Weekend Shots!

Looking for some live music in Chicago this weekend? We’ve got you covered. Check out this weekend’s featured show along with a more extensive weekend list below!

WICKER PARK FEST on Milwaukee Avenue from North to Paulina, 7/28 & 7/29

Started as a small neighborhood gathering nine years ago, Chicago’s Wicker Park Fest has expanded into an impressive showcase of local and national talent. Local favorites like Archie Powell & The Exports, Soft Speaker, and The Shams Band will be setting the stages for national talent including Cursive, Kill Hannah, and Lucero. Wicker Park Fest runs from noon to 10:00 PM on both Saturday and Sunday, and costs just $5 to get in.

There really isn’t anyone performing at Wicker Park Fest that I wouldn’t recommend checking out, but one band in particular that you should be familiar with is YAWN. The DIY Chicago quartet plays atmospheric, digital, pop rock, and recently ran a successful Kickstarter campaign to press their latest record, Open Season, on vinyl. Check out the video for the track “YumYum” above, and the full Wicker Park Fest lineup, below.

Saturday, July 28

North Stage
Cursive @ 8:30
Foxy Shazam @ 7:30
Andrew Jackson Jihad @ 6:30
Screaming Females @ 5:30
AM Taxi @ 4:30
iamdynamite @ 3:30
ROllo TOmasi @ 2:30

Center Stage
Kill Hannah @ 8:45
Baseball Project @ 7:15
Walter Salas-Humara of the Silos @ 5:45
Magic Box @ 4:15
Pet Lions @ 3:00
Perfect Kiss @ 2:00
Mike Musikanto @ 1:00

South Stage
The Drums @ 8:30
Fang Island @ 7:30
Exitmusic @ 6:30
YAWN @ 5:30
Big Science @ 4:30
Archie Powell & The Exports @ 3:30
Bestfriends @ 2:30

Sunday, July 29

North Stage
Budos Band @8:30
Minature Tigers @ 7:30
Tim Fite @ 6:30
Ben Miller Band @ 5:30
Lasers & Fast & Shit @ 4:30
Soft Speaker @ 3:30
The Kickback @ 2:30

Center Stage
Joe Pug @ 8:30
Steepwater Band @ 7:00
Tristen @ 5:30
Will Phalen and the Stereo Addicts @ 4:15
Midwest Hype @ 2:30
Dogpatch Ramblers @ 1:00

South Stage
Lucero @ 8:00
Horse Feathers @ 6:30
Fort Frances @ 5:30
Cheap Girls @ 4:30
Derek Nelson & The Musicians @ 3:30
THe Shams Band @ 2:30
Jennifer Hall @ 1:30

Beat Kitchen
FANG ISLAND – 7/27
HORSE FEATHERS – 7/28
THE BLACKOUT DIARIES – 7/28

Bottom Lounge
GOLD PANDA – 7/27

Double Door
ERICA IOZZO – 7/27
JERRY JOSEPH & THE JACKMORMONS – 7/28

The Empty Bottle
BIG FREEDIA – 7/27

The Hideout
BLUES CONTROL – 7/27
REBECCA GATES – 7/28

House of Blues
R.O.E (Rising Over Envy) – 7/29

Lincoln Hall
COLLEGE – 7/28
TENNIS – 7/29

Martyrs’
IT IS I. – 7/27
4 STAR BRASS BAND – 7/28

Metro
AESOP ROCK – 7/28
BOUNCING SOULS – 7/29

Mojoes of Joliet
NONPOINT – 7/29

Schuba’s
THE WALLFLOWERS – 7/27
TU FAWNING – 7/28
BRONTOSAURUS – 7/29

Subterranean
CURSIVE – 7/27
THE BUDOS BAND – 7/28
BLACK ACTRESS – 7/29