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Hey, blogspot readers, are you ready for summertime fun? It's going to be a HOT one this year ...and SouthSide's not talking about the weather either. 2013's summer scheduled (especially here in Chicago) is about to heat up with the many neighborhood and outdoor music festivals rockin' around town and most of them are free! Please, remember you must be 21+ older to drink and/or enter following events unless otherwise noted.
Enjoy!
June 1:
Do Division festival
begins featuring Hemmingbirds rockin’ the stage at 5p supporting
Archie Powell & the Exports, He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister
and Tilly & the Wall.
House of Blues
(Chicago) – it’s Hammerfest 2013 featuring Vintage Blue opening
for Marty Casey and The Lovehammers
Bada Brew – Queens of
Metal presents Legions: Massacred by Queens featuring 10 kickass
amazing local bands ALL which have at least 1 female member. Plus be
seduced by industrial burlesque performances by Jezzibel Bates and
crew while Jeremy Link will be providing fire performances and
receiving beatings from the lovely ladies all night (yummy!). The
lineup includes Bloody Mary, Today’s Wreckage, Kor, Sinister Fate,
Violet Kill and many more.
4p
Beat Kitchen –
Victorian Halls, Farraday, Workout Music and The Nightbeast will be
rockin’ the stage
17+
Elastic (2830 N. Milwaukee, 2nd FLR) - Black Dot Music presents "An Evening With the Pastor" featuring Pastor Funkpleez & The Pulpit Players, Tina M. Howell & The Fellas, and Noah, the Genius
$8 / 8p
June 2:
District Bar and Grill
– check out Rival Sons along with Calico Flamingos and Empty
Pockets performing live.
$10 / 7p
Reggie’s – Esh the
Singer and Devil By Design will be performing here
8p
*Red Line Tap - it's Music Gear Swap Day ...swap something old (and still useable) for something else
2p - 5p
*June 3:
Buckingham Fountain (Grant Park) - welcome activist Cindy Sheehan while on her "Tour de Peace" bike journey as she headlines the International Week of Action for Bradley Manning
5:30p
June 4:
Social Focus releases
its debut album
Double Door – rock
with Social Focus on the release of their EP along with Blue Eyed
Jesus and Fersher
8:30p / $7
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June 5 - 30:
Collaboraction Theatre (Flat Iron Arts Building) - it's the 13th Annual Sketchbook Destination ...a festival of 14 world premiere theatrical works.
For more information, visit
http://www.collaboraction.org
June 5:
Schuba’s Tavern –
1833 presents live performances by Beacon, The – Drum and Taught
Abroad on stage
18+ / 9p
Lincoln Hall – Sons
of the West’s *Kick off the Summer* show
Preservation Club (Knoxville, TN) - cheer on Skytown Riot as this band wages "war" against Hudson K, The Crumbsnatchers and Soulfinger. Winner moves to the final round in August on the Market Square Stage!
$3
*The Fallout (2230 S. Ashland) - Hivesmasher (MA/NH) Pig Champion, La Aramada, Thieves and 5100 Massacre rockin' the stage
June 6 – 9:
Millennium Park –
Blues Festival
FREE / ALL AGES
June 6:
Mr. Brown’s Lounge
(2301 W. Chicago) – attend this congregation featuring Pastor
Funkpleez and The Pulpit Players
NO COVER
Elbo Room – hey,
party animals, check out Even the Jackals rockin’ the stage
*Montrose Beach - Wishing Well performs during the Tropical Addition series featuring DJ Radio Peter and Gypsy Circus Tribe
June 7 – 8:
Cobra Lounge – Red
Bull Sound Select and Riot Fest presents The Stranglers! Tickets are
only $3 featuring other performances by Mike Martin (both days),
Radkey and The Crombies on June 7 and Death and Memphis and Big Sur
Jr on June 8
June 7 – 9:
Northcenter (Irving
Park and Lincoln) – Ribfest Chicago featuring Rib Mania IV where
professional eaters will chow down on yummy bbq-ed pork products
June 7:
Elbo Room – cheer on
Jack Rabbit as they advance to Round 2 of the I AM Fest Battle of the
Bands also featuring Make It Tonight, Upsin Hounds, Brandon James and
The Middle City Sound
$10
Bay Billiards (Fox
Lake, IL) – check out the debut of Enemy of My Enemy which features
members of Losing Scarlet and Dirge Within rockin’ live on stage
along with Arcane Framework, Indolent and Another Day
House Show
(Minneapolis, MN) – the Folk Catastrophic Tour begins for John
Davey and Brett Newski
27 Live (Evanston, IL)
– Wrecking Ball presents punk night at 27 Live featuring Headspins
(CD release set), This Obsession and Solution Unsatisfactory
$5 adv / $8 dos / 9p
prompt show time
*Beat Kitchen - rock with Private Instigators
$6 adv / $8 dos
*Reggie's Music Joint - get your groove on with The Woggles, Krol Kleks and The Demertis
*Chicago City Limits (Schaumburg) - check out Model Stranger along with Element performing on stage
*Music Box Theatre - DePaul Premiere Film Festival featuring "Damnburgular" and a short Oscar-like awards ceremony with prizes in nearly 20 categories!
6:30p / no ticket required but arrive early for a seat
*Threadgill's (Austin, TX) - rock with a couple ghosts at this show featuring Whit Ghost Shivers and Ghost Along the Brazos
$10 adv
June 8:
Shark City (Glendale
Heights, IL) – rock a birthday celebration along with Spyderbone
and 80s Proof
Bottom Lounge – Slink
Entertainment and RollingStoned Productions present JMB (Joe Marcinek
Band) rockin’ the stage with very special guest Steve Molitz (of
Particle) on keyboards and the Family Groove Company rhythm section
featuring Janis Wallin on bass and Pete Koopmans on drums! Plus
Stephen Cook of Fresh Hops will be joining on violin and Nicholas
Gerlach on saxophone. DJ My Boy Elroy will be spinning tunes between
performances by Genome, Shapes and Colors and Digeometric.
Brother’s K
(Evanston, IL) – attend this Rolling Stones Tribute show featuring
performances by Hanna Frank (performing Miss You),
whitewolfsonicprincess (performing Satisfaction, Paint It Black, Dead
Flowers), Shine A Light (performing Sister Morphine, Far Away Eyes),
The Rut (performing Mother’s Little Helper, Ruby Tuesday, Let’s
Spend The Night Together) and many more including the closing
sing-a-long song You Can’t Always Get What You Want
6p / FREE / ALL AGES
Union Park – Naked
Bike Ride
Livewire Lounge –
it’s the 2013 Late Night Laughs! The Official After Hours of The
Laughs Or Die Comedy Festival with comedians Marcos, Jay Washington,
Adam Grabowski with live music by False Hope Fades and Deadman’s
Hand
*Congress Theater - CRTF Showcase
$15 adv / 12p
*Phyllis' Musical Inn - JD3 will be performinig live
FREE
*St Norbert Block Party (Northbrook, IL) - Vintage Blue will be rockin' stage at this fest
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June 10 - 14:
Bike Chicago 2013
For more information, visit
http://www.bikechicago.us
June 10:
Schuba’s Tavern –
React presents Kate Boy to Chicago for their debut performance
18+ / 7:30p
June 12:
The Jazz Showcase
(Plymouth Court) – check out Paul Marinaro’s CD release “Without
A Song” (a concept album in tribute to his father) show.
shows are at 8p and 10p
Art Bar-Riverwest
(Milwaukee, WI) - check out Mike Felten as he performs live on stage
here
Free
Intermission Lounge
(Pittsburgh, PA) – rock with Mason’s Case with Sun Hound and The
Brushfire
$5 / 9p
June 13:
Congress Theater –
rock with Latin star Juanes at his Loud and Unplugged concert
Livewire Lounge –
psst, conspiracies are real! Join others coming out of the shadows
and into the night for Conspiracy: Live Industrial Musick featuring
The Obscene Kiss, Cobalt Core and Flood Damage with Peter Propaganda
spinning. There will be Leather Strip ticket giveaways amongst the
other planned activities but you have to attend to find out what they
are. BTW – membership has its privileges within this society ...so
join them
$5 suggested donation
*Schubas Tavern - rock out with Grades and Big Black Delta (from Los Angeles)
18+ / $10 / 9p
*Cigars and Stripes (Berwyn, IL) - the acoustic duo Some Velvet Evening will be performing punk covers from the Dwarves to Steve Earle with a twist
*Cobra Lounge - On Your Marx will be sharing the stage with Night Gaunts, The Independents, the Ridgelands and Mustard Plug
*Abbey Pub - check out The Ragbirds (MI) rockin' the stage
9p / $10
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June 14 - 15:
Montebello, Quebec - it's the Amnesia Rockfest 2013!
For more information, visit
http://www.pnrockfest.com
June 14 – 16:
The Willow Ranch Center
and Gallery – it’s Hoodilidoo Five!
Soldier Field –
Spring Awakening Music Fest
Taste of Randolph
June 14:
Uncommon Ground (Devon
location) – Scott Schaafsma (of High Energy Physics), Francis Graf,
Derek Lee Bishop and Jet W Lee will be performing here
$6 / 10p
The Monkey’s Tale
(Indianapolis, IN) – The Mundies along with Papa J. Otis performing
live on the outside patio stage
$5
Beat Kitchen – check
out Phil Angotti, The Safes and The Handcuffs along with Differents
“Christley Block” album release
June 15 – 16:
Wrigleyville (on
Sheffield between Addison and Waveland) – hang out with Abe Froman
at the annual Sausage Fest
$5
June 15:
Humboldt Park –
attend the Puerto Rican Peoples Parade along Division Street at noon
Double Door – rock
with Board Of Governors, The Scissors, Bambi Raptor and Band Called
Catch
$7 adv / $10 dos
Reggie’s – rock out
with 4 of Chicago’s top tribute bands that will pay homage to one
of the greatest concerts of ALL time! It’s the BIG 4 part deux
featuring Damaged Justice (Metallica), Hell Awaits (Slayer), Hangar
18 (Megadeth) and Among The Living (Anthrax)
17+ / 8p / $10 cover
Nitecap – rock to
your favorite Cream songs performed by Badge as they join the lineup
featuring T.N.T. and Veilside
The Back Bar
(Janesville, WI) – rock out with Sinister Fate, Today’s Wreckage
and Deadman’s Hand
$5 /9p
The Cottage (Crystal
Lake, IL) – it’s the 4th Annual Beatles Blast British Invasion!
Come celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Beatles and British Invasion
with bands like Cavern Beat (Beatles), In The Flesh (Pink Floyd),
Robert Mer (Elton John), and American English (Beatles) ...bring the
family for the fun, face painting and more!
Tailgaters Sports Bar (Boilingbrook, IL) - Hellwagen will be rockin' the stage with Metallica tribute band - Blackened!
*Martin's Corner - there's going to be a little punk and metal with a whole lot of partying at this event featuring performances by Cenobites, Flagass, Mandatory Abortions and more rockin' the stage
*Cubby Bear - Shoeshine Boy presents Verona Red with Em & Them, Mike Goldem Friends and another band to be announced
$6 adv / $9 dos
*Otto's DeKalb - Spook Show Entertainment presents First Jason and Killstone rockin' the stage at the Sister of the Wolf Benefit ...come out and support indie music and film
*Taste of Randolph - Ryan Powers and the Secret Weapons will be performing on the East stage between 4:30p - 5:15p
June 17:
Double Door - it’s
Killer Moon along with Rabble Rabble, Creepy Band and Plastic
Crimewave Syndicate rockin’ the stage
The Jazz Showcase
(Plymouth CT) – check out Abigail Richards’ Chicago CD Release
party
June 18:
snag a copy of Green
River Ordinance’s newest release – Chasing Down The River
Schuba’s Tavern –
React presents Giraffage + Mister Lies during their North American
tour
18+ / 8p doors
For tickets, visit
http://www.clubtix.com
*Elbo Room - check out the MOBfest Battle of the Bands 2013 featuring Psycho Sister, Monk 9 and many more
June 19:
Uncommon Ground (Devon
Location) – check out the Folk Catastrophic Tour continues
featuring John Davey and Brett Newski
Ronald Reagan Building
(Washington D.C.) – Intelligence Squared US joins forces with the
McCain Institute for International Leadership for a complimentary
debate – Cutting the Pentagon’s Budget Is a Gift To Our Enemies.
This debate will be recorded live for NPR and online streaming.
Choose sides as you decide yay or nay ...in 2011, US spent $711
Billion dollars on its defense more than the next 13 highest spending
countries combined ...could this sequester be a rare opportunity to
overhaul the armed forces OR will this damage military readiness
and/or endanger national security?
4:30p reception / 5:30p
debate
June 20 – 22:
Darboy Community Park
(Appleton, WI) – it’s the Chicken Fest – a FREE family
festival. Check out Rebalmann rockin’ the stage on June 22 from 2p
to 3p
June 20 – 23:
Millennium Park –
Gospel Fest
FREE / ALL AGES
June 20 - 29:
Toronto Jazz Festival
June 20:
Beauty Bar –
Chicago’s Original Rap Karaoke 6! sign-up begins at 9p featuring
music by DJ Trew and E. Brown
FREE
June 21 – 22:
downtown East Lansing,
MI – it’s the 17 Annual Summer Solstice Jazz Festival featuring a
high-caliber ensemble of local, regional and national jazz
performances
June 21:
Franklin House
(Valpraiso, IN) – check out Digeometric as they make their Valpo
debut at this FREE show
*The Mutiny - Wrecking Ball Productiosn presents Eponymous (NE), Rotten Finko, Eruptors and Mystery Action to the stage
FREE
*Cubby Bear - Shoeshine Boy and Swizzle Steve presents Hero Monster Zero with 8090 rockin' the stage along with Jackpot Donnie, Sarah Vonderhaar and Fletcher Rockwell
$6 adv
June 22 – 23:
Wicker Park – be more
eco-conscious at the annual Green Music Fest
$5
Boystown – support
and/or show your LBGTQ pride this weekend at Pride Fest featuring a
pet parade on Sunday
$7
June 22:
Underground Lounge –
Queer Fest America’s TRUE Pride showcase! Join Lair Scott and
others at this rockin’ event featuring QFA Comix Troup (Kate
Cullin, Marcos, Darren Marshall, Vickie Lynn and Thomas Bottoms) and
live music by Blackjack Sass, Kez Ban, Evil Twin Sister, The Dollar
Drafts and many more to be announced. Plus this showcase will be
benefiting El Rescate – Chicago’s only LGBTQ youth shelter in
which attendees are asked to donate bedding, clothing, socks,
underwear, backpacks and school supplies
$5 cover with ID / 4p
Abbey Pub – check out
Red Rebel County, Don’t Speak (No Doubt tribute), Dropkick Murphys
and Flogging Molly rockin’ the stage
Lincoln Hall - Shoeshine Boy Productions presents Mason's Case featuring Upsin Hounds and Polarcode (CD release)
18+ / 7:15p showtime / $8 adv / $10 dos
*LunaR Brewing Co (Villa Park, IL) - it's the Berto and the Lizard's Full Moon Meltdown as this unique duo will be performing three solid sets just for you
FREE
June 23:
Reggie’s Rock Bar –
cheer on the bands featured in Chicago’s Battle of the Bands
Finals. Good luck to PJ’s My Cousin Too!
June 24:
Cobra Lounge – The
Flight of Sleipnir, Atrum Inritus and Crusader will be rockin’ the
stage
$6 adv / $8 dos
June 26 – July 7:
Milwaukee, WI – it’s
SummerFest featuring top acts like Fun., Violent Femmes, Tom Petty
and more however don’t forget to get out the local/indie acts
rockin’ the stages too!
June 26:
Double Door –
AfterWERQ presents WERQout early show
doors 5:30p
June 27:
Spyners Pub (4623 N.
Western) – Join the 1 Annual Organized Chaos Chicago event by
aiding associate member (and SouthSide’s friend) Lauren Warnecke
reach her goal while helping a great and organization – RFAC (Ride
for Aids Chicago) at TPAN (Test Positive Awareness Network) – by
riding her cycle 200 miles along with many others. There will be
special music performances by Girl Band at 8p.
$15 suggested donation
(which includes food and one raffle ticket)
June 28 – 29:
Frontier Ranch
(Pataskala, OH) – warriors unite for Warriors of Metal Fest VI
featuring a headlining performance by Flotsam and Jetsam, Meliah
Rage, Attacker, Steel Assassin, Seax, Eden’s Fall, Dawn of Valor
and many, many more
Ticket information -
$50 Adult weekend / $40 Adult 4-pack weekend (must purchase 4 to get
this deal) / $30 Adult Friday and Saturday single ticket price / $25
(ages 11 – 16) weekend / $15 (ages 11 – 16) Friday and Saturday
single ticket price / under 11 – FREE
Camp free (with
admission)
June 28:
LiveWire Lounge –
Rock In Chicago’s Summer Metal Showcase. This is your chance to
check out some of the best metal bands Chicago’s local scene has to
offer featuring Miles From Exile and Something Beautiful
Otto’s (in Dekalb) –
Spook Show Entertainment presents Sinister Fate and Royal rockin’
the stage
June 29:
The Mutiny – Skull
Fogger along with Number 9 Hard (WI), Fosterhome and more bands to be
announced
Orchestra Hall – it’s
the Windy City Youth Choral Festival featuring singers from Roanke
College Children’s Choir, Crystal Ensemble, New Jersey Youth Chorus
to name a few as they perform selections from Handel, Delibes,
Stroope and more
FREE
*Reggie's Music Joint - check out Dam That River (members of Los Bastardos): Chicago's tribute to Alice in Chains, Elephant in the Room, InAeona, and We Killed The Lion on stage
$6 or FREE with wristband for The Skull: Live in the Rock Club
June 30:
snag a prime viewing
spot along the parade route in Boystown for the annual Pride Parade
Reggie’s – Thunder
Driver will be opening for King’s X and The Steepwater Band
Look for updates, blogspot readers, to this blog as more events happening in June come to SouthSide's desk!
Until next time, support your local scene,
SouthSide
