreetWise vendors, readers and staff are sharing what is occupying their attention during this unprecedented time. To be featured in a future edition, send your recommendations of what to do at home and why you love them to Creative Director / Publisher Dave Hamilton at dhamilton@streetwise.org

Women Rock!

Chicago Humanities Festival presents 'The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic' Chicago Humanities Festival teams up with Women & Children First to present this discussion of music and the women who make it and write about it. Jessica Hopper’s book “The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic” calls for intersectionality and respect for women in rock music. Attendees will be able to participate in this conversation with Hopper virtually on July 6 at 7 p- Tickets for the event are pay-what-you-can and can be reserved at atchf.org/hopper. Those who wish to buy Hopper’s book before the event can do so at womenandchilldrenfirst.com, but purchasing the work is not a requirement for attendance.

In-Person Show!

(HOME) ENTERTAINMENT

American Ballet Theater Across America Presented by the Auditorium Theater, American Ballet Theater presents the Chicago run of ita summer classical dance tour. The 50-minute show includes 20 professional artist-athletes performing a mix of new and old work including the Chicago premiere of Lauren Lovette’s "La Follia Variations," Jessica Lang’s "Let Me Sing Forevermore," the famous pas de deux from "Don Quixote," and "Indestructible Light" created by Darrell Grand Moultrie during quarantine. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. on July 8 at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park and features music by Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and Billy Strayhorn. Reserve FREE tickets at tickets.auditoriumtheatre.org/production/3358.

Keep it Fresh!

Fresh Fest The two-day event features live entertainment by Chicago youth on the Wave Wall Performance Platform at Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave. Between 12 and 8:30 p.m. on July 8 and 9, young musicians, dancers, spoken word artists, and others will give performances spanning many genres including Classical, Blues, and Jazz. Presented by Allstate, the event is free and family-friendly with no registration required. Navy Pier follows and changes its COVID-19 precautions in accordance with the City of Chicago’s public health guidelines. To learn more about Fresh Fest, visit navypier.org/events-and-public-programs.

Chicago - through new eyes!

'The Color of Normal' - Open House Juliet Art House presents the final day of visual artist Rebecca Baruc’s first solo exhibit: a collection of pastel portraits of Chicago community members and other oil, acrylic, and digital works celebrating diversity and community. The exhibit invites audiences to reflect on their perception of themselves and consider how they’ve changed over the past year, both individually and with those around them. The gallery is free to view, and art sales benefit the Pilsen alliance. Juliet Art House is located in Pilsen at 1750 S. Union Ave. RSVP for the July 10 event is appreciated but not required. For more information and to register, visit thecolorofnormal.com.

Art in Motion!

Art on theMART: Year of Chicago Music In partnership with Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Art on theMART will launch a series of new projections saluting Chicago-based musicians in honor of the City’s Year of Chicago Music celebration. The new pieces will be projected onto the façade of theMART nightly July 5 – September 16 at 99:30 p.m. The show can best be experienced for free from the jetty section of the Chicago Riverwalk on Wacker Drive between Wells Street and Franklin Street, where accompanying audio is also available. Current social distancing practices, based on recommendations from the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois, must be observed by all Art on theMART visitors. For more information, visit artonthemart.com.

Sunday Funday!

Sundays on State Chicago Loop Alliance kicks off the weekly open-street festival that will continue on Sundays throughout the summer. Pedestrians will have the opportunity to participate in events and shopping that highlight Chicago food and culture. Between Lake and Madison, State Street will be full of food vendors, local shopping, and a variety of live entertainment including live theater, musicians, and circus performers. On these select Sundays (July 11, 18, & 25; August 8, 22, & 29; September 5 & 12), affected roads will be closed from 7 a.m. - 11p.m., with the event taking place from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. The event organizers intend to adhere to whatever public health guidelines are in effect at the time of each event. To sign up to attend and to learn more, visit LoopChicago.com/SundaysonState.

Music to your Ears!

33rd Chicago Duo Piano festival The Music Institute of Chicago presents its 33rd annual Chicago Duo Piano Festival, July 9 –18, featuring a combination of in-person and online coaching and performances by renowned piano duos. The concerts take place Friday, July 9 and 16 at 7:30 p.m., and a student recital takes pla July 18 at 2 p.m. All performances are free and will be livestreamed at chicagoduopianofestival.org from Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston. Directed by Festival Co-Founders and Artistic Directors Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem and Music Institute piano faculty member, Katherine Lee, the Festival will observe all pandemic protocols related to masking and physical distancing for in-person coaching and rehearsals, which will be combined with online coaching.

Move Your Body!

EveryBody Can Dance on Zoom The monthly workshop is Momenta Dance Company’s effort to provide a safe way for people to stay active and engaged during the pandemic. Even as in-person dance programs begin to reopen around the city, they continue to offer this virtual class so that vulnerable communities can dance from home. EveryBody Can Dance is focused on illuminating and elevating the creativity of those with and without disabilities through dance games and structured improvisation. Anyone age 9 and older is eligible to participate. All workshops are offered on a pay-what-you-can basis and take place from 1-2:15 p.m. on July 11. Register at momentadances.org/everybody-can-dance.

Arts Fest Returns!

Southport Art Fest Festival fans will visit the beautiful tree-lined streets of the picturesque neighborhood. Just steps away from the friendly margins of Wrigley Field, the July 10 and 11 festival will showcase some of the city’s best and most diverse artists from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Southport Art Fest will put numerous art forms including oil, acrylic, watercolor, jewelry, sculpture, photography, wood, fiber, glass, paper, metal, and mixed media at center stage all weekend long. Families will have the opportunity to bring their children and enjoy all that Southport Art Fest has to offer. A special kid’s area has been designed with interactive games and activities that will make for an unforgettable time. FREE.

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Vendors Russ Adams, John Hagan and Donald Morris chat with Executive Assistant Patrick Edwards.

Russell: Welcome to this week’s edition of SportsWise! We have a pretty good one this week—one I have something to speak to. So, fellas, the topic today is: “Because of the pandemic, do the championships from last year count?" Or, maybe, a better way to ask it is "Do the 20202021 championships—those that came post-COVID-19 onset—mean as much as the upcoming championships, now that we’re nearly back to normal?"

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John: In the past 15 months, there’s been a lot of strange twists with the championship games, including limited-fan attendance at Super Bowl 55 and the World Series. There were no fans allowed in the NBA Playoffs and the NHL Stanley Cup, but slowly, but surely, we’re turning the corner with full capacity nearly everywhere. Donald: It’s a little bit confusing, if you ask me. Some of the sports are opening, and some aren’t, which to me does cheapen the championships somewhat. I mean, the fans— the volume, the engagement, the vibe—play a huge role in a team winning or losing. So, yeah, for those championships during this pandemic, I do feel they mean a bit less than

the ones we will witness this year and onward. Patrick: See, I’m with you, but only to a point. My thing is, if all of the teams have the same advantage/disadvantage, then it’s all relative. The team that emerges as the number one team is still the number one team. While the other factors may play a huge role—especially the fan one—it’s not one we can truly weigh, so we have to give all the teams involved the altered rules and regulations. Those teams accept or decline said rules and regulations, and we play the season from the same starting point. I don’t feel last year’s championships are less meaningful. John: In regard to meaning, I believe it depends on the teams and cities that win. I’m stuck somewhat on the fansincluded factor, so, for me, with basketball’s Lakers and baseball’s Dodgers winning

in L.A., and football’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and hockey’s Florida Lightning winning in Florida, the celebrations were modest, meaning the experience were lessened. If, say, Chicago or Philadelphia had won a championship, sports fans would have been more likely to violate COVID-19 protocols, meaning the championships would have meant as much if not more than in a normal season. Mind you, this could simply be a test of outward passion, but still… Russell: So here’s my thing. I was very happy when we got sports up and running—even without fans—but one thing I worried about was the playoffs’ format. I believe some teams got lucky last year. There were just too many teams in the playoffs, but, then again, the L.A. Dodgers, who had the best team in baseball, did win the World Series, so I can live with that. The NFL was okay because they played

a full 16-game season, but the NBA, in my opinion, failed. I think the NBA teams and the fans were cheated, but I’m kind of okay with the L.A. Lakers winning, who were the top dawgs in the NBA throughout. Patrick: What do you think this’ll mean for the upcoming championships? Russell: We’ll have to wait and see. With two major championships happening right now—basketball and hockey—let’s see how it goes. Especially with the NBA. This season’s only 70 games long, and those 12 “lost” games could mean a lot. Donald: Fans are huge to sports. A very large part. So I believe this year’s championships will mean much, much more. Send an e-mail with your thoughts to: pedwards@streetwise.org

COVERSTORY

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Unlikely as it seems, we have an infamous UK tabloid, The Daily Mail, to thank for Daddy’s Home, Annie Clark’s seventh album as St. Vincent.

In 2016, Clark went from indie-rock darling to tabloid celebrity after a series of high-profile relationships, so the Mail went digging for dirt – and found that in 2010 Clark’s father was sentenced to 12 years in prison over his involvement in $43 million of stock manipulations. Now that he’s been released, Clark is reestablishing their relationship. While she never intended to detail that process so explicitly in her music, Daddy’s Home offers a chance to reclaim the story from the scandal. “That story had been told, but I didn’t get to tell it,” she says. “And I wanted to tell it with humor and compassion, complexity and nuance. But I seriously doubt [I would have written about it otherwise].” Even putting aside its personal nature, Daddy’s Home remains St. Vincent’s sharpest turn yet in a career of transformations. “Where other records might’ve been like icicles coming from the speakers,” she says, laughing, “this is a lot warmer. This is like, ‘Come on in! Sit on this beat-up plaid chair and roll a cigarette.’ It’s a different palette. Different things to say, different ways to say them.”

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That warmth, more than the electric sitar or Clark’s 70s aesthetic, separates Daddy’s Home from her earlier work. After releasing two indie-folk albums in the late 2000s – which she now describes, somewhat unfairly, as her “asexual Pollyanna” period – Clark had a breakthrough with Strange Mercy (2011). Electric and eerie, Strange Mercy toyed with a weary “Benzo-queen” persona hinted at in her early work, matched with claustrophobic guitar solos clawing for breathing room. Next came Love This Giant (2012), a collaboration with David Byrne which cemented her place as a musician’s musician. And with her self-titled album (2014), she became a white-haired, sadomasochist cult leader before doubling down as a “dominatrix at the mental institution” on Masseduction (2017), a relentless record centered on power, PVC and heartbreak. Where to go from an album so densely layered that Clark released it twice – first as pared-back acoustic renditions, then as club-ready electronica, overseen by

Nina Kraviz? Perfection has a price, and Clark didn’t want to keep paying. For Daddy’s Home, Clark and coproducer Jack Antonoff (Lorde, Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey) left behind tightly wound electro-pop in favor of a more laid-back approach and sound. The album’s landscape of a gritty, 70s New York – Clark describes it as “glamour that’s been up for three days straight’’ – is a homage to both the music she grew up with, thanks to her dad, and the “trying to make the best of it” ethos of the era. “I don’t necessarily glamorize the past,” she says. “I think people were more or less the same – just with different sets of technology and clothes and some different ideas underpinning society… It was a time when the world was bad, but music was great, which culturally is where we are now.” Power – who grabs it, and who suffers – is still on Clark’s mind, but the frustration that runs through her music yields to empathy. Mostly. Album outlier "Down" is a spite-driven track about someone who needs to be cut down to size. That one person aside (“I’m not Mother Teresa here!” she jokes), she wanted to veer away from judgement. “In some ways, people are grasping for moral certainty, which I understand, because things are scary in the world. So much is uncertain, and there’s been a big reckoning and shake-up of institutions of power. But I think we can’t lose sight of the fact that people are complicated. People are flawed, but also are capable of change. We can’t just write somebody off. We should be figuring out a more thoughtful way to legislate thoughts and behaviour.” Daddy’s Home is filled with tributes to the flawed and misunderstood, from her father, insufferable screenwriters and some of Clark’s own heroes. On "The Melting of the Sun," Clark thanks Joni Mitchell, Tori Amos, Joan Didion and Nina Simone, while closer "Candy Darling" reimagines the death of the Warhol superstar as an angel catching the last uptown train to heaven. Clark, an awe-inspiring live artist, is eager to perform again, but don’t expect the meticulously choreographed productions of previous tours. “[When I tour it’ll be like] ‘Gosh, we’ve all just emerged from under a rock’. And I think what we’ll need is maximum human connection, things that are a bit more grounded. I don’t know if our psyche can handle pure escapism at the moment.”

St. Vincent headlines Pitchfork Music Festival on Saturday, September 11.

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PITCHFORK

SEPTEMBER 10-12 UNION PARK, 1501 W. Randolph St. 3 DAY $195 / 1 DAY $90 It did not seem long ago that talented women seemed to get buried in the fine print of major music festival lineups, so Pitchfork’s trifecta of women headliners this year seems like a breakthrough. Phoebe Bridgers, St. Vincent and Erykah Badu will be the headliners performing under a waxing crescent moon at Union Park this year at Pitchfork Festival. The lineup also includes legendary artist Kim Gordon, formerly of Sonic Youth, who has inspired countless musicians. Among them is the Chicago rock trio Horsegirl: recent high school graduates who will be making their festival debut. www.pitchforkmusicfestival.com

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“Being in a room where the music is amazing, the hair stands up on the back of your neck, people are hooting and Bette smith hollering - that’s magic.” Chicago drummer Makaya McCraven has described it to Rolling Stone before. It has been 15 months since live music stopped. It’s hard to fathom what this has meant in terms of survival for beloved musicians and venues and our collective psyche. Live music is something we turn to for peace in hard times, but in this most difficult year we could only sigh crestfallen, muttering “I miss live music.” Now with an effective vaccine readily available, it’s time for us to reacquaint ourselves with the feeling we forgot. Chicago is fully open and musicians are stepping back onstage. To many, seeing or playing live music is an essential practice in self-care. Chicago artist Angel Bat Dawid says “That’s what my whole message is to this world - just do music as often as you can. Like drinking water or eating food - you should be doing music all the time.” Use this guide as a starting point to pick your musical elixir.

July 9 + 10

Makaya McCraven

Thalia Hall, 1807 S. Allport St. 7 pm doors / 8 pm show $35 Chicago-based drummer/“beat scientist” Makaya McCraven creates provocative, improvised, socially-challenging music that is influenced by jazz masters, hip-hop pioneers and his past and present collaborators.

LOLLAPALOOZA

JULY 29 - AUGUST 1 GRANT PARK, S. Columbus Drive & E. Balbo Drive 4-DAY GA PASS $375 / 1-DAY GA PASS $130 Lollapalooza, one of the world’s most renowned music festivals, is returning to Grant Park at full capacity for four sweaty-yet fun- days of music. An estimated 400,000 people will converge in peak summer heat in a dramatic illustration of the opposite of social distancing. Attendees will be required to show proof of being COVID-19 vaccinated or of having a negative Covid-19 test result. As usual, the festival will be headlined by some of the biggest names in music such as Foo Fighters, Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby, Miley Cyrus, Post Malone and Tyler, the Creator. It can be tedious to sort through these massive festival lineups so we recommend checking out these sets beyond the headliners. Thursday: LP at 4 pm, Black Pumas at 4:45 pm Friday: Emotional Oranges at 4 pm, Polo G at 5 pm Saturday: Porches at 1:45 pm, Joy Oladokun at 3:20 pm Sunday: Noga Erez at 1:50 pm, Brittany Howard at 4:15 pm www.lollapalooza.com

July 13

Angel Bat Dawid/ / Sistazz of the Nitty Gritty

The Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave. 8:30 pm doors / 9 pm show $14 Local multi-instrumentalist Angel Bat Dawid performs in the trio Sistazz of the Nitty Gritty with pianist/vocalist Anaiet and bassist Brooklyn Skye Scott for an evening of improvisational music inspired by Chicago’s great the zz oftty Black musical traditions. Angel Bat Dawid was a t s i S G ri initially drawn to music through N i tty Mozart and has evolved from classical beginnings into a pillar of Chicago’s strong “jazz” improv scene. How D did this evolution take place? “That is called Chicago!” she exclaims. “Being in Chicago, being around musicians that were experimenting, especially Black musicians… it was Mi l ey Cyr u s the extra sauce I a needed in my sh Ta musicianship.”

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Tasha

Thalia Hall, 1807 S. Allport St. 7:30 pm doors / 8:30 pm show $20+ Tasha is a Chicago singersongwriter, poet and social justice leader who has actively worked with Black Youth Project 100. Her whimsical music is understanding, comforting and purMakaya mccr aven poseful, advocating kindness at its core. Tasha’s 2018 debut album Alone At Last “celebrates the radical political act of being exquisitely gentle with yourself.” After an exceptionally difficult year, this show will be revisiting the live experience with an exceptionally healing vibe.

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ALL SHOWS 7 PM Presented by the Evanston venue SPACE, Out of Space is a concert series that takes place at Canal Shores Golf Course and in the parking lot of Temperance Brewing Company. This year’s lineup has no shortage of acclaimed artists. AUGUST 5-8 CANAL SHORES GOLF COURSE, 1030 Central St. Evanston 8/5 Emmylou Harris and Los Lobos $45 8/6 Patti Smith and Her Band with special guest Gregory Alan Isakov $50+ 8/7 Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals $45+ 8/9 Caamp with special guest Madi Diaz $35+ SEPTEMBER 2-5 TEMPERANCE BREWING COMPANY, 2000 Dempster St., Evanston ALL SHOWS $35 9/2 Big Boi with Twista 9/3 Drive-by Truckers and JD McPherson 9/4 Neko Case with Son Little 9/5 George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic with Liquid Soul www.spacepresents.com

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Schuba’s Tavern, 3159 N. Southport Ave. 8:30 pm doors / 9 pm show $10 advance/$13 door Raised on the South Side, born in Burundi, Duffle Bag Buru has become a fixture in Chicago’s hip-hop scene since the 2017 release of “Whole Bag.” This spring he released a four-episode miniseries titled “Adventures at the Bottom” that articulates where he is currently as an artist. He says “I hope it gives the people who watch it an itch to go out and do something they’ve never done.” If seeing Duffle Bag Buru is one of those things you’ve never done, then opportunity knocks at Schuba’s this month. Miley Cyrus: courtesy photo; Megan Thee Stallion: courtesy photo; Bette Smith: Ruff Records photo; Makaya McCraven: David Marques photo. Sistazz of the Nitty Gritty: courtesy photo; Duffle Bag Buru: Michael Salisbury photo; Tasha: Kathleen Hinkel photo; Nicole Atkins: Barbara FG photo; Big Boi: Kevin Winter photo; Emmylou Harris: Chris Kuhl photo. Ni

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Bette Smith

Evanston SPACE, 1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston 7 pm doors / 8 pm show $12+ Brooklyn-based soul/rock singer Bette Smith performs at Evanston’s intimate venue SPACE with her big band, horns included. Smith has drawn national acclaim as a rising star of soul music since her 2017 album debut Jetlagger and 2020 follow-up The Good, The Bad, The Bette. While she’s somewhat fresh on the scene, her sound is absolutely timeless, drawing comparisons to Tina Turner, Betty Davis and Sharon Jones.

August 13

Nicole Atkins

Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave. 7:30 pm doors / 8 pm show $15 advance/$17 door Inventive singer Nicole Atkins is finally getting to tour her 2020 album Italian Ice, a musical tribute to Asbury Park and her roots on the Jersey Shore. A consistent thread in Atkins’ work is that she goes big on her sultry, soulful voice while venturing into various genres.

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LYRICAL LEMONADE SUMMER SMASH

September 4

The Roots

AUGUST 20 - 22 DOUGLASS PARK, 1401 S. Sacramento Drive 3-DAY GA PASS $275 Billed as the Premier Hip-Hop Music Festival in the Midwest, the Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash delivers. This summer it returns to Douglass Park in August with headliners A$AP Rocky, Lil Baby and Lil Uzi Vert. While Lollapalooza is rich with hip-hop talent this year - the Summer Smash offers an exclusively hip-hop festival with a more intimate, energetic and focused identity. www.thesummersmash.com

Ravinia, 418 Sheridan Road Highland Park 7:30 pm $38+ For over 30 years, the Roots have been one of the more influential presences in American music. They are a hip-hop neo-soul band formed by rapper Black Thought and drummer Questlove that delivers a consistently fantastic live performance. In the past decade their versatility has been on display at their side gig as the house band for "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon."

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Ravinia, 418 Sheridan Road Highland Park 7 pm $38+ This is a monster feminist folk rock double billing that is bound to be the sing-along of the summer. At least it will be for a lot of lesbians over the age of 40. I’ll be there! Both the Indigo Girls and Ani DiFranco have been around for 30+ years; hallmarks of their collective careers are expressive songwriting and unwavering commitment to social justice. Both released new albums during the pandemic with the Indigo Girls putting out Look Long and DiFranco releasing Revolutionary Love.

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August 28

Wilco + Sleater- Kinney

Jay Pritzker Pavilion, 201 E. Randolph St. 6 pm $45+ Legendary rockers Sleater-Kinney will be sharing the bill with Chicago’s WIlco at Millennium Park as part of their joint "It’s Time" 2021 tour. Both bands formed in 1994 and have remained consistently inspiring forces in rock. Sleater-Kinney, having recently released the album Path Of Wellness, will be touring as a rock duo for the first time since drummer Janet Weiss left the band. Wilco founder Jeff Tweedy is a noteworthy contributor to GiveAShi*t, which benefits StreetWise. (Buy Jeff's shirt at www.giveashirt.net)!

Meshell Ndegeocello

Evanston SPACE, 1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston Two shows: 7 & 9 pm $28+ Singer-songwriter, bassist, and rapper Meshell Ndegeocello will be performing two back-toback shows at SPACE, bringing her Grammy-recognized blend of funk, soul, jazz and hip-hop to Evanston. Her most recent full album is Ventriloquism, a collection of imaginative tributes to influences such as Prince, TLC and George Clinton. sh

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AUGUST 20 - 22 UNION PARK, 1501 W. Randolph St. 3-DAY PASS $165 / 1-DAY PASS $65 This is one of the only large-scale events in the city that revolves around the electrifying, popular and massive genre of Latin American music. The 3-day Union Park festival boasts renowned pop, rock, electro and funk acts including headliners Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Panteon Rococo and Cafe Tacvba. Other acts to watch out for this fest are Chicago’s own Kaina, Mexican Institute of Sound and indie act Little Jesus. www.ruidofest.com

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SEPTEMBER 3-5 SEATGEEK STADIUM, 7000 S. Harlem Ave., Bridgeview 3-DAY PASS $244 / 1-DAY PASS $84 Chicago’s electronic music festival will be assuming a new home at Seatgeek Stadium in Bridgeview this Labor Day Weekend. For those itching to dance, this festival promises a weekend of joyous electronic vibes. The headliners are Kaskade, GRiZ and Zeds Dead. Other noteworthy acts include Louis the Child, Ganja White Night, Rezz, Nora En Pure and Diesel aka Shaquille O’Neal. The fest is providing various shuttle options from Chicago for anyone scratching their head about getting to Bridgeview. www.northcoastfestival.com

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Wrigley Field, 1060 W. Addison St. 6 pm $49+ Guns N’ Roses' long-anticipated tour, called the "We’re F’n Back Tour," has been a non-starter due to COVID-19 with two delays in Chicago alone. It would seem that this Chicago date in September is an absolute go so grab your tickets or you may want to plan to listen from Waveland Avenue. The energy is bound to be high with lots of fun and games.

RIOT FEST

SEPTEMBER 17-19 DOUGLASS PARK, 1401 S. Sacramento Drive 3-DAY PASS $200 / 1-DAY PASS $125 Riot Fest is a music festival specializing in punk, rock, metal, alternative and hip-hop. Colossal names will be playing the 2021 fest, several of them bands with serious staying power. What I mean to say is that if you got trapped in a cave in the nineties and just made it out, there will still be plenty of music to sing along with! Smashing Pumpkins, Run the Jewels and Nine Inch Nails are the headliners. Devo, Dinosaur Jr., Dropkick Murphys, the Pixies and Rancid are big names of note in a thick lineup of artists. Gogol Bordello, Mother Mother and Big Freedia are artists performing who should never be missed. www.riotfest.org Ru n

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Mdou Moctar

Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave. 8 pm doors / 9 pm show $18 advance/$20 door Niger-based Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar is nickmdo u m named the Hendrix of the Sahara. He blends o ct ar the influence of Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen with traditional Tuareg guitar melodies to create a contemporary Saharan sound. Themes explored on his 2021 Afrique Victime album are love, religion, women’s rights and Western Africa’s exploitation at the hands of colonial powers.

September 17 + 18

Dead and Company

Wrigley Field, 1060 W. Addison St. 6:30 pm $40+ Since its inception, the lineup of the Grateful Dead has changed many times but the band’s vast musical catalogue has never stopped. Since Jerry Garcia’s death in 1995, the band’s surviving members have consistently toured in various formations but none has captured the spirit of the Dead in as exciting a way as Dead and Co. guitarist Bob Weir and drummers Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart represent the surviving Grateful Dead members in the band while keyboardist Jeff Chimenti, bassist Oteil Burbridge and pop star John Mayer fill in for the deceased or retired parts of the original band. Mayer was a surprising player to fill Jerry’s shoes but he adds a personal style to the music and plays with the passion of a devoted fan that many Dead fans relate to and embrace. If you get confused, listen to the music play.

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Primus

Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St. 7 pm $51+ PRIMUS will be playing Rush’s 1977 opus A Farewell to Kings in its entirety at the Chicago Theatre on this tour. Bassist Les Claypool sounds like he is looking forward to it. “Finally, the clouds are parting, the planets are aligning, the dough is rising… whatever metaphor floats your proverbial boat, PRIMUS is going on tour again. We were poised and ready for a massive, bent-rock extravaganza when the gremlins of COVID-19 came and yanked the rug out from under us all. I personally have been climbing the walls like a shithouse rat and, after my first season off in 30-some odd years, I’m very anxious and excited to stand in front of the microphone with my four string piece of furniture and belt out some girthy ditties to sweaty throngs of punters.”

September 24 + 25

Harry Styles & Jenny Lewis

United Center, 1901 W. Madison St. 7 pm $100+ It looks like the biggest international pop sensation that Chicagoans will have the chance to see this quarter is Harry Styles. Formerly of the band One Direction and currently taking ownership of the catchy tune “Watermelon Sugar,” Styles at the United Center is going to be a coveted ticket. Get there early to catch rock singersongwriter Jenny Lewis opening.

Lil Baby: courtesy photo; A$AP Rocky: Inez & Vinoodh photo; Kaina: DDesigns photo; Wilco: courtesy photo; The Roots: courtesy photo; Indigo Girls: Jeremy Cowart photo; Mdou Moctar: Cem Misirlioglu photo; Meshell Ndegeocello: courtesy photo; Harry Styles: Anthony Pham photo; Kaskade: courtesy photo; Big Freedia: courtesy photo; Run the Jewels: courtesy photo.

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Taste of Chicago To-Go returns this summer in lieu of the Taste of Chicago festival in Grant Park. Across the city, you will find free music and dance events featuring nearly 40 eateries. Event highlights include: WEDNESDAY, JULY 7 2 – 7 pm, Pop-Up Taste: Food vendors, food trucks and Chicago SummerDance at Pullman City Market (11100 S. Cottage Grove Ave.) THURSDAY, JULY 8 1 – 7 pm, Pop-Up Taste: Food vendors, food trucks and House music at Austin Town Hall City Market (5610 W. Lake St.) FRIDAY, JULY 9 4 – 8 pm, Taste of Chicago To-Go Presents Puerto Rican Food, Coffee and a conversation with Marisel Vera, author of “The Taste of Sugar,” at ¡WEPA! Mercado del Pueblo (2559 W. Division St.). “The Taste of Sugar,” (Liveright Publishing 2020) acclaimed the “Best New Novel by a Chicagoan” by the Chicago Reader, tells about love and endurance in two Puerto Rican families on the eve of the Spanish-American War. Vera is currently at work on a novel about four Puerto Rican girls growing up in 1970s Humboldt Park. 5 – 8 pm, Taste on Tap: A special “Taste-ing” at Goose Island Brewery’s Tap Room (1800 W. Fulton St.) features a wide array of Goose Island’s brews and a one-night-only “TASTE of CHICAGO” pint. Proceeds from the limited supply commemorative glass will go to My Block, My Hood, My City. The evening will also feature food trucks, DJs and local artists. SATURDAY, JULY 10 10 am – 2 pm, Pop-Up Taste: A “taste” of the West Side at food business incubator The Hatchery (135 N. Kedzie Ave.). Presented with the Garfield Park Community Council and featuring culinary entrepreneurs from the community. 10 am – 4 pm, Pop-Up Taste: Eli’s Cheesecake and Robinson’s No. 1 Ribs will create a one-day food and music event at Eli’s Cheesecake Company (6701 W. Forest Preserve Drive at the intersection of Forest Preserve / Montrose / Normandy). They will offer favorites such as Eli’s Cheesecake Dippers and Turtle Cheesecake, boneless rib sandwiches, rib tips and more. The Chicago High School for the Agricultural Sciences will bring its mobile farm stand with Chicago-grown produce, honey and crafts. A portion of proceeds will be donated to the school’s scholarship fund. 1 – 8 pm, Pop-Up Taste: Food vendors, dining tents, family programming, DJs and other performances in West Englewood (1744 W. 63rd St.).

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