May 9, 2018
Festival Watch is a Tomorrows Verse feature that breaks festival news into the facts you need to know.By: Alex WoodSquare Roots July 13-15 in Lincoln SquareHeadliners To WatchPokey LaFarge Always a favorite thanks to his energetic live performances, nostalgic yet original songwriting and overall charisma, Pokey LaFarge and his band return to the Midwest...
Sep 7, 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...
Mar 18, 2016
Those pranksters at Shoe Fest have done it again. Sure, some festivals can just announce their lineup. Shoe Fest hid the first 11 artists revealed for their Labor Day Festival in Manteno, IL via a Word Search puzzle. What's more, the offered a free ticket to the first person to identify and tag all eleven...
Apr 1, 2014
JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound may be the most versatile band on the Chicago scene. Judging from list of stages they've graced over the last few months -- from Montrose Room to the Metro and from North Coast to Taste Of Randolph -- their appeal extends far and wide, and they are leaving a...