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Riot Fest Responds To Ald. Maldonado’s Complaints, Joins Forces With Puerto Rican Festival & Parade Committee

Ald. Roberto Maldonado, responsible for the 26th Ward and Humboldt Park, recently claimed that he wouldnt support Riot Fests return to Humboldt Park after the damages the park sustained last September.Maldonado cites repeated damages to the park as his primary reason for opposing Riot Fests return, along with the festivals layout not properly promoting...

Watch The Trailer For A New Bob Weir Documentary

Netflix is releasing The Other One: The Long Strange Trip of Bob Weir on May 22, a documentary following the story of Bob Weir and his unlikely career with the Grateful Dead.Based on the trailer, the film appears to be a promising investigation of Weirs California roots and the bands exploratory nature, the guitarist joining...

What Is The Acoustic Acid Test? Never Trust A Prankster

One of the more intriguing -- and mysterious -- storylines of the Fare Thee Well Chicago Weekend involves an event known as the Acoustic Acid Test. Sometimes referred to as 50th Anniversary of the Acid Test or AT50, it certainly appears that something big is in the works, but what exactly it is takes a...

Who Listens To Internet Radio? [Graph]

No surprise here... young people.This is a graph put together from a study conducted via a partnership between musicbiz.org andAudiencenet and their Audiomonitor research platform.We've always advocated on-demand streaming (e.g. Spotify) over "radio platforms" that are being measured here (Pandora, iHeartRadio, iTunes Radio), but it's clear that teens either see "curated"...

GD50 Chicago Event Grid & Map

For more information about this grid and the events on it. Please visit our GD50 Chicago home page.New, for mobile users, we have broken down an easier-to-read day-by-day listing: WED - THU - FRI - SAT - SUNWe're also giving away FREE tickets to many of the events on this grid, find out how...

Jukely Concert-Going App Raises $8 Million In April, Launches In Chicago

Jukely, a new app that lets members attend an unlimited number of concerts for a monthly fee, appears to be growing quickly with help from outside investors.Though Jukely first appeared in 2013, the app received more than $8 million from investors in April, according to recent reports. The additional funding will allow the company to hire...

Album Reviews | April 2015 Releases

Umphreys McGee- The London Session [4/7]Recorded in a single day at the famed Abbey Road Studio 2, The London Session finds Umphreys in top form. Perhaps it was due to the historic space or the pressure of time constraints, but the songs on The London Session are Umphreys best studio tracks in years, the record combining...

Watch My Morning Jacket Perform "Compound Fracture" on The Tonight Show

My Morning Jacket performed on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon on Friday night. They performed Compound Fracture from their new album The Waterfall.The song offers one of the first glimpses of how The Waterfalls songs will translate in a live setting. Though the track is amongst the simpler ones on the album, the...

Video | Derek Trucks Joins Eric Clapton For "Let It Rain" At MSG 5/1/15

Last decade, Derek Trucks toured the world in Eric Clapton's band -- a poetic match of the best of two generations of blues rock guitarists.Clapton returned to the stage at Madison Square Garden on Friday night, a celebration of his 70th birthday, and perhaps among his last big performances.So it was a nice...

VIDEO: Watch Ryan Adams Cover "Summer Of '69"

Back in 2003, Ryan Adams notoriously kicked a fan out of Nashvilles Ryman Audiotrium for continually requesting Bryan Adams Summer Of 69. In the end, Adams cussed out the fan and made him leave but offered to refund his ticket.Apparently no longer as angry about the situation, Adams returned to Ryman last night and performed an...